We've Blocked Your Account! Your photos and videos will be deleted. Message contains special symbols.

KENNY KIRBERGER 20 Reputation points
2026-01-28T18:21:25.39+00:00

Received a scam e-mail "We've Blocked Your Account! Your photos and videos will be deleted." containing special symbols "cloud support team ®️<notifications@✔️cloudservice✔️> on behalf of cloud support team ®️ invited you". I can't block it or report it as Phishing. I try to Block it and get a message that I can't block myself. I also can't report it as Phishing as I do not even get that option when I right click to view my options. Only report a concern shows. I just delete it as it is in my Junk Folder.

Outlook | Windows | New Outlook for Windows | For home

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Alice-N 13,250 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2026-01-29T04:40:30.36+00:00

Dear KENNY KIRBERGER 

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A Community. I understand you’re seeing a scam email in New Outlook for Windows (home) and that you cannot block it (“you can’t block yourself”) and don’t see Report phishing in the right‑click menu. I am happy to assist you. Please follow these steps: 

The reason you see “you can’t block yourself” is that the message likely spoofs your address. Outlook’s anti‑phishing protections treat these differently, so the simple Block action is suppressed. In these cases, use Report phishing or the [****@office365.microsoft.com]** method instead. 

Optionally, you can confirm that the message is spoofed. Open the message, go to More actions > View > View message details, and check the From and Authentication‑Results (SPF/DKIM/DMARC) fields. Discrepancies indicate spoofing. This is only for verification—do not click any links. 

To report the message, use the ribbon rather than the right‑click menu. Open the message, then on the ribbon select Report > Report phishing. New Outlook supports reporting from any folder when user‑reporting is enabled on the account. This removes the message from your mailbox and sends it to Microsoft to improve filters. 

If the Report button isn’t available, you can submit the message directly to Microsoft. Forward the email as an attachment to [****@office365.microsoft.com]** when the in‑product Report option isn’t present. (Do not simply forward; attach the original so full headers are preserved.) 

Another option is to use Outlook on the web (OWA) to report from the same mailbox. Sign in at Outlook.com / outlook.live.com, open the message, and choose Report > Report phishing. The web client exposes the built‑in Report control for consumer accounts even if your Windows client ribbon doesn’t show it. 

To keep the domain out of view going forward, you can configure a server‑side setting. In Outlook on the web, go to Settings > Mail > Junk email, add the offending email address or domain under Blocked senders and domains, and click Save. Future mail from those senders will go straight to Junk Email (auto‑purged after retention). Note: this won’t help when the message spoofs your own address (self‑to‑self), but it is effective for consistent external domains. 

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  1. KENNY KIRBERGER 20 Reputation points
    2026-01-30T17:33:19.0233333+00:00

    I was able to use a previous version of Outlook to report this as phishing, once I did that the e-mail was deleted. So I now have a good option to at least report on these types of e-mails. THANKS ALICE!

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  2. Alice-N 13,250 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
    2026-01-29T23:56:55.0933333+00:00

    Hi KENNY KIRBERGER 

    I hope you are doing well ! I just want to check if you have had a chance to test the steps earlier? Please let me know if they helped resolve the issue or if you are still experiencing any difficulties. I am here to assist you further.

    Best Regards

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