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. Anonymous
    2024-02-15T11:26:00+00:00

    IMHO this is and was an MS problem it all started for almost every one at the same time...MS knows but just doesn't care so consider joining a class action to resolve the problem

    I've been experiencing the same problem for several weeks now. I've had my account for many years, even since before Microsoft bought Hotmail in December 1997! And for the last few weeks, I've been getting numerous spam emails every day into my inbox. This has never happened before. What the hell is happening at Microsoft that these OBVIOUS spam emails are now being routed into my inbox? I'm sick and tired of getting these notifications popping up on my phone! Yes, I can block the sender addresses using the Sweep function in Outlook, but I'm already beyond frustrated at having to do this every single day. If this problem isn't rectified soon, then I'll be ditching a personal email account that I've now been using for 27 years, and moving to an alternative provider instead.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-02-13T14:10:50+00:00

    Same problem. And issue is bot resolved

    Sorry for jumping in on your post

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-02-13T09:52:28+00:00

    IMHO this is and was an MS problem it all started for almost every one at the same time...MS knows but just doesn't care so consider joining a class action to resolve the problem

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-02-13T09:50:32+00:00

    they don't work on many systems...don't feel disappointed...your with the majority

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-02-13T09:48:02+00:00

    MS will not assist unless they are forced to, by for instance, a class action being commenced against them.

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