Blocked email message

Christina Laboy 0 Reputation points
2026-09-02T20:28:19.0366667+00:00

I received the following email message

Outlook.com has blocked your message

Hello Christina Laboy, 

We limit the number of recipients for an email message to help free the world from spammers. We're sorry that it's getting in your way. 

Thanks, The Outlook.com Team

What exactly does this mean, and what message was blocked??? Please respond

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  1. Erland Sommarskog 137.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2026-09-02T20:35:58.99+00:00

    Check the From line carefully, particularly the address. Also inspect any links by hovering over them.

    I have not seen this mail (I don't use outlook.com), but it sounds very much like a scam of some sort. And if the From address is some random domain, or links are pointing to strange places you've never heard of before, it definitely is a scam. Don't click on any links!

    Note that the From address may actually be microsoft.com, as the spammers may be to trick that. But the links will always go to mysterious places on the web where you should not go.

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