Windows 10: What is *** Email address is removed for privacy *** - many people are seeing this and...

When I try to log in for account recovery the email *** Email address is removed for privacy *** shows up.@Microsoft please confirmAs my computer has been super glitchy with the mouse cursor super slow.The only other time that my computer had remote access was with your tech team Microsoft.ThereforePlease respond.- confirm if this is hack- is *** Email address is removed for privacy *** someone working at Microsoft?a past employee?Please verify and clarify what this is exactly.

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Why has *** Email address is removed for privacy *** appeared at the top of my email address list?

This has taken over from my other email address and I may have sent emails to engage windows instead of my personal email address, because engage windows has suddenly appeared at the top of my address list.

Why has this list changed anyway?

 

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*** Email address is removed for privacy ***

As you can see the forum software in Microsoft Community automatically removes email addresses for privacy reasons from posts etc.

So without seeing the content of that email, it is not possible to say anything about it....

In general: Do hover (do NOT click) over any links in that "suspicious" email. If it leads to non Microsoft sites, it is definitely a phishing email. In that case please just delete that email.

Please do read:

• Recognize phishing attempts
• Scams, spam, and hacks help
  
• Deal with abuse, phishing, or spam in Outlook.com
• Fake Microsoft Scams: Identify & avoid scams that fraudulently use the Microsoft name