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
    2023-02-20T15:10:39+00:00

    Same issue here just happened overnight. Haven't touched the safe-list settings in years

    Do not click on any of those warning messages about people accessing your account in Russia, etc. BTW. They are spam.

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T15:03:19+00:00

    Look closely at who sent you that email. Its junk

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T14:56:31+00:00

    I’ve got the same problem, though I just received a message from Microsoft that said my account has been accessed by someone in Russia. Who knows what’s really going on.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T14:51:49+00:00

    It's got to be a Microsoft issue here, since so many of us are seeing the same thing.

    I have more than one hotmail account but only one of them is being slammed with SPAM mail to my focused and other boxes.

    The other account I only use for important notifications and not for anything else.

    Plus, I can no longer find any mail settings to change or revise.

    A second thing I'm seeing is most of the new tabs are showing as NOT SECURE, even though I know many of them have been secure until today.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-02-20T14:45:22+00:00

    I'm having exactly the same problem. Have had my email address for as long as I can remember, but never had an issue like this. I can't find any info on it, apart from seeing here that it is happening to others too. Hope they sort it out quickly; it's a real pain!

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