{"id":7383,"date":"2025-04-11T12:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/?p=7383"},"modified":"2025-04-11T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:04:15","slug":"how-to-report-phishing-emails-in-outlook-a-step-by-step-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/how-to-report-phishing-emails-in-outlook-a-step-by-step-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Report Phishing Emails in Outlook: A Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cover-Images-2025-03-21T212257.331.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cover-Images-2025-03-21T212257.331-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cover-Images-2025-03-21T212257.331-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cover-Images-2025-03-21T212257.331-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cover-Images-2025-03-21T212257.331-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cover-Images-2025-03-21T212257.331-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Cover-Images-2025-03-21T212257.331.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Phishing emails are deceptive messages designed to trick you into revealing personal information or installing malicious software. Reporting these emails helps protect your account and assists in improving Microsoft&#8217;s security measures. Here&#8217;s how you can report phishing emails in Outlook:\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cxcs.microsoft.net\/static\/public\/microsoft-365\/neutral\/0c4a3f6d-af69-4e42-b163-513176d6b1f1\/6ba4b39ebebbf0fe966c8a8aec5eb1f6a9c9d64b.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>For Outlook on the Web (Outlook.com):<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Sign In:<\/strong> Log into your Outlook.com account.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Select the Email:<\/strong> In your inbox, click the checkbox next to the phishing email you wish to report.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Report as Phishing:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>At the top of the message list, click on the &#8220;Report&#8221; button.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the dropdown menu, select &#8220;Phishing&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Confirmation:<\/strong> The email will be moved to your Junk Email folder, and Microsoft will be notified to enhance their spam filters.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/80171217843\/original\/qOC5MpfeQW2gu7rqv1m9TGMlVz7olHP1rA.png?1671701845\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"251\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>For Outlook Desktop Application (Windows):<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ol class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Open Outlook:<\/strong> Launch the Outlook application on your computer.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Select the Email:<\/strong> In your inbox, click to highlight the phishing email.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Access the Report Feature:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to the &#8220;Home&#8221; tab in the ribbon at the top.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the &#8220;Report&#8221; button. If you don&#8217;t see this option, you may need to add the &#8220;Report Phishing&#8221; add-in:\u200b\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click &#8220;Get Add-ins&#8221; in the ribbon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search for &#8220;Report Phishing&#8221; and click &#8220;Add.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Report as Phishing:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>After adding the add-in, select the phishing email again.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click &#8220;Report&#8221; in the ribbon, then choose &#8220;Phishing.&#8221;\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Confirmation:<\/strong> The email will be moved to your Junk Email folder, and Microsoft will receive a report to improve their spam filters.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mswalker.zendesk.com\/hc\/article_attachments\/16185226179476\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"243\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>For Outlook Mobile App (iOS and Android):<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-black-color has-text-color\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-medium-font-size\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Open the App:<\/strong> Launch the Outlook app on your mobile device.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Select the Email:<\/strong> Tap on the phishing email to open it.\u200b<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Access More Options:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap the three-dot menu (\u22ee) at the top right corner of the email.\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/how-do-i-report-phishing-or-junk-email-e8d1134d-bb16-4361-8264-7f44c853dc6b?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Report as Junk:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tap &#8220;Report Junk.&#8221;\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/how-do-i-report-phishing-or-junk-email-e8d1134d-bb16-4361-8264-7f44c853dc6b?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Support<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose &#8220;Phishing&#8221; from the options provided.\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/answers.microsoft.com\/en-us\/outlook_com\/forum\/all\/how-do-i-directly-report-phishing-or-suspicous\/bf566d09-362f-421f-a1b7-afce50895065?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Microsoft Answers+1Gettysburg College+1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Confirmation:<\/strong> The email will be moved to your Junk folder, and Microsoft will be notified to enhance their spam filters.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/office\/phishing-and-suspicious-behavior-in-outlook-0d882ea5-eedc-4bed-aebc-079ffa1105a3\">Microsoft Support<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,22],"tags":[32,26,88],"class_list":["post-7383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-pro-tips","tag-exchangedefender","tag-outlook","tag-phishing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7383"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7388,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7383\/revisions\/7388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.exchangedefender.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}