Report spam

Report spam in Gmail — with the four heights of help laid out: do it now, make it easier for the next person to accept, work out the right move when you are stuck, and learn the pattern so it stops coming back.

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The four heights

The same task, four distances: today's deadline, the next reviewer, the stuck moment, the pattern.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Report the repeated phishing message from an unknown sender to spam, block the sender, and check…
Report the repeated phishing message from an unknown sender to spam, block the sender, and check that no other team members have marked it safe before you proceed.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before I mark this suspicious message as spam, surface why it looks malicious — the links, urgency…
Before I mark this suspicious message as spam, surface why it looks malicious — the links, urgency language, and spoofed address — and show if anyone else on the thread has received similar messages; flag if it might be a legitimate alert from our provider so we don’t block it mistakenly.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I just reported a message as spam and blocked the sender; now IT is asking whether I accidentally…

I flagged a dodgy message as spam but IT is asking whether it was a legitimate alert

I just reported a message as spam and blocked the sender; now IT is asking whether I accidentally discarded a legitimate alert. I’m worried I silenced a critical notification but can’t tell from the message if it was real. What’s the most likely diagnosis and the fastest checks to confirm whether we should unblock and recover it?

Become — change the pattern

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I keep sending borderline notifications to spam and then IT or security complains when real alerts…

I keep misreporting borderline messages and upsetting IT alerts

I keep sending borderline notifications to spam and then IT or security complains when real alerts are missed. It wastes time and damages trust. What simple decision rule or quick verification step will stop false spam reports while keeping the inbox safe, and how do I get the team to adopt it?

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