How to block a contact from email

Question

I keep receiving an email from a person pretending to be someone else. How to I block and report them as a spammer? I want this individual person reported because they are pretending to be a veteran.

Answer 1

Hi, I'm John! I will help you with this.

Are these spam emails showing up in your Inbox, or are they already going into Junk Email? That helps me figure out what’s happening on your end.

If they’re landing in your Inbox, here’s something you can do to start blocking them:

• At the top of your Outlook page, select Settings.
• Choose Mail > Junk email.
• Under Blocked senders and domains, select Add blocked sender.
• Enter the email address you want to block. If you want to block an entire domain (for example, everything from @spamdomain.com), you can enter the domain name instead.
• Select OK, then Save.

For more, please see "Filter junk email and spam in Outlook" https://support.microsoft.com/office/filter-junk-email-and-spam-in-outlook-db786e79-54e2-40cc-904f-d89d57b7f41d

Also, did this start suddenly today, or has it been happening for a while? A sudden wave like this can sometimes mean your email was exposed somewhere.

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Regards,

John J.D.

Answer 2

This feature was not available in my email.

1. Block the Sender:
   • Open the email from the sender you want to block.
   • Click on the three dots (more options) in the email header.
   • Select Block. This will prevent future emails from this sender from appearing in your inbox.

I am also not able to find the Report Spam feature.

Answer 3

To block a contact and report them as a spammer in Outlook, you can follow these steps:

1. Block the Sender:
   • Open the email from the sender you want to block.
   • Click on the three dots (more options) in the email header.
   • Select Block. This will prevent future emails from this sender from appearing in your inbox.
2. Report as Spam:
   • After blocking the sender, you can also report the email as spam. In the same menu, look for an option to Report Spam or Report Phishing. This helps Microsoft improve their spam filtering.
3. Use the Tenant Allow/Block List (if applicable):
   • If you have administrative access, you can add the sender's email address to the Tenant Allow/Block List in Microsoft 365. This can be done through the Domains & email addresses tab on the Tenant Allow/Block Lists page.
   • You can also use PowerShell to create block entries for domains and email addresses if you prefer that method.

By following these steps, you can effectively block the unwanted contact and report them for their actions.