Sending, receiving, and organizing email in Outlook.com
Those messages and links should be treated as suspicious and not clicked, even if the page sometimes shows as “temporarily down.” They look like marketing or phishing-style loan offers, and the safest approach is to block them and keep them out of the inbox.
Use these steps in Outlook.com / Outlook on the web:
- Do not click the links
Suspicious links and unexpected attachments should not be opened. If needed, hover over a link (without clicking) to see the real address and compare it to what is shown, but in this case simply avoid using them. - Mark the messages as junk or phishing
When one of these loan emails arrives:- Select the message in Outlook.com.
- Use the Junk/Spam option to mark it as junk or phishing. This helps move similar messages to the Junk email folder in the future.
- Block the senders
Since the messages are coming from multiple******@gmail.comaddresses, add each unwanted sender to the blocked senders list:- In Outlook.com, open Settings → (Mail) Junk email.
- Add the unwanted email addresses or domains to the blocked senders list.
Messages from those addresses will go directly to the Junk email folder.
- Use the safe senders list only for trusted contacts
Only add people or companies that are fully trusted to the safe senders list so their messages go straight to the inbox. Do not add these loan senders. - Watch Outlook.com safety bars and banners
If Outlook.com shows a yellow or red safety bar at the top of a message, or a banner saying the sender couldn’t be verified, treat the message as unsafe and avoid clicking any links. - General phishing protection
- Be cautious of messages with urgent calls to action, generic greetings, or poor spelling/grammar.
- Be wary of mismatched or strange domains in links.
- Never provide personal or financial information through links in unsolicited emails.
If more help is needed, Outlook.com has built-in Help where additional support can be requested after signing in.
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