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Don't hide the REAL email address of the sender. Outlook only shows a coloured circle with a letter, dangerous spams are hidden this way.

Dangerous spams use a false but trusted looking address as name. The real address that actually shows its a spam is hidden behind a useless coloured circle in outlook.

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  • Terry Massen commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Don't understand why you have done this. Most users l know are capable of recognising spam emails. Others will be wary of anything they can't recognise.

  • Steve Hurcombe commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    110% this. We need to see all the things that could indicate a scam, you get them on a desktop. I'd want to preview links as well.

  • Jonathan Sheen commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I'm an IT Professional and I've nearly been caught out by one. It was relating to PayPal, claiming my account had unusual activity. It's only when I pressed the link, I noticed that the web address was incorrect.

    The mail was a clone of what PayPal would send, just with the links changed. The dead giveaway would have been the E-mail address which was hidden. Which was a standard Gmail account.

  • bevie54@bell.net commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    The sender name helps for searching and sorting emails as well as for security reasons. Please restore.

  • ken buck commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    why would ms want to fix that they set it up that way mmm right ms

  • Marie Pitcherella commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    my organization frequently sends out simulated phishing attacks - can't spot 'em if the full email address is obfuscated!
    I know it saves screen real estate, so at least have this as a setting that can be enabled. thanks!

  • Isaac Cable commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I went to tech school and spammers were one of the first lessons in school. It's very difficult to get rid of them but once you do, another spammer will take their place. it's like drug dealers. So, I agree by making it easier for us and big tech companies by NOT Hiding e-mail addresses. I underatand the use of disposable e-mail addresses but e-mail addresses should never be hidden from people; they are never private or secure enough anyways.

  • Chris Rosenbaum commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I agree, it is not currently possible to see the whole email address if it is long, and these phishers exploit it long email addresses

  • Andrew Dunn commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    Can you block dishonest, Bitcoin platform senders , and show there original ip adresses please please

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