Has there been any Government legislation on the matter of targeting junk mail. Specifically post and text message that are scams or cost you to opt out such as the 'text STOP' text messages?

Some time ago I fell for an on-line scam about 'quality knives' from a company called Jean-Patrique. Subsequently, I also started receiving unsolicited e-mails and catalogues. Aside from the ones from Jean-Patrique themselves I also received one from Time magazine, and one from the RNLI. I contacted both senders to (a) find out where they got my details from and (b) get removed from their mailing list. In both cases my details had been provided by Jean-Patrique, and in both cases I asked to be removed from their mailing list.

I am very careful to ALWAYS opt-out of any 'special offers' when I buy stuff. I believe I opted out from Jean-Patrique, too. But regardless I accepted that maybe I made a mistake and requested that Jean-Patrique remove me from their mailing list, and that they also stop giving my details to other companies. I still have the emails to prove it. Recently, however, I've started getting catalogues from Jean-Patrique again. How can I combat this? I could ask them again - but they've already ignored me at least once (probably twice because they likely ignored my initial opt-out).

I have signed up to OnePoll Cashback and since then have been received weekly emails about new deals, etc. There is no unsubscribe link on the email, and when I have emailed them to ask how to unsubscribe, these emails have been ignored. The email address from which I received these emails is alerts@onepollcashback.com. How can I get them to stop sending these emails? I don't even think there's an option to de-register from the site.

How can I stop junk mail from repeat offenders? I have blocked both sender and senders domain. I have tried their "unsubscribe" link (which rarely works) and have hit the "reply" changing the subject to "UNSUBSCRIBER!!!!" and have used about 34 and larger font to add "STOP SENDING ME YOUR JUNK MAIL!!!!!!" but the trash in many cases keeps coming. I particularly hate the viagra and elder care and AARP junk, sort of thing.