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

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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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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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Anonymous

2013-11-20T15:51:14+00:00

Is that all it does? So you are not using the information to help combat phishing and fraud in any way?

I am quite disappointed but not surprised.
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2013-08-16T17:18:28+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!
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