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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024 10:35 PM

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Spam email folder does not empty when spam from particular address is in it

I am receiving multiple emails a day from something called The Daily Horn, email is [Edited: "Personal Information"].  I continue to receive these emails in my inbox despite having marked them as spam for weeks.  The email address is not changing.

I move the email to my spam folder, but when one of these emails is in the spam folder, I cannot empty the spam.  I have been successful emptying the spam folder when that email is not there.  

I have tried to report it through the xfinity assistant, but when I try to report an online security issue, it doesn't load for minutes. Or if it does, I either get a message 

Bad Request

Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.

Or

Safari can't open the page "https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/help/report-abuse#tab-spam" because the server where this page is located isn't responding.

And

I can't find a telephone number to call someone to report this.  It has been going on for over a week.

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11 months ago

@mpklein  If you're using a mail app, follow the second set of steps on the "Report Spam & Phishing Emails" tab here https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/help/report-abuse. It will have the address to forward the spam, in order to report it correctly. Just be sure to click on the link, then click on the Report Spam tab. You can also see the phone number to our Comcast Security Assurance team, if you prefer to speak with them over the phone. 

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I am not using a mail app.  I am accessing my email directly on the web.

I managed to get to the page to report spam and phishing emails by using Firefox.  It doesn't work with either Chrome or Safari on my Mac.

On that website, it simply says: "Click the "Spam" button in the right-hand corner of the webmail console."  All this does is move it to my spam folder. Doesn't seem to report it, as I continue to get Daily Horn spam from that same exact address. This is particularly distressing to me, because the emails contain disgusting headlines such as "CEO kills 4 year old son and stuffs body...." "Realtor finds dead body stuffed..."

I also don't get it in my inbox anymore, because I blocked that email, but it goes to my trash.  I am able to delete it from the trash.  However, when I move it to the spam folder, I am unable to empty the spam folder with Daily Horn email(s) in it.

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@mpklein

Thats how you report it, after 7 days the spam email will be automatically deleted

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Sorry but my spam is not being deleted after 7 days. I have to manually delete it every time. What gives?

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Hello, @user_ogx41x please continue to report this email spam issue to https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/help/report-abuse#tab-panel. The information we collect will aid in finding a resolution. 

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I keep marking them as spam  but every day I receive at least 2 or 3 emails in my in box.

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11 months ago

Same issue nothing removes the daily horn spam

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8 months ago

I also have been the victim of these disgusting spam emails from "The Daily Horn" everyday for the past couple of months, even though I have never signed up for any such emails. As far as trying to unsubscribe, numerous Internet Security Experts (including Norton Internet Security) have stated that clicking on an unsubscribe link from a questionable source could pose a security risk and result in bigger problems. Because The Daily Horn appears to be an Xfinity customer with a Comcast email address, I would have thought that Xfinity could have resolved this abusive behavior quickly. I have reported The Daily Horn spam twice to Xfinity's Internet Security/Abuse link by copying and pasting the header from the spam emails (as instructed). Both times Xfinity acknowledged receiving my email, and yet The Daily Horn Spam keeps coming. Marking it as spam has not helped either. How long is it going to take for Xfinity to do something about this abusive behavior by one of their customers?

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8 months ago

I unable to send unwanted spam mail to spam folder (using Samsung email ap) since a few days ago because it tells me I have reached my maximum addresses to block (or something like tgis). Could this just be the email app I'm using, or is it a comcast issue?

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Hey, Cbwr! Thanks for posting on our Community Forums. Have you tried accessing the email through any other device or email app? How about through our Xfinity Website? Do you see the same issue? 

 

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