spam from <preview@***> where the *** part changes each time

Anonymous
2024-08-06T00:01:19+00:00

How can I get spam emails from these senders to stop? They are in the junk folder, so rules don't work.

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-15T13:47:05+00:00

    Thanks for the suggestion however, the real solution would be for Microsoft to provide Outlook users with a fix. I am receiving close to 100 Preview@*** e mails a day and like you, I am considering throwing the towel in. A simple rule blocking or directing them to "trash" would solve the problem and eliminate the frustration having to deal with sorting through "junk" to be sure legitimate emails have not been accidentally sent to junk. A waist of time for sure. I have not seen a response from Microsoft addressing this but remain hopeful that they will respond with a solution or remedy to correct this obvious abuse.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-15T13:11:17+00:00

    I am seriously thinking of getting rid of my outlook account and I would have already if I didn't have so much tied to it.

    The only workaround I have, is ridiculous but it works for me better than manually going through and deleting.

    The problem is spam/junk folder.. MS don't let us not use it.

    Creating a rule is fairly easy but doesn't apply in the junk folder

    So.. every day I drag about 60 emails out of the junk folder and have to mark them as SAFE ! Just so they don't go in spam in future. Obviously many still go in there as new addresses are used every time

    Once they are in (and messing up) my inbox, I then run a rule that deletes all emails where the Sender Email Contains preview@

    If you have problems just letting it accept preview@ , then you could possibly do it in message header too?

    Over the past week, this has directed more and more emails directly to deletion but still lots go into junk first.

    If we could just turn off Junk folder, this rule would solve most of the problem

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-09-14T23:17:25+00:00

    This is because Microsoft is preview @ and would lose money from advertisers. Contact the FEDS.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-14T16:50:36+00:00

    It is also happening to me. On a daily basis I receive like +100 spam emails starting with "preview@". It started right when I subscribed for Microsoft 360 (coincidence? idk) but I am really thinking of using gmail from now on because of this stupid spams and no response from Microsoft.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-09-14T06:54:02+00:00

    The problem still hasn't been resolved.

    It's been over a month since this thread was opened and there's been no response from the Microsoft side, other than from @Linda.Wan.

    Silence.
    Why is that?

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