<p>Match.com is one of the first online dating sites that started in 1995. Unfortunately, they have a list of complaints a few YEARS long. Receiving spam emails from Match.com ranks among the highest of complaints they get from users and trial users. When you attempt to use their so called &quot;free&quot; trial, you end up getting your Gmail account loaded with messages about potential &quot;matches&quot; for you that you end up having no real interest in. Some &quot;matches&quot; are known criminals. The other downside is that you can't unsubscribe from their emails unless you join as a member.</p>
<p>Use these instructions to start blocking emails:</p>
<ul>
<li>Install Block Sender by opening Google Chrome and loading the Block Sender website, which you've already done, great!</li>
<li>Click the &quot;Install Block Sender&quot; button to install the browser extension from the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons page.</li>
<li>Once the installation is complete, open Gmail in your browser and sign up for a Block Sender account when prompted.</li>
<li>Link your Gmail account to Block Sender.</li>
<li>Open the email in question and click the Block button.</li>
</ul>
<p>You're done!</p>


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How do I Prevent Emails from Match.com?

<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2>
<p>Surprisingly many people don't know that it's possible to block someone from emailing you. They either ignore it and continuously delete the emails manually, or sometime they'll even change email accounts if the problem gets bad enough.</p>
<p>There are actually many ways to get rid of unwanted emails, and the best method depends on what exactly you're trying to block, whether it's a specific person, some spam email, or other types of unwanted emails.</p>
<p>In this article we'll go over a few of the many ways you can prevent these unwanted emails from getting into your inbox.</p>
<h2 id="howtoblockapersoningmail">How to Block a Person in Gmail</h2>
<p>If your issue is that you want to block a specific person then you're in luck. It's actually easier to block a person's email address than it is to block other types of unwanted emails, mostly because there is only one email address to worry about.</p>
<p>If the person is particularly motivated to contact you then they may try to contact you via a few different email addresses. For cases like this it's best to try a few of the methods below to cover all possibilities.</p>
<h3 id="blockingbyemailaddress">Blocking by Email Address</h3>
<p>This is the most common method of blocking emails from people, and it's very effective when dealing with a single person. In the <a class="plugin-link" target="_blank" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bklnjbfcmglhiaoppcckdodanccbelcg">Block Sender app</a> you can do this by selecting the &quot;Person (by email)&quot; option when selecting what you want to block. Using this option also ensures that you don't accidentally block emails that you actually <em>do</em> want in your inbox like a keyword/phrase block might.</p>
<h3 id="blockingbyname">Blocking by Name</h3>
<p>Another option is to block the person by name and not their actual email address. This is useful when a person has multiple email addresses to email you from, or maybe when a company uses the same email address for different types of emails. For example, maybe you want to block &quot;Acme Inc's&quot; marketing emails sent from <code>Acme Marketing &lt;no-reply@example.com&gt;</code> but you <em>don't</em> want to block emails from <code>Acme Support &lt;no-reply@example.com&gt;</code>. In this case, blocking by <em>name</em> is a better option.</p>
<p>This works by looking at the name associated with the email address instead of the actual address itself. This kind of block can be created in the Block Sender app by selecting the &quot;Person (by name)&quot; option when creating a new block.</p>
<p>Note that there is a limitation to this. <em>It is not required to have a name associated with an email address</em>, so if the sender has not used their name on that account then it won't be blocked with this method. Although this works well in conjunction with other block types.</p>
<h2 id="howtoblockspamingmail">How to Block Spam in Gmail</h2>
<p>Getting rid of spam emails can be a bit trickier than when blocking an individual person's emails. This is because the spam can come from many different email addresses and cover a wide range of topics. While Gmail does a pretty good job of sending most spam to the Spam folder, inevitably some still gets through to your inbox.</p>
<p>Below we have outlined a few of the most effective ways of getting rid of this spam mail.</p>
<h3 id="blockingbyemail">Blocking by Email</h3>
<p>Like with blocking a person, you can block spammers by their email address. In some cases this alone is very effective, but other spammers are more resourceful and know that this kind of block is a possibility, so they change their email username for each email sent.</p>
<p>For example, the first spam message may come from <code>spam123@example.com</code>, but then the next one may come from <code>spam987@example.com</code>. To combat this, we'll try another method, blocking by domain.</p>
