How best to deal with people who keep sending you stupid chain emails

**SueEllen** · 18 April 2011, 14:06

Flag the person up as spam?

Then if something useful comes through tell them truthfully you didn't get it because they keep sending you rubbish.

**realityhack** · 18 April 2011, 14:07

Originally posted by doodab View Post

I keep getting those annoying kittens / angels / you will get rich / a miracle is going to happen chain emails from a member of my immediate family.

Any suggestions on how I can make them stop?

Or... tell them those types of email are full of nasty viruses, and the act of opening them is bad enough - but actually forwarding them results in all sorts of <made up> scary gubbins. Add "Trust me, I know about these things" and wink.

**MrRobin** · 18 April 2011, 14:23

Tell them you've changed your email address. Set up a disposable one and give them that.

**thunderlizard** · 18 April 2011, 14:32

Ring them up tomorrow at 10:35 AM and tell them to **** off.

**doodab** · 18 April 2011, 14:37

Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post

Ring them up tomorrow at 10:35 AM and tell them to **** off.

Hi Mum,

Just thought I would give you a bell and tell you to shove your emails up your arse with a broken bottle.

How's Dad?

**thunderlizard** · 18 April 2011, 14:39

Oh right. You never mentioned that you were from one of those disgustingly twee families, who never tell each other to **** off or ram things up their arse with a broken bottle.

**Peoplesoft bloke** · 18 April 2011, 14:40

I used to get loads of these of a former colleague and friend who I thought was otherwise quite normal. I tried just replying to her telling her they were nonsense (the hoax ones) but that didn't work, so when she sent one, I did a reply all (the list included members of her family and friends) listing when it was so daft with links to snopes etc

She never sent me any more, but she is still talking to me.

**Peoplesoft bloke** · 18 April 2011, 14:41

Greetings, You have just received the "IRISH VIRUS". As we don't have any programming experience, this Virus works on the honour system. Please delete all the files on your hard drive manually and forward this Virus to everyone on your mailing list. Thank you for your cooperation.

**mudskipper** · 18 April 2011, 15:07

Originally posted by doodab View Post

Hi Mum,

Just thought I would give you a bell and tell you to shove your emails up your arse with a broken bottle.

How's Dad?

Dear Mum

Send this email to five people in three minutes and naff all will happen.

Guaranteed to work every time - I've tried it twice and both times, without fail, naff all happened.

Failure to comply with the above instructions will also result in naff all happening - you have been warned!

Try it - it really works - naff all will happen.

Lots of love,
doodab

(p.s. I hope the fairies bring you luck anyway...)

Substituting 'naff' with an obscenity of your choice.

How best to deal with people who keep sending you stupid chain emails