When phishing scams are reported to Outlook what happens to them?

Anonymous
2013-08-15T03:33:40+00:00

I reported two phishing scams to Outlook by clicking on the drop down "report phishing scam" in the Outlook mail app. Where does the phish e-mail go and is it reported to the genuine company, in this case a bank? Also, why can't a suspicious e-mail be forwarded to a reporting agency without opening it and exposing my computer and possibly my contact list to the bad guys?

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Anonymous
2016-08-28T22:07:02+00:00

Hi,

To block a specific sender, you can find the instructions by clicking this link. This should help in getting your query solved.

Regards.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-10-02T14:08:47+00:00

    Bull!!!! No one does anything about this kind of email, especially when email comes from my own email address. We have been sold out and get nothing but filth in these emails.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-10-02T14:08:27+00:00

    Bull!!!! No one does anything about this kind of email, especially when email comes from my own email address. We have been sold out and get nothing but filth in these emails.

    https://account.microsoft.com/privacy/

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-10-02T13:55:24+00:00

    Bull!!!! No one does anything about this kind of email, especially when email comes from my own email address. We have been sold out and get nothing but filth in these emails.

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-09-02T12:22:14+00:00

    Yes BB,

    Everybody should use the Report Phishing, to highlight the amount we all get, to drive some action.

    I normally do a search the specific bank/provider/site report.phishing@.... address and forward phishing email to them with a "FYA phishing deleted" note

    AND I ALSO send to ******@fraudwatchinternational.com  Maybe the fraud/scam entities should work with MS ! that would be positive...

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