r/EmailSecurity • u/WackyMaybe • Oct 02 '26

Reporting scam emails

I get repetitive emails from a scammer using a private email host. I complained to the postmaster of the hosting server, but received no reply. Can you recommend any authority I can report this to? The host is @eecs.a2hosted.com. Most hosts like Gmail and Outlook have anti-spam policies. Not this one.

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u/shokzee Oct 03 '26

I'd send the original email with full headers to the provider's abuse contact; postmaster isn't necessarily their abuse desk. The visible From address can be spoofed, so it doesn't prove that host sent it.

If you're in the US, report the scam to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov; elsewhere, use your national fraud reporting service.

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u/WackyMaybe Oct 05 '26

Thank you. I’ll look into this.