Reporting Junk Email or Phishing Attempts
In instances where you receive junk email or a suspected phishing email, it's important to report these via Outlook.com or your Outlook client to aid the system in detecting future junk email and threats.
Report via Outlook.com (Web)
- In the message list, select the message or messages you want to report
- Above the reading pane, select Junk > Phishing > Report to report the message sender
- In Outlook, highlight the email that you want to report as Junk or Phishing
- In the top Ribbon, you should have a Junk drop-down selection
- Choose "Report as Junk" or "Report as Phishing"
- The email will automatically be sent to Microsoft to improve the spam filters going forward
Report via Outlook Desktop Client
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