Im getting invitations on my calendar to meeting from a scammer. I press decline but it doesn’t go away

Question

noreply@[PII: Removed].com This is the address it changes all the time but I refuses to go away.

Answer 1

Hi sam cintron, 

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

Answer 2

SPAM Calendar Events

If your problem matches the one described in this post:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5597205/prevent-pfishing-calendar-items

Microsoft is aware of the problem but there is currently no fix. There are no Rules you can create or settings you can change in the Outlook client that will stop these SPAM Calendar Events.

You can vote for and comment on this Feature Request:
https://feedbackportal.microsoft.com/feedback/idea/29cad13e-0948-f011-a2da-7c1e529ed9e2
(You must "Sign In" at the top right before you can vote).

Possible Workarounds, but only if you are in an IT Managed Environment

If your organization has a Microsoft Defender for Office 365 subscription, there are steps you can take to mitigate the impact:

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftdefenderforoffice365blog/strengthening-calendar-security-through-enhanced-remediation/4456876

If you are in an IT Managed environment there are Mail Flow Rules that your IT Admin can implement that will block all external Calendar invites (and allow for specific exceptions):

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5558001/how-to-prevent-calendar-invites-from-external-sour

Answer 3

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Dear sam cintron, 

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A forum. I understand you’re receiving repeated spam meeting invitations in your Outlook.com calendar, and declining them does not remove them. I am happy to assist you. 

Please try these steps:  

• Stop Outlook.com from auto-adding these invites to your calendar  
  • In Outlook on the web (Outlook.com) go to Settings (gear) > View all Outlook settings > Calendar > Events from email, then set each category to “Don’t show event summaries in email or on my calendar”, and Save. This reduces/blocks calendar items that are generated from email-based event content. 
• Remove the existing spam item without encouraging more (avoid Decline going forward) 
  • Instead of responding, delete the invitation message from your mailbox and report it as junk/phishing where available. Please do not accept/decline these invitations and delete/movethem to Junk instead, because responding can encourage more spam.
• Add a mailbox-level filter so new spam invites are handled automatically 
  • Create a rule / Junk email setting in Outlook.com to automatically delete or move meeting invitations from suspicious/unknown senders to Junk. From Outlook.com settings (Settings > View all Outlook settings > Junk email).  
• If you still can’t delete the calendar entry cleanly in the web/new Outlook UI 
  • If you have access to Classic Outlook for Windows, you can remove the spam event by deleting it and choosing “Do Not Send a Response”  

Thank you for your time and have a lovely day! Please feel free to let me know how it goes.

Answer 4

Those invitations are almost certainly spam or phishing attempts being sent as meeting requests. Declining only sends a response; it does not block the sender or prevent new invitations.

Take these steps to protect the account and reduce these invitations:

1. Treat them as phishing
   • Do not click any links or attachments in the meeting description.
   • If the sender or domain looks strange (misspellings, unusual domain like the one shown), assume it is malicious.
2. Block or report the sender in Outlook.com / Outlook on the web
   • Open the invitation in Outlook on the web.
   • Use the options (… or right‑click) to block the sender or mark as junk/phishing if available in the interface.
   • After blocking/reporting, delete the invitation.
3. Be cautious with any related Teams chats
   • If a chat or meeting request appears in Microsoft Teams from an external account that looks suspicious, do not accept it. Use Block instead of Accept when prompted.
   • Only accept chats or meetings from people and domains that are clearly trusted.
4. General phishing hygiene
   • Watch for mismatched or misspelled domains (for example, anything that looks like a variation of a known brand or service).
   • If a message or meeting appears to come from an organization but seems suspicious, contact that organization using a phone number or website you find yourself (not from the message) to verify.
   • After reporting, delete the message or invitation.

If these invitations continue or the account shows other suspicious behavior (unexpected drafts, rules, or forwarding), sign in to Outlook on the web, review Mail → Rules and Mail → Forwarding for anything unknown and remove it, then change the account password and keep multi‑factor authentication enabled.

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