How can I block an Email sender in Yahoo Mail?

Getting unwanted or spam emails into your email account can be very annoying. These spam can be repetitive advertisements, harassing messages, or fraud offers. Users generally look for ways to get rid of these spamming users. If you are a Yahoo user, the mailing service provides you an option to block and unblock such accounts. Read ahead to learn How can you block someone from emailing you on Yahoo. You can also mark such email addresses as spam so that others will get a notification about them too.

What problems can spamming email accounts create for you?

Spam emails can create a lot of trouble for you. Opening the link or file attached to a spam can result in losing your private information. These spam can also damage your systems and devices. Below are some of the damages spam can do:

• Transfer you to a phishing website.

• Extract your private information and data.

• Install malware or infectious files into your systems.

• Lead you to a fraud site or application.

 

How to stop getting emails from a user on Yahoo?

How do I block a person from emailing my Yahoo account? Are you also finding an answer to this query? Do not worry, as here you will find the complete steps to get rid of the spammers on Yahoo mail. Here's how:

 

• Sign in to your Yahoo Mail account from any web browser.a

• On the top-right corner, click on the 'Cog' icon, which is also the symbol for settings.

• Select the More Settings option by clicking the drop-down menu.

• Tap on the Security and Privacy tab available on the left side.

• Now, select the Add option available next to the Blocked addresses

• Lastly, enter the email address you want to block.

• Click Save to add the desired email address to the blocked accounts.

 

How to block an email from sending you emails on Yahoo mobile app?

Below are the steps to know How can you block someone from emailing you on Yahoo on mobile. These steps are the same for both an android and iPhone device.

 

• Navigate and open the Yahoo mail app on your mobile device.

• Choose an email from the sender you want to block.

• Tap on the More option, and then click on the Block button.

• Choose the Send all future emails to spam, and then the Delete all existing emails option if you wish to delete all the email threads you already have from that sender. 

• Tap on the OK button to block that user.

 

What to do when you are still getting emails from a blocked user?

Why am I still getting emails from blocked senders Yahoo? If you also have the same query from Yahoo, you are in the right place. Here are a few options you can try to stop getting emails from a blocked user:

 

• Check whether you unblocked the user by mistake. If the account is still blocked, unblock it. Now, again follow the same procedure to add it to the list of the blocked senders.

• You are unaware that you have subscribed to a mailing list that sends you the mails you are no longer interested in. Yahoo provides the option to unsubscribe the sender within the mail. Select it to unsubscribe from the annoying mailing list.

• Report the email as spam. It is the easiest way to get rid of unwanted emails.

 

If the problem persists, you can contact customer support to get an answer to the 'How can you block someone from emailing you on Yahoo?' query.