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We get a lot of spam at ACC. Your email address is a tempting target.
We get hundreds of these a week, so be smart about evaluating the authenticity of messages you receive.
Think before you click on reply or an attachment!
If a message looks fishy, it probably is. Some key indicators that a message might be spam:
- The Sent from name does not match the sent from email address
- The email address domain (like @arapahoe.edu) does not match the message, or seem legitimate
- Grammar may be sketchy
- Requests are unusual (asking for personal or work information, or purchases requested by someone unknown)
- There are more tell-tale signs, but trust your instincts. If something seems off about a message, it’s probably spam.
When you receive a suspected spam or phishing message, simply drag it into your Z-SPAM folder and the
security system will take over from there.
Moving a message to the Z-SPAM folder in Outlook for Windows 10
- Right-click on the spam message or suspicious email
- Find Move in the pop-up menu and click to see more options
- In the sub-menu, select Other Folder...
- Scroll down in the Move Items window until you find Public Folders -
- Select the Z-SPAM folder
- Click OK to finish moving the offending message into the Z-SPAM folder
That's it. You don't need to do anything else. Now the email system will start blocking messages with similar address information.
Moving a message to the Z-SPAM folder in Outlook for MacOS
In the MacOS Outlook client, you first need to subscribe to the Z-SPAM Folder.
- Click on Tools in the icon ribbon near the top of the Outlook window
- In the Tools ribbon, click Public Folders
- Locate and click Z-SPAM in the Public Folders pop-up window
- Click Subscribe when Z-SPAM is highlighted
- Now you can drag messages into the Z-SPAM folder inside the Subscribed Public Folders folder on the left side of your Outlook window.
That's it. You don't need to do anything else. Now the email system will start blocking messages with similar address information.
