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title: "Why do my incoming emails appear in sent items MS Outlook, and how should I solve this problem?"  
description: "Why do my incoming emails appear in sent items MS Outlook, and how should I solve this problem?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2022-01-24  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95173/why-do-my-incoming-emails-appear-in-sent-items-ms-outlook-and-how-should-i-solve-this-problem  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["outlook", "microsoft outlook", "troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do my incoming emails appear in sent items MS Outlook, and how should I solve this problem?

Why do my [incoming emails](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159634/how-to-filter-incoming-emails-in-outlook) appear in sent [items](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/87218/the-most-expensive-dog-items) MS Outlook, and how should I [solve this problem](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95669/my-website-appears-different-in-firefox-and-different-in-chrome-how-do-i-solve-this-problem)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![Why do my incoming emails appear in sent items MS Outlook, and how should I solve this problem?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/496d103a-9681-4a55-b96f-8d0d9e225f5d/images/7df621bc-2bd4-4490-b960-29b319b4cdbf.png) **\**

- **Spam messages in your Sent folder** usually indicate that a hacker has gained access to your email account and is using it to send spam to your address book contacts.
- To prevent this from happening again, you'll need to lock them out of your email account.
- **Check your Junk Folder.**
- Verify your Internet connection and [**Outlook**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95168/how-do-i-fix-common-microsoft-outlook-issues-what-are-the-tips-to-try-to-fix-them) Service.
- Determine if your Inbox is full
- **Reset** the Inbox Filter.
- Check the Blocked Users List
- Move Emails to a Different Folder.
- **Clear Multiple Connected Accounts. Get Rid of Outlook Rules.**

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