System 411

Thursday Jul 06, 2017

Reporting Suspected SPAM messages to the SPAMSTOP mailbox

Reporting Suspected SPAM messages to the SPAMSTOP mailbox

Users are reminded to report all instances of suspected SPAM messages to SPAMSTOP@uspto.gov for investigation and updated filtering. Users must send the suspected spam message as an attachment to a new email message with the subject line of “Suspicious Email”. Instructions on how to attach the message can be found below. Once reported, users shall then delete the suspected spam email from their mailbox.

1. Click on New Email.

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2. Drag and Drop email into the new email body of the new email message.

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3. Type in field To: SPAMSTOP@USPTO.GOV

4. Type in field Subject: Suspicious Email  (Note: the Subject line cannot be blank)

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5. Click Send.

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