Windows 10: Microsoft account security scam?

Discus and support Microsoft account security scam? in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Today 6/1/20 at 11:58 am I received the follwing email in my gmail inbix not soam: New Account Login Dear Account Holder, We Noticed an sign-in... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by MicroHelpPlease94, Jun 2, 2020.

  1. Microsoft account security scam?


    Today 6/1/20 at 11:58 am I received the follwing email in my gmail inbix not soam:

    New Account Login
    Dear Account Holder,

    We Noticed an sign-in attempt in your account from an unrecognized device in Eastern Russia at 4:27 AM GMT.

    For your account security we have disabled access to your account to prevent unauthorized use, If this wasn't you someone may has tried to access your account account.Please call the account security team at 1-800-962-6221 and verify the ownership of your account.

    Microsoft Account Security

    1-800-962-6221


    Microsoft account security scam? [​IMG]It came from the follwing email address Microsoft Windows Account <*** Email address is removed for privacy ***>I was able to log into my microsoft account without any problems, however the one thing

    that caught my eye is that all of a sudden my birthdate was changed in my profile

    from 12/6/75 to 12/31/75, which seems odd but I did change it back to the correct date.

    I just want to make sure,this is indeed a scam since it did arrive in my inbox and not my spam folder. Does everyone believe this was an attempted scam? I tried to report it to microsoft as a scam but couldnt fit the scam email in the message area so it was of no use.

    Thanks

    I then logged into my microsoft account without any issues but the one thing that caught my eye is that all of a sudden my birthdatebirthdate had changed from 12/06/75 to 12/31/75 which seems odd how that happened? I changed it back to the correct date but its rather pelexing how this change occurred. I knew it was a scam due to the gmail address that it came from rather than microsoft and because if all the grammer error

    :)
     
    MicroHelpPlease94, Jun 2, 2020
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  2. Microsoft account security confirmation - is this a scam?

    My friend just got 2 e-mails purporting to be from Microsoft Account Team.

    The first one says her Microsoft account has been renamed. The renaming takes her current gmail address and changes 1 character in it.

    The email then says:

    If this is correct, you don't need to do anything.

    If this is incorrect, please follow these steps:
    1. Reset your password by going to Reset your password
    2. Rename your account by going to https://account.live.com/

    Thanks,
    The Microsoft account team

    The second email is titled Verify Your Email Address.

    There is a link to verify her current (i.e. UNchanged gmail address) and she is told she may be asked to enter a security code. There is also a link to click if she didn't make the request to verify the account.

    She DOES NOT have a Microsoft account to her knowledge.

    Has anyone else encountered this, which is presumably a scam?
     
    SaggyMaggyPoo, Jun 2, 2020
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  3. yu gnomi Win User
    Microsoft account security confirmation - is this a scam?

    in short, this most likely a scam designed to get her login credentials. Have your friend look at this thread at bleepingcomputer.com
     
    yu gnomi, Jun 2, 2020
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