How to Report Phishing Emails in Microsoft Outlook

Outlook Desktop App (Windows & Mac)

New Outlook for Windows

  1. Open Outlook and select suspicious email.
  2. Right-click the email or open it on the reading pane.
  3. Click “Report” in the context menu.
  4. Select “Phishing” to report the email.
    • Alternatively, use the “Report Phishing” button in the ribbon if available.

Legacy Outlook Versions

  1. Open the email.
  2. Right-click and choose “Report” > “Report as Phishing.”
    • Or go to the “Home” tab, click “Junk”, and select “Report as Phishing.”

      If you don’t see the Report button, you may need to install the Report Phishing add-in:

      • Go to “Get Add-ins” in the ribbon.
      • Search for “Report Phishing” and click Add.
Outlook Mobile App (iOS & Android)

Standard Method

  1. Open the Outlook app and tap the suspicious email.
  2. Tap the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner.
  3. Select “Report Phishing” from the options.
Outlook on the Web (Outlook.com)
  1. Log into your Outlook.com account.
  2. Select the phishing email.
  3. Click the “Report” button in the toolbar.
  4. Choose “Phishing.”
  5. The email will be moved to Junk and reported to Microsoft.