Report Suspicious Message to Microsoft from Outlook using "Report Message"

Use the "Report Message" add-in in Outlook to assist Microsoft in enhancing spam filters, instead of sending them to the service desk or marking them as junk.

Outlook Desktop App

  • Change your Report Message Options to automatically send a report to Microsoft.
    1. On the Desktop app, Click Home from the Outlook ribbon.
    2. Click the Report Message button from the Home section.
    3. Choose Options.

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      [Report Message button with Options... highlighted]
    4. Make sure there is a check mark to the left of "Ask me before sending a report"

  • Using the Report Message button in the Desktop App

    1. With a message opened, click Report Message button from the ribbon and choose Junk,  Phishing, or Not Junk and a message will appear on the screen asking if you would like to report this message.
    2. Click the Report button.

Outlook - Web App (OWA)

  • Using the Report Message button in OWA to Report Phishing or Junk
    1. With a message opened, click the drop down arrow to the right of the Report message icon.
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      [Report message icon showing options, Report phishing and Report junk]
    2. Choose Report phishing or Report junk and a message appears to click ok to report this message.

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