How to report SPAM emails?

Published: 16 Mar 2009 00:24:43 PST

To actively do something about the SPAM problem and report any SPAM emails you receive then there are different ways to go about it depending on where you live.

How to Report SPAM emails in the United States

In the US the legislation covering SPAM emails is the CAN-SPAM ACT (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act).

To report any SPAM emails forward a copy of them to spam@uce.gov.

For more on the CAN-SPAM ACT visit the Federal Trade Commission website.

How to Report SPAM emails in the United Kingdom

To report SPAM emails that have originated from the UK you can fill out a complaint form, this is a Microsoft Word document which you can download here.

For more on SPAM emails in the UK visit the Information Commissioner's website.