Spam and junk mail folders were created for a reason. No need to investigate. Just move along folks.

Readers ask Tech+ about spam.
Q: I use Hotmail (both free and subscription). My problem is that I am receiving between 15-20 sexually oriented junk emails each day.  I have tried using some of the screening options with only moderate success (blocking a URL works fairly well although the spammers often change the URLs they use). However, more recently, these spammers use my email address in the “From:” field, which cannot be blocked — I guess some people wish to send