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For a close to one year or so, I have been receiving email from "empowr marketplace alert" which I have not been able to block.

I have tried all sort of means including my site provider without success.

Can anyone help me to remove the numerous email domain and stop them from harassing me.

Thanks.

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Short summary and next steps for (and thanks to for the rule idea): create a rule in your mail client to delete or move incoming messages from the sender, and — if you control the mail server or have a host that will help — add a server-side filter so the messages are dropped before delivery. Do not click links in suspicious messages; using the client filter + marking messages as spam is the safest first step. (consumer.ftc.gov)

If you use a mainstream web client, a simple filter will do the job (example flows below). In Gmail use Settings → See all settings → Filters and Blocked Addresses → Create filter, put the sender or domain in the From field and choose “Delete it” (you can also check “Also apply filter to matching conversations” to remove past mail). In Outlook use the Block/Rules UI to move matching messages to Junk or Delete. In Thunderbird create a Message Filter and set the action to Delete. These are the client-side methods that act on mail after the server accepts it. ()

If the mail keeps arriving despite client rules, add a server-side rule (host-level filters run before delivery). Two common examples you can ask your host to add or, if you administer the server, add yourself:

Exim (cPanel-style) system filter example:

# drop mail where the From header contains the unwanted domain
if $header_from: contains "empowred.com"
then
  fail text "Message refused by server policy"
  seen finish
endif

Sieve (IMAP/server-side) example:

require ["fileinto"];
if address :domain "from" "empowred.com" {
  discard;
  stop;
}

Server filters remove the load on your inbox and stop delivery entirely. Ask your host which mechanism they support and they can install a system filter or per-account filter. (support.cpanel.net)

Troubleshooting notes: spammers often rotate From addresses, so block the whole domain or combine tests (From domain, Reply-To, subject keywords, or body text such as “unsubscribe”) rather than a single mailbox. Marking messages as Spam/Junk helps provider filters learn. If the sender appears to be a legitimate company that ignores unsubscribe requests, the FTC has guidance on reporting and opt-out rights. If you need, provide the host message headers (full raw headers) so an admin can trace the sending server and block at the source. ()

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Depending on your email client you should be able to create a rule that automatically deletes all mail from the provider as soon as it arrives.

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