Check incoming emails for spoofing and IP reputation risks

Automatically scans new Outlook emails for spoofing signs and flags risky sender IP addresses before they reach you.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs; all paths must finish before it continues.

Pattern: Parallel Split (2) ยท Synchronisation (3)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationAPI & Webhook Integration
Connects
OutlookIPQualityScoreIP-API

The problem it solves

You can't manually check every email header for spoofing or verify sender IP reputation, so risky messages slip past you. One phishing email that looks legitimate can compromise your whole team.

Who it fits

IT security teams and managed service providers monitoring inbound email threats.

How it works

  1. New email arrives in a monitored Outlook folder
  2. System pulls the email headers and sender IP address
  3. Sender IP is checked against reputation databases
  4. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC authentication results are validated
  5. Findings are sent out through a webhook for alerting
What you get

Spoofed emails flagged before they reach anyone

You get every incoming email automatically checked for spoofing and risky sender addresses before it becomes a problem.

What you get

A structured security report showing whether an email passed authentication checks and whether its sender IP looks risky.

What you need

A Microsoft Outlook account and an IPQualityScore API key.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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