What is junk mail in yahoo

In Yahoo, "junk mail" refers to unsolicited commercial emails (also known as spam) that are sent to your Yahoo email account. These emails are typically sent by companies or individuals who are trying to promote their products, services, or causes, but are not addressed to you specifically.

Junk mail can take many forms, including:

  1. Phishing emails: These emails try to trick you into revealing sensitive information, such as passwords or credit card numbers.
  2. Spam emails: These emails are sent in bulk to multiple recipients and are often irrelevant or unwanted.
  3. Commercial emails: These emails are sent by companies to promote their products or services.
  4. Chain letters: These emails ask you to forward the email to others or take some other action.

Yahoo provides several tools to help you manage junk mail in your account:

  1. Spam filter: Yahoo's spam filter helps to identify and block junk mail from reaching your inbox.
  2. Junk folder: Yahoo's junk folder is where emails that are identified as junk mail are moved.
  3. Report spam: You can report spam emails to Yahoo, which helps to improve the accuracy of the spam filter.
  4. Whitelist/blacklist: You can add senders to your whitelist (allowed senders) or blacklist (blocked senders) to control which emails are delivered to your inbox.

To manage junk mail in your Yahoo account:

  1. Log in to your Yahoo account.
  2. Click on the "Settings" icon (represented by a gear icon) and select "More settings".
  3. Click on "Filters" and then "Spam".
  4. You can adjust the spam filter settings, report spam emails, and add senders to your whitelist or blacklist.

By using these tools and being cautious when opening emails from unknown senders, you can help to reduce the amount of junk mail in your Yahoo account.