<p><a class="plugin-link" target="_blank" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bklnjbfcmglhiaoppcckdodanccbelcg"><em><strong>Install Block Sender Now »</strong></em></a></p>
<h3 id="blockingbydomain">Blocking by Domain</h3>
<p>This is one of the most effective ways to block spam. Blocking the entire domain will make sure that <strong>all</strong> email addresses on the domain won't be able to send you email. So if you blocked <code>example.com</code> then both of the emails from our above example (<code>spam123@example.com</code> and <code>spam987@example.com</code>) won't be able to email you.</p>
<p>Note that you do need to be a bit careful using this. When blocking by domain, make sure that you know that <em>only</em> spam emails come from that domain, otherwise you might miss something important.</p>
<p>For example, you wouldn't want to block the <code>gmail.com</code> or <code>yahoo.com</code> domain names since there are likely users using those email providers that you <em>do</em> want to receive emails from.</p>
<h3 id="blockingbysubject">Blocking by Subject</h3>
<p>A lot of spam out there can be pretty repetitive, which is actually a <em>good</em> thing for you. If you notice that you continuously get emails with some kind of pattern, like the same subject, then blocking by subject would be a good way for you to get rid of those emails.</p>
<h3 id="blockingbyphraseorkeywords">Blocking by Phrase or Keywords</h3>
<p>For the trickier spammers that you can't get rid of using one of the above methods, blocking by phrase or keyword may be a good solution for you. For example, this is especially good for stopping obscene emails by blocking sex or dating-related keywords/phrases to get rid of the very common porn advertisement emails.</p>
<p>Again, you need to be careful with this method, because blocking a word that is very common (like <code>hello</code>, for example) may then block many legitimate emails that you want to receive.</p>
<h3 id="blockingbyipaddress">Blocking by IP Address</h3>
<p>This is an advanced type of block that works by stopping emails that are sent through a particular IP address or addresses. If you know of an IP address that sends a large amount of spam then you can block it by using one of the following types of IP address formats:</p>
<ul>
<li>IPv4 (i.e. <em>192.168.1.1</em>)</li>
<li>IPv6 (i.e. <em>0:0:0:0:0:ffff:c0a8:101</em>)</li>
<li>Wildcard (i.e. <em>192.168.1.*</em>)</li>
<li><a target="_blank" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing">CIDR</a> notation (i.e. <em>192.168.100.0/24</em>)</li>
</ul>
<p><em>Note that a sender's email IP address is not typically the same as the IP address of their website.</em> Emails are usually sent from a different server, and thus a different IP address. Block Sender is currently working on creating some helpful features to help you find the sender's mail server IP address so you don't need to do it yourself. This feature is recommended for advanced users only.</p>
<p><a class="plugin-link" target="_blank" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bklnjbfcmglhiaoppcckdodanccbelcg"><em><strong>Install Block Sender Now »</strong></em></a></p>
<h2 id="howtoblockotherunwantedmailingmail">How to Block Other Unwanted Mail in Gmail</h2>
<p>The third type of email that we'll be covering in this article is &quot;unwanted email&quot;, which isn't necessarily spam, but it's not email you want to receive in your inbox either. For example, this might be an email newsletter, email that wasn't actually intended for you, notification emails, etc.</p>
<p>With this type of email it's always best to first try and unsubscribe or change your notification settings if it originates from a service in which you have an account. <em>It's better for an email to not get sent at all than to have to block it.</em> If for any reason this doesn't work then you still have some effective options.</p>
<p>For this type of email it is usually most effective to block by email address, or even by domain, if needed. This is because for this type of email the address doesn't usually change often, so blocking just the email address is usually enough. For some services, like Facebook for example, transactional emails come from many different email addresses, so you may need to block the domain (<code>facebookmail.com</code> in our example) instead.</p>
<p>As mentioned in other parts of this article, it's best to be careful when blocking emails from services in which you have an account. For example, you wouldn't want to block a domain that might send you a password reset email. So make sure you first understand exactly what you're blocking.</p>
<h2 id="otherblockingoptions">Other Blocking Options</h2>
<p>Of course, Block Sender isn't the only way you can get rid of emails in Gmail. Gmail filters are another option that are reliable and can be accessed via the Settings page of your account. These are good for when you want to filter out certain chat messages in Gmail or automatically filter an email to a specific label, for example.</p>


