Ask HN: Is Gmail spam out of control for everyone else too? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Is Gmail spam out of control for everyone else too?

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Re: Ask HN: Is Gmail spam out of control for everyone else too?

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Post by rcconf » Mon, Feb 14, 2022, 4:44 PM UTC

Yes, wow, glad to see this. I have so many spam emails it’s crazy. All fake invoices / hr emails and meetings that are all fake.

I’ve been reporting so many that Google sent me a high spam report alert…

Not sure what to do, I was going to open a ticket with Google. I haven’t experienced any spam with google for over 10 years, something changed for sure.

Re: Ask HN: Is Gmail spam out of control for everyone else too?

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Post by warrenm » Mon, Feb 14, 2022, 6:20 PM UTC

stevage wrote: post #23

I virtually never see spam in Gmail, and this is no exception. Had my account since the start, my email is used in many places, easy to find, etc. To me, Gmail's spam filtering is nothing short of magical. Weird that it isn't the same for everyone.

Anyone else remember going to the GMail homepage and watching your available storage climb upwards like the national debt clock?

Re: Ask HN: Is Gmail spam out of control for everyone else too?

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Post by 3rdparty » Wed, Feb 16, 2022, 3:06 AM UTC

Mine have no subject with a PDF attachment and seem to be getting through on a daily basis. Might help to get some more upvotes here: https://support.google.com/mail/thread/150229727/getting-a-n...

Re: Ask HN: Is Gmail spam out of control for everyone else too?

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Post by MerelyMortal » Wed, Feb 16, 2022, 5:17 PM UTC

MerelyMortal wrote: post #26

On average I get one or two spams per day that make it to my Gmail inbox, consisting of: those PDF spams, or emails with subject lines misspelled or spelled with numbers, or obvious spam for dating stuff. On average once a month, a legitimate email will be in the spam folder. For me, Gmail's spam filtering is somewhat helpful and thus decent, but I would not consider it good.

In case anyone is still reading this:

I just received an email from the sender name of "L0an C0nfirmati0n" with a subject of "**_ C0nfirm Y0ur Request: $9,525 L0an °®° ..."

There are images which by default are not displayed, Gmail thinks it's in French and is offering to translate the message.

The visible message says ".time is running out - get your $10k"

How the F is that not recognized as spam? Beats me…