Here are the three most probable reasons you got a spam email from a random dating site you never visited or signed up for: Spammers bought a mailing list that contained your email address. Another company shared your data to an affiliate company. Theres been a user data leak.

How do I stop spam emails in my inbox?

Unsubscribe from mass emails On your computer, go to Gmail. Open an email from the sender you want to unsubscribe from. Next to the senders name, click Unsubscribe or Change preferences. If you dont see these options, follow the steps above to block the sender or mark the message as spam.