There are two main things you can do about spam right now. First is to use an internet provider that gives you a filtering service. Many companies have it as an option and it can be your first line of defense. The second thing is to build you own personal set of rules. I'm most familiar with Outlook but most mail programs have the ability.
I started with a couple and eventually bult to about 25 or 30. With that small set, I automatically delete the great majority of my spam. You need to be pretty explicit with the filters. I am almost embarrased to read my rule list. The language is rough but words there don't come up on my email.
