Is there any point to reporting phishing emails?

Anonymous
2022-11-30T17:50:08+00:00

I'm using Outlook.live and I get upwards of 50 phishing emails a day. I report them all... every day. This has been going on for years. I get the same type and look of email even though the sender address constantly changes. Most are just a few block sentences, centered, no frills, that says Congratulations you won..., Click here for your prize..., Click here for this... Click here for that...

Blocking senders is a waste of time. They are always different. I thought Microsoft would be able to block based on content but I'm getting the same stuff over and over... Same stuff I've reported as phishing for years so it doesn't appear that the hundreds of thousands of emails I've reported are being looked at by anyone.

Is there no filtering on Microsoft's side? If there is, why is it not working... if not why report the phishing emails??

sr

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-16T21:12:37+00:00

    I have saved SO much time by no longer bothering to report them and just deleting them! Now I have more time to pee into fans, which is far more productive!

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-12-29T21:36:16+00:00

    Ditto. My Hotmail email is close to 30 years old. I'm quite surprised that no one has been able to figure out how to stop the spam emails from coming through.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-12-21T20:22:08+00:00

    Steve Ricketts - I know exactly what you mean and it's gotten ridiculous with Christmas season. You and I know that we don't need to open emails to see that they're phishing - notifications of package delays, subscription lapses, denied payment, etc. when it shows them not coming from legitimate sources. I started to wonder what good it does if I have to report the same ones over and over and yet they still keep coming. So, I've thrown in the towel and just empty the junk folder without wasting the time to report them. I'm an old man and I have better things to do with my remaining time other than put in reports that seemingly do no good!

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  4. Ron-6928 4,991 Reputation points
    2023-11-21T17:46:45+00:00

    If you want to waste their time by wasting your own time, you do that. The best thing to do to spam the scammers is to use automated call. Just create a million calls to their number. Sit back and relax.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-11-30T18:46:43+00:00

    I will be passing this issue to another advisor for further troubleshooting. I am confident they will be able to get to the bottom of this and assist you in resolving the problem you are facing.

    Please allow some time for them to research and respond.

    Thank you for your collaboration.

    Warm regards,

    Eram

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