How Do I Report Spam in Outlook?
By the Spamtrace team. . 1 minute read.
To report spam in Outlook, select the email, click Report in the toolbar at the top, and choose Report junk. The email moves to your Junk Email folder. To report a scam, choose Report phishing instead. To tell the network that sent it, copy the message source and report it to its abuse team.
How do you report junk email in Outlook?
- Sign in to Outlook on the web and select the email.
- Click Report in the toolbar at the top.
- Choose Report junk. The email moves to your Junk Email folder.
Microsoft changes these menus from time to time. If you do not see Report, look for Junk or the three dots.
How do you report phishing in Outlook?
If an email pretends to be from a company you trust and asks for a password or payment, click Report, then Report phishing. Please do not click any links inside it.
How do you view the message source in Outlook?
To trace a spam email, you need its original text.
- Open the email in Outlook on the web.
- Click the three dots at the top right of the email.
- Click View, then View message source.
- Select all of the text and copy it.
Then paste it into Spamtrace to see who really sent it. Please do not forward the email instead, because forwarding replaces the record of where it came from.
Why does spam keep coming after I report it?
Reporting junk trains the filter on your own account. Spammers change their addresses and wording all the time, so some will always get through. Telling the network that sent the email goes after the source, although it cannot guarantee the spam will stop.