Windows 10: Outlook Email Scam Microsoft Office 365 user

I got the following email which appears to be a scam of some sort. Does anyone know anything about this? I inadvertently clicked the link but then immediately shut down my computer why I realized what I just did.


The link is actually to .... http://bit.do/egqfi




Dear Microsoft Office 365 user,

This is an important documents from the Microsoft Office 365 Team.
To ensure that your Microsoft Office 365 Documents remains accurate and secure we've notified you about this update.

We believe this stuff matters, so please take a few minutes to login and view the important documents sent to you, at
https://docs.Microsoft Office 365.com/


Enjoy!
The Microsoft Team
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Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

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How to enable 'send as' in Outlook (Office 365 email)


Both. In OWA (web app) the users need to select Show from:




When doing this first time, the new allowed Send As email is not shown in the From drop down list. Users need to right click their usual Send As address and select Remove, then add the new Send As address manually:




After that the new address will be shown and can be selected from the drop down list.

In Outlook desktop app users need to manually remove their usual Send As address and add the new one, thereafter the new address will be shown in From drop down list.

 

How to enable 'send as' in Outlook (Office 365 email)


Create a shared mailbox in O365 admin panel if not already created:



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When done, add members by selecting the mailbox and selecting Edit members on the right pane (#1). When members have been correctly added / removed, select Edit more properties (#2):



Select Mailbox delegation, remove the user you don't want to give access to the mailbox from Full Access, leave the user in Send As:




Save the settings.

That's it. The user gets a notification about missing permissions when trying to open the mailbox, but can still send using the shared mailbox name:

 

How to enable 'send as' in Outlook (Office 365 email)

It makes a huge difference. You cannot set your own mailbox as a shared mailbox! It's a big NO!

In Admin panel, select Users > Active Users, select your name, select Edit in right pane. Now select Email addresses. All addresses listed here (primary and other addresses) cannot be used as shared mailbox:




If you try you will get an error message telling you it cannot be used:




You must create the shared mailboxes separately, using any of the existing personal mailboxes is out of the question.