How to block all emails that begin with alert@

I have the exact same problem! It's just incredible to me that for MONTHS, I can get bombarded daily with dozens of unwanted/unsubscribed email solicitations from "alert@...", I can consistently mark them as FISHING and request they be blocked, and they still keep coming.

It doesn't matter that they're going to mu Junk folder, in this day and age WHY can't they just be completely BLOCKED? It's clearly a shady scamming company, all their **** should be frankly blocked from ever being sent in the first place, and certainly by the time it hits anything Microsoft owned it should be rejected out of hand.

I never, ever want any email from anything that starts with "alert@", this should not be a difficult thing to achieve. Glad to see I'm not the only one suffering from their reckless spamming and Microsoft's complete inability to do anything whatsoever to stop them.

Dear S R B

Welcome to Microsoft Community.

I am sorry to hear that you are deeply bothered by this continuous spam and you are trying to find a way to stop it. I know perfectly well how annoying it is since I have already encountered this problem, I will tell you how to deal with it from my experience.

Unfortunately, this spam will still get to your inbox because Outlook mail server didn't reject it, but you can still set up a rule to better manage this spam.

Well, according to your description, since they have something in common, so, yes, you can set up rules in your email client to automatically block or delete emails from specific senders or those that match certain criteria. But still note that these spam messages will still appear in your inbox, but you can move them or delete them right after you receive them.

1.Log in to Outlook.live.com or Outlook new and click on the gear icon in the upper right corner.

2.Select "View all Outlook settings."

3.Go to the "Mail" section and then "Rules."

4.Click on "Add new rule."

5.Name the rule (e.g., "Block Spam Emails").

6.Under "Add a condition," select "Sender address includes."

7.Enter alert to block all emails sender including alert. Repeat for instantinsurance in a new rule.

8.Under "Add an action," select "Delete" or "Move to Junk." Or you can move them to a specific folder to manage them letter.

9.Click "Save."

But even though I suspect that these sender addresses are real, here are the steps to check the e-mail header to find out the real sender of this e-mail for Outlook.com or new Outlook:

1. Open Outlook.com or Outlook new, you can't do it in the Outlook application on your mobile phone.
2. Select the message, and then select ... from this message menu, select View, and then select View Message Source.
3. You have now opened the email header
4. Find X-SID-PRA, this will show you the real sender address. If it is encoded, decode it with a base64 decoder, which you can easily find on the internet.
5. Try blocking the address of the real sender.

This is likely due to a combination of inadequate spam filtering and the sophistication of phishing attacks. If the issue persists after these steps, you may need to consider switching to a different email address and forwarding emails to this new email address.

I sincerely apologize for this inconvenience, thank you for your understanding and cooperation. I wish you all the best in your life and work. :)

Best Regards

Schale.P-MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Maybe those that are trying to problem solve this are thinking about it the wrong way.

So, here goes:

I want to block all email that comes from the address 'alert@...'.

Not just place in a folder, but permanently and automatically block all email from anyone who's address starts with 'alert@'.

I'm pretty sure the answer is going to be a canned response that helps none of us, but worth a shot.

I have the same problem and have not found a solution. It is very aggravating.

i have tried all reporting,blocking,deleating, they keep comeing why can you not just stop them sending them you must have the senders address for them to be able to send thease to private emails what happend to LEGAL ACTION will be taken .