Report Phishing Email and Classify Junk / Non-Junk Email

Report phishing email from Outlook, as well as report and classify phishing, junk and not junk email

Overview

• With Microsoft Outlook’s built-in "Report" message option, you can automatically report phishing, spam and suspicious email to both the Minnesota State Information Security, Risk, and Compliance Team and Microsoft with the click of a button. Note: Notifying the IET Service Center is not necessary.

Outlook Report Classification Options

If you choose Junk, Phishing, or Not Junk, you'll have the option to send a copy of the message along with your message classification to both the Minnesota State Information Security, Risk, and Compliance Team. This information helps hone spam filtering.

Phishing Classification

• This sends all the needed data to the Minnesota State Information Security, Risk, and Compliance Team.
• You do not need to do any additional notifications to Metropolitan State University or the department or person the email appears to be coming from. 

Junk Classification

• Messages that your M365 email account marks as junk are automatically moved to your Junk Email folder. However, spammers and phishing attempts are continually evolving. If you receive a junk email in your inbox, you can use the Report Message button to send the message to help improve spam filtering.

Not Junk classification

• If you find an email in your Junk Email folder that's not spam, you can use the Report message to mark it as a legitimate email, move the message to your Inbox, and report the false positive to help  improve spam filtering.

Report Message Using Outlook Desktop Client

Note: Keep in mind each version of Outlook may look slightly different.

• From Outlook desktop client you can use the Report Message button on an open or unopened email.
  • Single-click on an email to select an email without opening it or from an already opened email message, from the ribbon:
  • Select Report icon, a shield with an exclamation point, and then select, Report Phishing, or Report Junk, classification.

• You can also Right-click on the email and select Report.

• Select Report.

Report Message Using Outlook Web

• From Outlook Web you can report and classify messages as, Junk, Phishing, Not Junk, without having to open the email.
  • Single-click on an email to select an email without opening it and select a classification option.

• You can also report email from the reading pane view.
  • From the email displayed in the reading pane select Report message icon, an envelope with a yellow warning indication, and select a classification option.

• Select Report.