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In Outlook, how do you report a message as phishing?

Report, then Report phishing from the ribbon.

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  1. Delete > Mark as read
  2. Report > Report phishing ✔
  3. Move > Archive

Why: The Report button removes the message from your inbox, can alert your security team, and helps Microsoft filter similar mail. Do not just delete it.

Huh, didn't know that: Microsoft says reporting is the fastest way to report the message and remove it from your Inbox.

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Report beats delete. Delete tells nobody, Report tells everybody.
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Answer: Report > Report phishing. The Report button removes the message from your inbox, can alert your security team, and helps Microsoft filter similar mail. Do not just delete it.

  1. Microsoft Support: Protect yourself from phishing support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/protect-yourself-from-phishing-0c7ea947-ba98-3bd9-7184-430e1f860a44
    With the suspicious message selected, choose Report > Report phishing from the ribbon.
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Microsoft Learn: Report messages in Outlook learn.microsoft.com/en-us/defender-office-365/submissions-outlook-report-messages
    Users can report a message as phishing from any email folder.
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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