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What to expect when you report a suspected phishing Web site

Article ID: 930170

Article Last Modified on 10/27/2007

APPLIES TO

Windows Internet Explorer 7
MSN 9.2 Premium Internet Software
Windows Live Toolbar

SUMMARY

This article describes what to do if you have reported a Web site that you believe has been falsely designated as a "reported phishing site" or as "suspicious" by the Windows Internet Explorer 7 Phishing Filter, but nothing happened.

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Web sites that are flagged for phishing are evaluated by a human grader. If our graders cannot confirm that the Web site is a phishing Web site, the Web site cannot be added to our block list. Only confirmed phishing Web sites are blocked.

For more information about the Internet Explorer 7 anti-phishing filter, visit the following Web sites:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/online/phishing_filter.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

If you suspect that you have been the victim of fraud, visit the following Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/phishingrespond.mspx

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Microsoft KB Archive/930170

What to expect when you report a suspected phishing Web site

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