Scam emails come in inboxes of almost anyone with an email account.  At best, they are annoying and at worst a financial and personal disaster for those who fell for them. It is all therefore important to report scam emails that could help you track down the criminals who send them and also to protect others from becoming victims.

You can report scam emails by forwarding them to the Federal Trade Commission where they will track down and prosecute the people responsible for these scams. Contac the company or organization that the email comes from. Most fraudulent emails appear to be coming from trusted organizations but often could implant software that sends passwords and other information to scammers. Reporting the email you received could help them stop these activities.

Contact the internet provider to help you stop fraudulent emails from reaching you. You can also protect friends from scams by checking out before you forward anything to them. Help in educating others regarding scam emails by informing them of your experiences on forums like those provided on Yahoo, Craigslist, Snopes or UrbanLegends. If you are victimized by an email fraud, this experience will be particularly helpful to others.  They will be more careful about any suspicious emails that come in their inboxes.