One word of advice.
If a spammer sends you an email message and suggests to you that you "click the link below" to be removed from their mailing list....NEVER DO THAT!
That is a common practice for spammers to acknowlege that your email address is a good one and they will then continue to bombard you with more spam!
What are you using for an email client (program)?
Outlook, Microsofts email/calander/scheduler program is very good at intercepting and seperating "spam" from your normal desired incoming email messages.
It. like just about all other email progrtams uses a spam "filter" in order to intercept the spam as it comes in. You do need to "train" it to do so. It really just means to flag certain mailers and to basically "tell" Outlook to ban this mailer from your incoming mail.
Also...
There are alot of good all-in-one internet security suites that will also include a spam filter as well as anti-virus protection and firewall.
McAffe and Symantec lead the bunch in terms of reliability and ease of use.
Just surf on over to their web sites to get an idea of what they have to offer,their prices, etc.
Spam is an ongoing problem for us all....but it can be tamed, at least some what, if you set up the proper tools with the use of filters built into your email client or internet security software.
Hope that helps you!