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<p>Keep getting emails that you don't want? Tried to mark them as spam in Gmail, or did you create filters, but somehow more spam emails find their way to your inbox?</p>
<p>It's not uncommon to find yourself in this situation.</p>
<p>Spammers aren't just adept in acquiring email addresses using various methods (both legal and illegal), but they've also become good at slipping past Gmail's spam filters. It's a game of cat-and-mouse that is hard to keep up with for email providers like Gmail.</p>
<p>So, how do you prevent ongoing spam?</p>
<p>Would it work to simply <strong>bounce back their emails</strong>?</p>
<p>In this article, we'll share how we're helping people prevent spam and how you can use fake bounce-back emails with Block Sender to <strong>return emails to senders as &quot;undeliverable&quot;</strong>.</p>
<h2 id="blockinganemail">Blocking an Email</h2>
<p>Gmail's spam filters can't save you from all types of spam, so we've developed a service with a <a target="_blank" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bklnjbfcmglhiaoppcckdodanccbelcg">free Chrome Extension</a> to help you with blocking these emails.</p>
<img class="img-responsive" alt="Blocking an email" src="https://block-sender.s3.amazonaws.com/media/extension-block-button-highlight.png">
<p>When installed, the Block Sender extension integrates directly with Gmail. It's easy to use and comes with a number of block options:</p>
<ul>
<li>Names</li>
<li>Email addresses</li>
<li>Websites and domains</li>
<li>Domain extensions</li>
<li>Keywords</li>
<li>Subjects</li>
<li>Phrases</li>
<li>IP address</li>
</ul>
<h2 id="howtouseblocksendersbouncebackemailfeature">How to use Block Sender's Bounce Back Email Feature</h2>
<p>Once you've <a target="_blank" href="/how-to-block-emails-in-gmail/">blocked an email</a> using one of the above options, an effective way to prevent future emails is to use a bounce-back email.</p>
<p>Why?</p>
<p>Spammers and email harassers often continue to send their unwanted emails using different email addresses, usernames, domains, and more. This makes it hard for any mail provider to stop all spam, including Gmail / Google Workspace.</p>
<p>But when you use a bounce-back email, your inbox replies to spammers with an &quot;undelivered&quot; message. This tells spammers that your email account &quot;doesn't exist&quot; or that the email has been blocked. This gives spammers less incentive to continue emailing what they think is a &quot;dead&quot; account.</p>
<p>Here is what the bounce-back looks like:</p>
<img class="img-responsive" alt="3" src="https://block-sender.s3.amazonaws.com/media/bounce-back-sender-view-small.png">
<p>Currently, <a target="_blank" href="/">Block Sender</a> users can use one of the following two canned response email templates:</p>
<ul>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://help.blocksender.io/blocked-by-block-sender-canned-responses">Blocked by Block Sender</a>: Bounces back blocked email messages with our authentic-looking error message</li>
<li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://help.blocksender.io/blocked-by-block-sender-canned-responses">Blocked by Block Sender</a>: Let the spammer know that they've been blocked and their emails aren't getting delivered to you.</li>
</ul>
<img class="img-responsive" alt="2" src="https://block-sender.s3.amazonaws.com/media/extension-create-bounce-back.png">
<p>We're also working on a third customizable version that will be available soon.</p>
<h2 id="howtoreturnemailtosenderasundeliverableingmail">How to Return Email to Sender As Undeliverable in Gmail</h2>
<p>Here are the steps to set up bounce-backs on your own Gmail account:</p>
<ol>
<li>If you haven't already, download the Block Sender browser extension (<a target="_blank" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bklnjbfcmglhiaoppcckdodanccbelcg">Chrome</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/block-sender-for-gmail/">Firefox</a>) called <em>Block Sender for Gmail</em>; or you can just <a target="_blank" href="https://app.blocksender.io/signup">sign up</a> for an account, skip the extension, and just use our web-based dashboard.</li>
<li>Assuming you have the extension, log into your Gmail account, sign up for Block Sender when prompted, and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://help.blocksender.io/how-to-link-your-gmail-account">link your Gmail account</a> with Block Sender.</li>
<li>In your inbox, find the email address of the person you don't want to receive emails from anymore.</li>
<li>Find the 'Block' button just below Gmail's search bar, and click it to open the dropdown.</li>
<li>Select the &quot;New Block&quot; option.</li>
<li>In the pop-up that appears, under &quot;What do you want to block?&quot; enter the email address you want to block and bounce back.</li>
<li>Under &quot;Should we send an auto-response?&quot; select the &quot;Fake Bounce Back&quot; option. You'll need to have a Plus or Pro account to use this.</li>
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<p>Bounce-back emails are sent back to spammers automatically after deleting their email from your inbox, so you'll never have to personally search for spam and delete it or manually send any type of &quot;blocked&quot; reply.</p>

