Multi attempts to hack my outlook email accout

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After the update on the outlook, im now getting 100`s of emails sending me a code to change my account. Just in the last 30 mins I received over 20 emails with loads of different codes.

This has been going on now for more than a year, and getting sick and tired of deleting these messages from microsoft. I am assuming someone or some people are trying to hack my account. Also received a lot of "blackmail" emails with my email address, but with numbers or letters added onto the end, (before the @hotmail.com).

Is there any way to stop this or get microsoft/outlook to fix these hacking attempts?

Thanks

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Tonyart&nbsp;&nbsp;Surely Microsoft can't stop the attackers, but what you're describing can be reported to the Police - only they can help explain the problem.&nbsp;To make sure your system is not infected, run a scan:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/security/intelligence/safety-scanner-download?view=o365-worldwidehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/how-malware-can-infect-your-pc-872bf025-623d-735d-1033-ea4d456fb76b

tonyart · Answer

Deleted&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks for the link,&nbsp; MS&nbsp; still has a care of duty to protect their customers and users.&nbsp; There is a "report" option for emails, I must have sent thousands of report`s but these to my opinion most likely just get ignored.&nbsp;Reporting to the police in the UK is a complete waste of time.&nbsp; We no longer have "proper" policing, unless it ticks all their boxes they wont do anything,&nbsp; the system now is a complete joke to what it used to be.

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Tonyart&nbsp;&nbsp;[Does this mean they have your password and are only missing the verification code?Marking an email as "Junk" and blocking a sender can result in two different things - Microsoft Community HubIn this discussion below I have added official links where you can report fake senders, it's a good idea -&gt;&nbsp;Excessive Spam, Junk Mail from "geeksquad" email address? - Page 5 - Microsoft Community Hub&nbsp;

tonyart · Answer

I doubt they have my password, since getting the messages from microsoft I have been changing my password though now it`s getting annoying to keep doing so.The passcode (7 digit number or so) yea I think that verification code. Cant remember what its for, I deleted the email so I cannot recap it lol.for direct scam emails, I have reported as phishing/scam and reported as a "concern". Also those are usually in my junk folder, but I do block them yet I still get many more once they figured out that I have blocked them

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