Report Phishing button
The Report Phishing button is a Microsoft Add-in that makes it easy for users to report phishing emails to Microsoft and the ITS security team. The Report phishing button will be available on the Outlook desktop app and Outlook on the web.
How to use it
- Select the phishing email
- Click the Report Phishing button
- A pop-up will appear asking if you want to report the phishing email. Select Report or Don’t Report.
Regardless of your selection, the email will be deleted from the inbox and moved to the deleted items folder.
If you report an email in error, you can retrieve the email from your Trash/Deleted Items.
Note: The button will appear in a different location in the Outlook desktop app versus Outlook on the web.
Phishing button – desktop application:
The phishing button will appear in the main menu at the top right as shown below.
Desktop view of the phishing button: Appears at top right in the main bar menu
Phishing button – Outlook on the web (browser window):
The phishing button will appear at the top right of an opened email as shown below. If you don’t see it, click the “More actions” menu (…)
Online view of the phishing button: shows at top right of an opened email or in the “More actions” menu (…)
When to use it
Click the Report phishing button anytime you believe you have received a phishing email or any potentially dangerous email. Any emails you report using the Phishing report button will be automatically deleted from your inbox and moved to the deleted items folder. The emails you report will also be forwarded to the ITS Security team to help identify phishing campaigns and to Microsoft to improve the SPAM filtering.
Note: This button should only be used to mark emails with malicious intent. Other nuisance emails, such as spam or marketing emails, should be flagged using the “Junk Email” feature.
When in doubt, please contact the ITS Service Desk for assistance: Information Technology Services
For more information on scams and how to protect yourself, visit the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.