How to Forward Email Using BCC

Using the BCC field to forward an email helps to prevent spam.

When you use the BCC or "Blind Carbon Copy" field to forward emails, you prevent the email recipients from seeing the names and email addresses of the other people to whom you sent the email. This helps to discourage potential spammers who could otherwise add all of the email addresses of the recipients to a mailing list. Using the BCC field to hide email addresses therefore prevents spam and viruses from spreading over email.

Instructions

1. Open the email you want to forward.

2. Click the "Forward" button.

3. Find the BCC field. If it is not visible, click on the option to show the BCC field or expand the email fields.

4. Enter the email addresses you want to forward the email to in the BCC field. Leave the "To:" and "CC:" fields blank.

5. Click "Send" to send the email.

Tips & Warnings

• Some email clients will not allow you to send an email without a recipient specified in the "To:" field. To send your email, you can put your own email in the "To:" field to bypass this problem.

References

• Learning Journal By J de Silva: Forwarding Emails using Bcc
• Harrold.org: How to Forward Email