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
    2023-05-15T21:55:09+00:00

    I'm pissed because it came about when you guys started asking for money. And I can't use my account unless I pay!! What a rort - never got any warning just all of a sudden can't send or receive emails so of course I have to pay so at the very lease I can change my email account for all my contacts. Paid my $100+ and still getting 100 spam every day!!! You guys are the scam - I've had my email for over 20 years and never had a problem. Where can I complain? I would say you guys have pretty much stole $100 from me because of course I had no other option- bills and everything come to my email and I'd get a bed credit rating if I'm not paying bills because I'm not receiving them. So unhappy

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-05-10T16:36:46+00:00

    Blocking doesn't help, they just send from another address - reporting phishing also doesn't stop it. During a spam attack for several days, hundreds come into the Inbox - is there a way of keeping them out that doesn't involve listing each one?

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-05-10T12:13:12+00:00

    That's seems to be true for me also. I haven't checked my rarely used Gmail account and, you're right, it's not getting the same kind or amount of spam - it's like zero. It's almost like Microsoft turned off their spam switch. Maybe they should get their AI to work on this.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-05-09T22:52:41+00:00

    MS this is just plain stupid!! as i do..i get something scam in a mail i mark it as junk but then it might take 1 minute or 1 week and same MF mail adress and mail is in my inbox...so maybe its time you take a descision either you help us users get rid off all this **** **** spam and scam mail OR you will loose a ton off people on hotmail..so im looking forward hearing from a tech support on MS in this thread telling us how we can fix this if NOT i will migrate EVERY mail i have on hotmail too a gmail or something like that or maybe a pure chinese mail account because everything is better then we get a ton off spam each freaking day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    so FIX THIS OR I WILLSPREAD THE WORD THAT MS DO NOT GIVE A RATASS IN THEIR hotmail PEOPLE!!!!

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-10-25T22:08:47+00:00

    Hello Dwilly! I'm sorry you're still having this issue, did you try the steps I mentioned above?

    Please let me know so I can render further assistance.

    Thanks

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