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Where can I send an email, that Thunderbird reported as "possible scam", for analysis ?

jukkasuomela
jukkasuomela

I received an email from Web We Want mailing list. Thunderbird reported mail as "possible scam" (I can't tell the exact english phrase, UI is translated), which I strongly believe is a false alarm. Is there an interest and a way to send this email for analysis to find out why this happened and if it really is a false alarm.

I received an email from Web We Want mailing list. Thunderbird reported mail as "possible scam" (I can't tell the exact english phrase, UI is translated), which I strongly believe is a false alarm. Is there an interest and a way to send this email for analysis to find out why this happened and if it really is a false alarm.

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Thunderbird uses simple scam detection that looks for similarities to known scam techniques. If it detects any, it will alert you that it MIGHT be a scam message. You should use extra care with the message.

The quoted article lists some of the techniques that a scammer will use, and what Thunderbird looks for.

Thunderbird’s Scam Detection
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbirds-scam-detection

TB-38.3 Win10-PC

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Thunderbird uses simple scam detection that looks for similarities to known scam techniques. If it detects any, it will alert you that it MIGHT be a scam message. You should use extra care with the message.

The quoted article lists some of the techniques that a scammer will use, and what Thunderbird looks for.

Thunderbird’s Scam Detection
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/thunderbirds-scam-detection

TB-38.3 Win10-PC

jukkasuomela
jukkasuomela Question owner

Thanks. I sent a message about this question to the list owner; with the article you gave, they should be able to find out what is it that triggers the alert.