If you’re using a free email service and you use your email address when signing up for various social networking sites and promotions online, then you most likely receive a lot of spam emails. Spam emails are unwanted commercial emails from people you don’t know. If you’re using an email client that intercepts spam emails and puts them in a spam folder, then you wouldn’t have to sift through these emails. There are times, though, when these spam emails get through and are deposited in your email’s inbox. When this happens, it’s advisable to report the spam emails so that authorities can take action.
Spam emails may contain spyware, viruses, and malicious computer programs that can harm your files and even your whole computer. It’s also possible for spam emails to be used for phishing. When spam emails are used for phishing, spammers can have access to your personal information and they can use these information for identity theft. If you receive any spam emails that you think are deceptive, it would be good for you to forward it to spam@uce.gov. The Federal Trade Commission of the United States uses the spam stored in that email database to work toward enforcing the law against people who send deceptive spam emails.
You can also browse through the help topics provided by your server. These may include information about spam, how to detect spam, how to protect your email account from spam, and even how you can report spam emails.