Getting "MICROSOFT SUGGESTIONS" in my Outlook Calendar that appear to be spam

Anonymous
2021-03-21T17:51:29+00:00

For the past couple of weeks I have been receiving "Microsoft Suggestions" in my calendar that span across two weeks in my calendar, that are waiting for me to accept. This actually started on my Outlook on my iPhone on my "Outlook Calendar" and has now started on my Desktop Windows machine.

My iPhone Calendar

 and my Desktop Outlook Calendar

in the iPhone calendar, you can see that almost every day has been infested with these. The Pfizer Vaccine ones do not show the "Microsoft Suggestion" but I assume these are all coming from the same place since they started at the same time and there are 4 listed spanning as one "Event" from March 5th to March 30 I can not delete these OR decline them. The Desktop "Meetings" I can decline but they keep coming back.

Has anyone else been getting these BS items and how can I turn them off completely. I do not share my calendar with anyone nor have I ever received "request" for a meeting until this **** started. I am ok with turning off all invitations for meetings but I cant find a way to do this.

Thank you in advance!

Bob

Outlook | Web | Outlook.com | Calendar

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  1. Diane Poremsky MVP 17,541 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-04-23T16:59:39+00:00

    Do you use outlook desktop? (It's easier if you do.) 

    if the events were over written, they are gone. If they were deleted - you can look in the deleted items folder in outlook desktop - in the Folder list view (Ctrl+6) - turn off the reading pane and sort by the icon. 

    If they aren't in the deleted items folder, they might be in the recovery folder linked at the top of the deleted folder. 

    It's easier using an Office addin called Email Recovery. It can recover mail that is in the recovery folder or in the purges folder.  It creates a new folder for all of the recovered items, so you don't pollute your folders with old items. When done, deleted the folder then delete it from the deleted items. 

    Email Recovery (microsoft.com)

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  2. Diane Poremsky MVP 17,541 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-04-23T16:05:41+00:00

    The suggested meetings addin (which I thought was now defunct - its long gone from my accounts)  doesn't automatically add events to the calendar - it just suggests a meeting. It, Bing Maps, and My Templates are default addins Microsoft includes with all accounts. 

    This link shows how it works, but the screenshots are from an old version of Outlook on the web. 

    Installed add-ins - Outlook (microsoft.com) -

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-04-23T15:49:33+00:00

    Can anyone help how to recover the events that existed in the calendar? Because mine were erased or overwritten.

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