What's the point of reporting an e-mail as a phishing scam?

lolapolooza · 2021-03-01 18:43:54

I don't mean the theoretical answer, that they COULD use the report for something, I mean the actual benefit?

I've gotten daily Hotmail e-mails claiming to be Apple-related that are phishing scams for years, and reported many of them, they keep coming daily. I don't see any benefit from reporting them.

HanBaoCinch · 2021-03-01 18:47:55

Switch to gmail and you very likely won't see these scam emails again.

Drassen · 2021-03-02 05:35:03

Like New York Lottery say's, "Hey - You never know!"

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Ollester · 2021-03-02 05:43:58

Maybe it's like those pedestrian crossing lights where the button isn't connected to anything other than an illuminated sign telling you to 'wait'? It makes one feel better to report it?

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#1 2021-03-01 18:43:54

What's the point of reporting an e-mail as a phishing scam?

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