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AverageOldGuy

(3,643 posts)
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 11:15 AM Thursday

Junk mail!!!

What is going on!!

I usually clean out 12-20 pieces of junk mail daily. About two weeks ago it seemed to me as though I was emptying the junk mail folder every time I sat down at the computer as well as getting more junk mail than real mail in my inbox.

I started counting and sure enough, over the past week, I am deleting 40-80 from the junk mail box along with 15-20 from the inbox. It's all the same crap --
-- your photos will be deleted because you have not paid for your cloud storage
-- you have won a tool set or generator or cooking set
-- car breakdown insurance
-- life insurance
-- confirm your order for $369.79

It also appears that none of the rules I set up on my MS Outlook are working.

Must be Trump or ICE . . . .

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ratchiweenie

(8,184 posts)
1. There are no rules or punishments for scamming under Trump. I am seeing the same thing and getting more calls too.
Thu Feb 19, 2026, 11:18 AM
Thursday
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