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scam verify microsoft account?
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Hi cynwit,
Thank you for posting your issue in Microsoft Community.
We understand your concern about the security of your account and we will assist you. I would like to inform you and as mentioned by AJD 62 that the email you have received is a form of Phishing scam and the intention is to steal your personal information. If you have replied to a phishing email with your billing or other critical information, your account may be compromised.
Scammers may misuse your personal information to access your account, make unauthorized transactions, send out fraudulent emails or engage in other illegal activities. Similarly, if you have clicked on a suspicious link, your computer may get infected with
a virus, spyware or malware.
Please be reminded that Microsoft will not send emails asking for personal information. I highly suggest for you to
Mark as Junk and Mark as Phishing any emails from that sender and disregard it by deleting the message. To learn more about Phishing scams, you can read this article:
How to recognize if the email I have received is genuine or spam/ phishing?
You can also report this to our Microsoft Online Safety Team. To do this, please refer to this article for more information:
Report abuse, phishing, or spam in Outlook.com
Please do not entertain this type of email and report it to us.
Kindly let us know the results. Your cooperation and understanding is highly appreciated.
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Hi JohnHowe2,
Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Does the email you've received has a Green Icon on the email header? If so, we can say that it is a legitimate email from Microsoft. And since you can confirm that you did not request for this code, then someone is trying to request a code to gain entry to your account. Having that said, changing your password and updating your account is the primary action we have to take. This will protect your account from unauthorized access. To do so, please refer to the link below:
Furthermore, please visit the article below on how to strengthen the security on your Microsoft account:
Make your Microsoft account more secure
Should you have other questions regarding Outlook.com, please do not hesitate to use this forum so we, as well as the community, can help you resolve the issue for you.
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