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            <p>Spammers are able to sneak past Gmail's filters using different email addresses, domains, and usernames. Using Block Sender's blocking functionality, you'll be able to catch spam and block spammers by name, email addresses, website addresses, domain extensions, keywords, subjects, phrases, and IP addresses. You'll also be able to prevent future spam by sending spammers &quot;undelivered&quot; email replies.</p>
<p>If you're like many others, you probably have multiple email addresses through Gmail, like a personal email and a work email. Lucky for you, Block Sender makes it easy to block unwanted emails across all of your accounts with just a few clicks. <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://help.blocksender.io/how-to-link-additional-gmail-accounts">Connect all of your accounts</a> and take back your inboxes!</p>
<p>Download the <a target="_blank" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bklnjbfcmglhiaoppcckdodanccbelcg">free Chrome Extension</a> and start blocking spam today.</p>


Keep getting spammed? Learn how blocking an email address and using bounce-back emails will help. 

How Do I Bounce Back Emails From Someone?

<h2 id="introduction">Introduction</h2>
<p>Gmail doesn’t include a native option to send custom bounce-back emails to specific senders. If you want emails to appear as undeliverable, without replying manually, you’ll need an alternative approach.</p>
<p>The average Gmail inbox receives over a thousand emails per month, and if you're a busy person (like many of us are), then you may even receive hundreds of emails every single day! Even on the lower end of this spectrum, receiving a thousand emails per month, or a bit over 30 per day, still seems like a lot for anyone to realistically deal with.</p>
<p>Being the friendly people we are, many of us would like to respond to every email we receive with sincerity. But let's face it; in this age where our time and resources are limited, nobody really has the time to reply to every email received. The simple fact is that no matter how hard you try, you will have to let go of at least a few of the emails waiting in your inbox without replying.</p>
<p>This article explains what bounce-back emails are, when they’re effective, and how you can set one up in Gmail using <em>Block Sender for Gmail</em>.</p>
<h2 id="canyoucreateabouncebackemaildirectlyingmail">Can You Create a Bounce Back Email Directly in Gmail?</h2>
<p><strong>Short Answer: No</strong></p>
<p>Blocking a sender in Gmail doesn't mean they can't email you anymore. It only moves the emails from the blocked sender to the Spam folder.</p>
<p>If you ignore their emails and don't respond, they may suspect you've blocked them and try emailing you from other email addresses.</p>
<p>If you want to put an end to the spam, you need to find a way to make them think their emails are not reaching your inbox. When that happens, they are extremely likely to leave your inbox for good, thinking their efforts are futile.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, at the time of writing this article, Gmail doesn't offer a feature to bounce back emails to a sender. If you really want to set a bounce-back email, you can create an auto-responder template that gets sent every time a sender emails you.</p>
<p>But here's the catch: the spammer might be smart and know it's you who set up this fake message to trick them into thinking their emails aren't getting delivered to you.</p>
<p>To be effective, a bounce-back message needs to closely match the type of delivery failure message Gmail sends when an email can’t be delivered.</p>
<h2 id="whatisagmailbouncebackemail">What is a Gmail Bounce Back Email</h2>
<p>Let's understand what a bounce-back email is. A bounce-back email is an automated message that lets the sender know that the email couldn't be delivered. Possible reasons include an incorrect email address or a technical problem.</p>
<p>When a sender receives a realistic bounce-back message, they’re more likely to stop following up, since it appears their emails aren’t reaching anyone.</p>
<h2 id="howtocreateabouncebackemailingmailstepbystep">How to Create a Bounce Back Email in Gmail (Step-by-Step)</h2>
<p>Here we'll show you the steps you can take to discourage annoying senders from contacting you in the future by using our email productivity app called <em>Block Sender for Gmail</em>.</p>
<p>So how can you stop unwanted emails using this particular app, and what are the steps to get started? Let's find out:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Step 1</strong>: If you haven't already, download the Block Sender browser extension (<a target="_blank" href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bklnjbfcmglhiaoppcckdodanccbelcg">Chrome</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/block-sender-for-gmail/">Firefox</a>) called <em>Block Sender for Gmail</em>; or you can just <a target="_blank" href="https://app.blocksender.io/signup">sign up</a> for an account, skip the extension, and just use our dashboard.</li>
<li><strong>Step 2</strong>: Assuming you have the extension, log into your Gmail account, sign up for Block Sender when prompted, and <a href="https://help.blocksender.io/how-to-link-your-gmail-account" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">link your Gmail account</a> with Block Sender.</li>
<li><strong>Step 3</strong>: Find the email address of the person you don't want to receive emails from anymore.</li>
<li><strong>Step 4</strong>: Find the 'Block' button just below Gmail's search bar, and click it to open the dropdown.</li>
</ul>
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<li><strong>Step 5</strong>: Select the &quot;New Block&quot; option.</li>
<li><strong>Step 6</strong>: In the pop-up that appears, under &quot;What do you need to block?&quot; enter the email address you want to block and bounce back.</li>
<li><strong>Step 7</strong>: Under &quot;Should we send an auto response?&quot; select the &quot;Fake Bounce Back&quot; option. You'll need to have a Plus or Pro account to use this.</li>
</ul>
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<li><strong>Step 8</strong>: Click the 'Save' button</li>
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<p>When the blocked sender emails you, this is the bounce-back they'll see in response:</p>
<img alt="bounce back email" class="img-responsive img-thumbnail" src="https://block-sender.s3.amazonaws.com/media/bounce-back-sender-view.png">
<small>The bounce-back email from the blocked sender's point of view.</small>
<p>With a Plus or Pro account you can bounce back emails to hundreds of senders, and it's simple to toggle on and off with the browser extension.</p>
<p>Aside from the bounce message feature, the app offers a lot of other ways to help clean up your inbox, like domain blocking, word or phrase blocking, IP address blocking, etc.</p>
<h2 id="arebouncebackemailsactuallyeffective">Are Bounce-Back Emails Actually Effective?</h2>
<p>Block Sender's bounce back email looks almost identical to a genuine Gmail delivery failure. It's hard to tell them apart. Any spammer would easily fall for it. See for yourself:</p>
<p>However, it only works against manual, one-to-one emails, not marketing emails, newsletters or spam lists. In some cases, using bounce-back messages on mailing lists can result in more unwanted emails.</p>
<p>For this reason, we recommend using the Fake Bounce Back auto-response only for personal, one-to-one emails - not for promotional messages or newsletters.</p>
<h2 id="conclusion">Conclusion</h2>
<p>Gmail doesn't offer a built-in way to send fake bounce-back emails to specific senders, which is why tools like Block Sender exist. Using Block Sender, you can send bounce-back messages that make it appear as though emails aren’t reaching your inbox.</p>
<p>If you’re dealing with persistent emails and standard blocking isn’t enough, bounce back emails can be a useful option to consider.</p>


