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Government report@phishing.gov.uk email address bouncing emails

Can't forward dodgy emails - being bounced with message "Message blocked because it contains content identified as spam".

Er, isn't that rather the point? 

Have I got a particularly virulent email in my inbox, looks pretty much like the other stuff that usually ends up in Junk?

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  • QrizB
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    Regarding the bounce message, is it your mail service refusing to send it, or HMG refusing to accept delivery?
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  • QrizB said:
    Regarding the bounce message, is it your mail service refusing to send it, or HMG refusing to accept delivery?
    It's the latter I think 
    Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups:
    report@phishing.gov.uk
    Your message wasn't delivered because the recipient's email provider rejected it.
    Diagnostic information for administrators:
    Generating server: WA2P291MB0065.POLP291.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM
    report@phishing.gov.uk
    Remote server returned '554 5.7.0 < #5.7.520 smtp;550 5.7.520 Message blocked because it contains content identified as spam. AS(9540)>'

    followed by all the usual message headers


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