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
    2023-08-10T18:40:01+00:00

    OR3: I wouldn't mind 2-4 a day!... I'm getting well over 100 a day. ;-)

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-08-10T18:20:11+00:00

    I keep getting phishing emails with the subject lines 'Microsoft Bing' and 'Best of MSN'. I keep reporting them and they keep showing up.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-07-20T16:27:00+00:00

    I HAVE 15,000 PLUS SPAM EMAILS SAVED... LOOKING FOR A ATTORNEY TO USE TO SUE! BUT THE SOURCE CODE IS KEY. I USED SPAM.ORG . BUT ITS NOT WORKING. THE MALWARE IS ACTIVATED APARRENTLY ON US AND ITS A BOT DOING THE REST. MS SHOULD OFFER A PAID SUBSCRIPTON TO HELP LOYAL CUSTOMERS. MS OFFERS A GREAT PRODUCT , BUT CRIMINALS WILL ALWAYS FIND THE LOOPHOLES. DEAD END SO FAR...

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-07-19T18:11:43+00:00

    AGREEEEEEEEE !!!! I WANT TO HIRE A HACKER , THEY MIGHT DO A BETTER JOB FIGHTING BACK

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-05-29T18:57:11+00:00

    STEVE: any resolution ? Steve as I am doing exactly what you’re doing and I have seen no reason why I shouldn’t stop reporting, but I also have been archiving the email messages, and I mean all of them !! I’m thinking that if there was a WAY to SUE , this option in the future could be a start, I have evidence, 15K + SAVED!

    If we were a politician or if we had a lot of money, or was a celebrity, I think that somebody probably would’ve just advised us to get a different service, but I still want to continue using my email as it’s been the first one I’ve ever had.

    If I just gave my email password to an attorney for one week, they probably would fall over! I know it’s not outlooks fault, but it is their fault for allowing people to make fake emails with every character in the alphabet Combined together as a gibberish Email!!! They should not be allowed to create a new email account without verification that they are indeed a real person following all the policies.

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