Spam Email Questions and Answers

Plain answers to the questions people ask most about spam and scam email.

Can You Find Out Who Sent a Spam Email?

The name on a spam email is usually fake, but its hidden headers can show the network that sent it. Here is what you can and cannot find out.

How Do I Report Spam in Outlook?

How to mark junk and report phishing in Outlook, and how to view the message source so a spam email can be traced to its real sender.

How Do I Report Spam in Gmail?

How to report a spam email in Gmail, how to report phishing, and how to copy the original email so it can be traced to the real sender.