Overview
If you receive a spam message, phishing, or a suspicious email, please report it by clicking the 'Report Phish' button located in Outlook. If you're uncertain if the message is legit, it is best to report it still!
In Outlook software, the button should be in the ribbon to the far right.
In the web, the button may appear in the ribbon or in the message near the option to Forward. If it does not, click on the "waffle" icon to see more apps. It will be located there.
On the Outlook mobile app, click on the three dots next to the sender
Then scroll to the bottom of the options that show to find the Report Phish button
Issue
What is spam?
Spam is unsolicited junk email sent indiscriminately in bulk, often for commercial purposes. Much of it is sent by botnets, networks of virus-infected computers, complicating the process of tracking down the spammers. According to various estimates, about 80% of all email in the world may be spam.
What is phishing?
Phishing is the practice of defrauding users into giving up their usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, and other personal information. Phishing emails will often try to get you to click on links that take you to fake websites. They often pretend to be from organizations such as a bank, PayPal, Amazon, or even TeamDynamix.
Never respond to email asking you to provide personal information. A&M-Victoria will never ask you for personal information by email.
Steps on forwarding an email as an attachment for several popular email clients and web browsers
Microsoft Outlook (Windows)
Highlight the message, press Ctrl + Alt + F
--or--
Highlight or Open the message, on the "Home" tab under the "More" option
of the "Respond" group choose Forward as attachment
--or--
Open a new message, drag and drop the message(s) to be forwarded into the
body of the new message.
Office 365 Outlook Web Access - (OWA)
Open a new message, drag and drop message(s) into the new message window
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Microsoft Outlook (Mac)
Highlight the message, Control+Command+J ( ^⌘J )
--or--
Highlight the message, on the home ribbon click on attachment
--or--
Highlight the message, on the Message menu select attachment
Office 365 Outlook Web Access - (OWA)
Open a new message, drag and drop message(s) into the new message window
Mac OS X Mail
Highlight message, select Forward as Attachment from the menu
Troubleshooting
Further troubleshooting advice will be provided once the spam or phishing email is received.
Additional Information
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