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title: How to Create an Account Level/Global Email Filter in cPanel to Fight Spam
description: "It's hard to stop spam email entirely but you can filter it, discard it, deliver it to the selected folder, etc. **How to Create an Account Level/Global Email Filter?** **1.** Log in to your cPanel account. **2.** In the **Email**…"
url: "https://www.aeserver.com/support/how-to-create-an-account-level-global-email-filter-in-cpanel-to-fight-spam/"
updated: "2025-01-05"
category: cPanel Control Panel
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# How to Create an Account Level/Global Email Filter in cPanel to Fight Spam

It's hard to stop spam email entirely but you can filter it, discard it, deliver it to the selected folder, etc.

**How to Create an Account Level/Global Email Filter?**
**1.** Log in to your cPanel account.

**2.** In the **Email** section, click on **Global Email Filters**.
 ![](/img/account-level-filtering-icon.gif)

**3.** Click on **Create a New Filter**.

**4.** Enter a name for the filter in the Filter Name input box.

**5.** The filter rules come with many options for filtering email. Should you want to deal with an email that contains a word such as **Lottery** or any other words, select **Body** in the first list box and select **Contains** in the second one.

![](/img/create-filter-body.gif)

**6.** From the **Actions** drop-down menu, select **Discard Message**.

**7.** Click on **Create**.