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Title: Received an Empty email? Re Avast Pop-Up, avoid or open to report?
Post by: ImmortalAbsol on January 19, 2022, 04:03:14 PM

When I receive an email I perceive to be phishing, empty/phishing/spear phishing/other, on a platform the would require me to open it before reporting and blocking.

Should I be deleting them on unread or should I be opening them to report it as malicious to email provider and block it?
On one hand they know I've opened it and sell/trade email addresses that click on dubious emails but o the other hand it might help others and at the very least I wont get any more from that address.

If one looks visually identical to the real deal or is good spear phishing, I will always forward it to the imitated companies phishing account and the .Gov.UK phishing account before reporting and blocking, but what about the others?

Title: Re: Received an Empty email? Re Avast Pop-Up, avoid or open to report?
Post by: r@vast on January 20, 2022, 10:23:41 AM

Hi,

In general, if you don't trust the sender, it is best to delete the email without opening it.