Reporting Suspicious or Malicious Email

Question

How do I report email as suspicious or malicious?

Is this email a scam or phishing?

Products or Services Involved

  • Outlook 365
  • Outlook Mobile for IOS
  • Outlook Mobile for Android

Instructions

  1. If the email is in your Junk folder, you do not need to report it
  2. Click the suspicious email 
  3. Click Phish Alert
        

 

Microsoft 365

  1. In Microsoft 365, the Phish Alert Button will appear in the Apps tab in an open email, as shown below.

 

iOS

  1. Phish Alert Button (PAB)  iOS

 

Android

  1. Phish Alert Button (PAB) Android
    • Uploaded Image (Thumbnail)

 

Outlook

  1. Phish Alert Button (PAB) Outlook Desktop
    In Outlook, the Phish Alert Button will appear in the top banner 
    Note: If you need help finding PAB button in Outlook
  2. Click Report Phish
  3. If Phish Alert does not work, restart the computer

Note: When viewing an email in Outlook Mobile, you will need to click on the second More Options menu   or   and then select Phish Alert.  This will be located next to the sender's name and the subject of the message

Note: When viewing an email in outlook.office.com, you will need to click on the More Actions menu    in the top right corner of the message and then select Phish Alert V2.  This will be located next to the Reply All  and Forward  buttons.

Note:  Reporting Phishing from Shared Department Account
Note:  Sanford employees with a mail forward do not have the phish alert button

Need More Help?

If you need further assistance, please contact contact the Service Desk

ITS Staff Only

  1. Follow the steps in the Article Processing Malicious Emails Reported by Customers
  2. When a phishing email from our Phishing Campaign is reported from a Sanford employee with a mail forward, see article SSOM Successful Phishing Campaign
  3. Vendor soc@ren-isac.net reported a compromised credential Verifying reported credentials
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