How can i stop fraudulent emails?

i keep getting emails from "banks, postal inspectors, even the FBI" stating that I have money, credit

cards, unclaimed merchandise, etc. waiting to be claimed. All I have to do is provide personal information, which I certainly would never do. I will attach a copy of the most recent one;

Thu, September 16, 2010 7:43:25 PMUndelivered parcel..

From: UNITED STATES * POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE %26lt;postal_inspector@post.com%26gt;Add to Contacts

To: Recipients %26lt;postal_inspector@post.com%26gt;





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UNITED STATES * POSTAL INSPECTION SERVICE

PO BOX 555, NEW YORK NY 10116-0555



This is to notify you that we have intercepted your parcel from DHL COURIER SERVICE is making the delivery and we have stopped the delivery process for some security reasons stated below:



Our scanning system has detected that your parcel contains a confirmable CARD to the tune of US1,500,000.00 USD.



Also for the Delivery of the Parcel to continue, you are in obligation to obtain from Spain, a Duly Sworn Affidavit from Spanish High Court which will back up the Origin of Fund. This is in line with the Anti-Terrorist Campaign which the USA Government has embarked on recently to protect our Territory from future attacks. You should therefore contact the sender of the CARD or the DHL Courier Agent in Madrid Spain to get the Sworn Affidavit for you while we wait to receive from you the Affidavit File Number to enable us forward your CARD to your address.



Below is his contact information. Note that the cost of the Affidavit is US$130 and do not hesitate to remit the amount to him.



Name: Mr Michael Kitzinger

Email address: michaelkitzinger@qatar.io

Tel: 011 34672809778



We shall then forward the CARD to you and you will be sure of a genuine CARD that is coming to you. We are doing this for your interest considering the rate which fraudulent and stolen checks/CARD are been sent to our innocent citizen that most times put them in problem. Always send your correspondence to our secure email: postal_inspector@post.com



Your urgent action on this notice will be appreciated.



Sincerely,

GUY COTTRELL

Chief Postal Inspector



Please do something about these people, as they may be having sucess with some unsuspecting souls. Trace their IP address and go after them.

Thank you,

Walter CigoliniHow can i stop fraudulent emails?
Simple, Don't open them. Send them to your spam folder. They will be deleted from there in a certain amount of time. If not delete yourself. What ever kind of e mail you have, It has a spam filter. Set your spam filter. If you have yahoo or google mail it will do it for you if you report the message as spam. If you have windows mail or something like that, You have to set the filter.How can i stop fraudulent emails?
Hold down Ctrl, and select all emails that you don't recognize the sender, right click, and select delete. You are not forced to open the emails, and sometimes the act of loading pictures in emails tell the sender that you opened the email, and have a valid email address. This makes the problem worse.