Junk Emails Suddenly going to Inbox Feb 2023

Anonymous
2023-02-20T11:38:13+00:00

Hi, I had my hotmail account for over 20 years and I never had an issue like this. As of this morning at 4am ALL of my junk emails are going to my inbox. No settings have been amended.

Since I've had this account for many years every 5 minutes I receive a junk in my inbox. Ive searched for a solution online but all I can see is for outlook and not outlook/hotmail 365. I've tried everything at this point, from rules to flagging wit no help. Has anyone experienced the same? Microsoft doesnt seem to have a customer service team to help?

Many thanks

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T15:30:07+00:00

    I am experiencing the same problem as of this morning, February 20, 2023 all my junk mail started going into my regular email box, on my phone and my Windows PC both. I have filters set to contacts only so it is definitely not my end.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T15:28:00+00:00

    Because I looked at the typed address behind the hypertext and I pinged it. It's coming from a legit Microsoft email account, but it's certainly a phishing attempt because the info is fake, and the links have redirects that don't go to Microsoft.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T15:27:31+00:00

    I am having the same issue and it is incredibly frustrating! I tried the Contact Support and discovered that is not working either. Microsoft needs to address this issue immediately.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T15:27:19+00:00

    Same thing has been happening to me at the same time today. Haven’t had a problem in 20 years until now. I did some Internet searching and it seems that this has been happening to people on and off for many years and I can’t figure out if it’s ever been resolved for them. Very annoying. The replies from Support are not helpful. They do not resolve the problem.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T15:25:39+00:00

    Same here! I haven't tried to contact microsoft as it appears to be ineffective anyhow. Maybe some type of cyber attack??? This is SUPER ANNOYING

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