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
    2016-09-01T00:44:40+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.

    Dear Andree

    If you can not answer the specific question, then don't give a worthless answer.  Is this incompetence from MS through you?

    MS, answer the question.

    Or is the answer you don't block senders as requested because you make income from senders that should be blocked...?

    Integrity, or not.

    Dr Alan Platt

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-08-28T02:27:09+00:00

    I cant find the block sender option in the new upgrade!  Help

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-08-04T18:53:32+00:00

    I understand that this is an old thread, but I just had to know: ARE YOU SERIOUS???

    If your grammar is any indication of Microsoft's personnel and their "tight security" that supposedly prevents fraudulent emails from reaching us, then that would certainly explain a lot!

    I'm bombarded daily with e-mails that are absolutely mortifying!  I have to make sure that my kids are nowhere around before I can even check my e-mail!  That really must be some kind of special "protection" and "shielding" you've got going on there!

    Allow me to "clarify" something for you: "Microsoft's tight security" is hardly preventing fraudulent e-mails from reaching us.  Your "built-in detection system" or whatever is garbage.  Maybe try something else.

    Thanks

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-05-28T17:38:46+00:00

    Hi kilkarneyknight,

    I understand that you would like to know what happens to an email once it was reported as Phishing. I know how important this must be on your end. Don't worry, let us help you with this.

    Please be informed that once an email has been reported as Phishing, this email goes to your Junk Folder and the email address automatically goes to your Blocked Senders List.

    Please let us know if you have additional questions.

    Thanks!

    Hi,  Thanks for your help. 

    Unfortunately Microsoft limits the number of email addresses you can Block.  Why is that? 

    So the problems continues under the supervision of Microsoft.

    There should not be no limit to the amount of junk mails you can block?  The is plenty of storage space for Microsoft to use.

    Dr. Alan

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