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Someone signs your phone number or email up for hundreds of services, newsletters, or verification codes — flooding you with constant notifications and messages.
What You Might Notice
Sudden flood of verification codes, newsletters, or spam
Your phone or email is overwhelmed with messages you didn't sign up for.
The volume makes it hard to find real, important messages
Legitimate messages from friends, work, or services are buried.
What You Can Do
Use email filtering rules to manage the flood
Set up filters to automatically sort or delete the spam.
Report the pattern to your phone carrier
They may be able to help with SMS flooding.
Consider a new phone number or email for important contacts
Share the new details only with trusted people.
Important: This resource provides general information, not personal advice. Every situation is different. The actions suggested here may not be safe in your specific circumstances — particularly if the person causing harm could notice changes to your devices or accounts. Always consider your physical safety first.
If you need personalised support, contact 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732) or your local specialist domestic violence service. If you are in immediate danger, call 000.
Signing victim up for large volumes of spam, unwanted subscriptions, mailing lists, or services to overwhelm their communications and cause distress. May also include signing victim up for politically sensitive, embarrassing, or compromising services.
Email Filtering Configure email filtering to manage volume. Unsubscribe from spam subscriptions.
SAFE-M-0086
Communication Channel Protection Consider temporary contact change while maintaining bombarded accounts for evidence.
Detection Indicators
ID
Detection Indicator
SAFE-D-0077
Spam Volume Spike Dramatic increase in spam, subscriptions, or marketing messages.
SAFE-D-0078
Unrequested Sign-Up Confirmations Confirmation emails from services never subscribed to.
The TFA Matrix is a research framework under active development. Technique classifications, detection methods, and mitigations reflect current understanding and are subject to revision. This framework does not constitute forensic methodology, legal evidence standards, or clinical diagnostic criteria. Practitioners should apply professional judgement appropriate to their discipline and jurisdiction.