• mat@linux.community
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    1 day ago

    I started getting spam in German to an email address I gave to the town hall of my town. They use multiple domains to send it, but they all have the same link format that redirects to a fake AI-generated dating site. I’ve tried reporting some to the police, as well as the hosting providers, but haven’t heard back at all. I’d like to delete the address, but it’s the one town hall uses to reach me…

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      15 hours ago

      Ask the town hall to update the record of your email address to a different one that doesn’t get those amounts of spam. When you’re sure you’re not losing access to any other services you used that address for, go ahead and delete it. To me, that seems like the most effective solution to get rid of it.