• Phishing is a type of online scam where criminals impersonate legitimate organizations via email, text message, advertisement or other means in order to steal sensitive information. This is usually done by including a link that will appear to take you to the company’s website to fill in your information – but the website is a clever fake and the information you provide goes straight to the crooks behind the scam.

    How to report an email as phishing through Microsoft Outlook.

    Using the Outlook Desktop client (in the upper right corner of the window):

    Using Microsoft Outlook Web (O365):

    Using Outlook Mobile on the phone:

    • Click on the three dots.
    • Choose Report junk folder
    • Select Phishing