My Outlook inbox is suddenly getting a ton of spam and I don't know how to stop it

Anonymous
2022-10-25T16:57:23+00:00

Last week, my personal Outlook email started getting ~50 spam emails per day. I barely ever use this email address, so I am not sure how or why this began to happen. How can I stop all of this spam from getting to my inbox?

I have been flagging all of the emails as spam, but it doesn't seem to be stopping the influx of emails I am getting.

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  1. Ron-6928 4,991 Reputation points
    2024-01-17T18:48:58+00:00

    I got bad news for you, spam won't decrease even if you pay subscription. Your email address is targeted by spammers. It will never end regardless of your subscription or free account status.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-01-17T18:19:41+00:00

    Now you are just showing your age ๐Ÿ˜‚

    Us "@hotmail" dinosaurs need to stick together ๐Ÿฆ–

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-01-17T18:16:13+00:00

    I think they will fix it.. behind a pay wall.

    "You don't want adds or spam?, then it's โ‚ฌ29.99 per month" ๐Ÿ˜ค

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-01-17T17:31:40+00:00

    ..think I was with them before Microsoft bought them out.. saved me lots o dough this free email... :) hovering at 94% full last year .. ... I thought all this spam was from me one time I think a year or two ago clicking a spreadsheet in what ended up being a **** email... so I just assumed it all my fault for I'm prob on some weird list. I'm a bit lucky though in that my ~100 daily dudes just go straight to my junk folder where I keep scanning for legit ones (for I only have my contacts go to my inbox)

    Joe

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-01-17T17:16:12+00:00

    Great post ! I feel exactly the same way ! I hope they get their sh*t together soon, as I can't take much more. I have changed my password several times as well, hoping that it would help......NOT ! I am also a hotmail dinosaur ! It's at least nice to know that I am not alone ! ! ! LOL !

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