Excessive junk email

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Excessive junk email

Simon Learoyd 0

Every day, I find an excessive amount of junk email in my junk folder. Most of it is easily categorised as junk. Why do you allow such a vast amount of junk into your domain, when you could prevent most of it entering. The sources and contents of the junk email are very clear.

John Jefferson Doyon 89,935 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-10-18T21:06:59.3+00:00
Hi, @Simon Learoyd

This forum is public, users here can only provide info and steps.

Since these emails are already being moved to your Junk Email folder, the filtering system is identifying them as junk. You can leave them there, as Outlook.com automatically deletes junk email after 30 days.

Are most of the junk emails coming from the same senders or from different email addresses?

Are you receiving similar spam emails in your Inbox, or are they all being correctly moved to your Junk Email folder?

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.

Thanks!

Your answer

John Jefferson Doyon 89,935 Reputation points Independent Advisor

2026-10-18T21:06:59.3+00:00

Hi, @Simon Learoyd

This forum is public, users here can only provide info and steps.

Since these emails are already being moved to your Junk Email folder, the filtering system is identifying them as junk. You can leave them there, as Outlook.com automatically deletes junk email after 30 days.

Are most of the junk emails coming from the same senders or from different email addresses?

Are you receiving similar spam emails in your Inbox, or are they all being correctly moved to your Junk Email folder?

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.

Thanks!