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How do I report spam email?

How do I report spam email?

Forward suspicious mail to OIT's spam collection address: spam@uci.edu

Follow instructions below to forward the message with full headers (also called the full original message) so that it can be blocked.

The instructions below are adapted from OIT's page here: https://uci.service-now.com/kb_view_customer.do?sysparm_article=KB0010287

UCI Gmail

Open the suspicious message
Click the three dots next to Reply near the top-right of the message
Select Show original
Copy the entire text and paste it into a new message
Send it to spam@uci.edu

Outlook

Select the suspicious message
In the menu bar click on More just to the right of the Forward button, then select Forward as Attachment
A new email will open with the original email as an attachment
Send it to spam@uci.edu

macOS Mail

In the menu bar click View → Message → Long Headers
Click on the suspicious message to highlight it, and then click on the Forward button
Send it to spam@uci.edu

Thunderbird

In the menu bar click View → Headers → All
Click on the suspicious message to highlight it, and then click on the Forward button
Send it to spam@uci.edu
After forwarding the message with full headers, you can switch back to normal headers by selecting View > Headers > Normal