Send fake bounce-back emails in Gmail using Block Sender to stop unwanted senders and keep your inbox clutter-free.

Creating a Gmail Bounce Back Message is Now Even Easier

<p>Social networks are notorious for sending a huge amount of emails, and depending on the settings you have enabled on your account, Facebook can be one of the the worst culprits on this. It's possible that you get a notification for every friend request, tagged picture, and even like that your account gets, which adds up fast.</p>
<p>The first thing you should do is to go to your Facebook account directly and try to disable the notifications from there. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.facebook.com/help/154884887910599?helpref=faq_content">Here</a> is a nice guide from Facebook directly showing how to do that.</p>
<p>However, for whatever reason you might not be able to access the account anymore, or maybe disabling the notifications via Facebook still doesn't get them to stop. If that's the case, then you can prevent the emails from reaching your inbox using Block Sender.</p>
<p>Follow these steps to get rid of unwanted Facebook emails:</p>
<ul>
<li>Install the Block Sender browser extension (<a target="_blank" href="https://help.blocksender.io/installing-block-sender-in-chrome">Chrome</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://help.blocksender.io/installing-block-sender-in-firefox">Firefox</a>), or just <a target="_blank" href="https://help.blocksender.io/how-to-create-a-block-sender-account">sign up</a> for an account, and get your account setup.</li>
<li>Open your Gmail account, find a notification from Facebook, and open the email</li>
<li>Click the &quot;Block&quot; button in the toolbar above the email and select &quot;Emails from this sender&quot;</li>
</ul>
<p>And that's it! You'll no longer receive emails from that Facebook email address. Note that Facebook uses many different email addresses to send email, so you might be better off blocking the entire domain, like <em>facebookmail.com</em> or <em>support.facebook.com</em>, instead of the specific email address.</p>
<p><strong>Important</strong>: Be careful with this since you may also block actual important emails from Facebook like security notifications, password reset emails, etc.</p>


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