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  1. Did I get a fake Microsoft email? Please help, I'm panicking.


    Hello. I received a link from Microsoft saying someone had used my email to make an account, with the links to either verify it or cancel it.


    Did I get a fake Microsoft email? Please help, I'm panicking. d2b78ca4-cfa4-4f1c-8db0-eca3660d39c4?upload=true.png


    It came from *** Email address is removed for privacy ***

    I clicked the link to cancel it, which was https://account.live.com/Email/Remove?otc= and then a string of numbers and letters, with my gmail address at the end. It asked me simply if I wanted to confirm to delete the account, I pressed yes, and then got whiplashed as I realized this might be a phishing or malware attempt. As you can see, the address *is* the legitimate account.live.com address.

    What I then did was make another Microsoft account to the same email and send another confirmation email. However, this time, it was differently structured.

    Did I get a fake Microsoft email? Please help, I'm panicking. 9eafa869-628d-4060-a69c-e2291e325be0?upload=true.png

    However, it came from the exact same email.

    I've already changed the password of the email that had received this. But is this a phishing attempt? If they were successful, what could they have done by me clicking that link, and what do I do now? Please help. Is it malware?

    Malwarebytes scanned twice, and nothing came up.

    Is the first email legit...? Please someone help, I'm stressing out so much about this.

    :)
     
    PleaseHelp6, May 25, 2020
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    I have an email that is fake but claiming to be from Microsoft, it's about winning money in a contest. I'd like to forward this to Microsoft so they can see it. What is the email address for Microsoft spoof email?
     
    LindaForgiarini, May 25, 2020
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  3. email contacts

    Hello,

    Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

    To add an email to your contacts, I suggest you to follow the steps mentioned below:-

    1. Open Yahoo Mail, click on the Contacts icon.
    2. Now click on a contact.
    3. Click Edit Details.
    4. Add email address to the contact.
    5. Click Save.

    If you are using Mail App and want to edit contacts stored in People App, I suggest you to refer to following article under
    Edit contacts
    for steps to edit the contact and add an email.

    Hope it helps.

    Sandeep Kumar M

    Microsoft Community – Moderator
     
    Sandeep_KM, May 25, 2020
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  4. Did I get a fake Microsoft email? Please help, I'm panicking.

    report fake email to microsoft what email address

    report fake email to microsoft what email address
     
    NXKnight Blade, May 25, 2020
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