Many unsolicited Microsoft verification codes.

Anonymous
2020-01-04T16:51:31+00:00

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I'm getting a few codes minute for the last hour or so.  I've checked to see if someone was accessing my account and there was no evidence of it.  I'm receiving texts from a handful of numbers and i don't want to block them in since i do need to get verification code from time to time, and the number i get the code from varies.

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Anonymous
2020-01-06T20:23:09+00:00

Hi BenjaminDau,

If you're receiving unsolicited verification codes, this means that someone is trying to login your account and unable to pass the verification process. Kindly see the suggestions provided in this article on how to keep your Microsoft account safe and secure.

To notify us and have us get back to you, simply reply to this post.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-14T19:39:56+00:00

    I am having Microsoft password reset codes sent to my gmail account. I'm so stressed with it.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-14T19:13:36+00:00

    Hi

    I keep getting Microsoft reset codes sent to my gmail account. It's making me so stressed.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-06-14T15:06:18+00:00

    Hi dear admin, 

    I had this problem, and changed my password. But someone is trying to access it again. 

    Pls help. 

    Tq

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-06-13T23:41:05+00:00

    Does anyone know how to actually contact MS Security to engage them in back-tracing the criminals (yes, hackers are in fact criminals when they are trying to get into someone else's accounts) that are attempting to get into my hotmail account?   As mentioned in post yesterday, the 800 number doesn't get you to a human if it's about hotmail, outlook.com, etc.    The chat-system does bring you to an icon to email MS, but the link is non-functional and no address is provided in plain-text or buried in the link.  

    In my specific case:  No, my gmail alternate mail is not the same as my hotmail address;  there's a relationship to me, but nothing a criminal would guess to jump from one to the other.  Yes, I'm well aware of how to reset my password if I forget it which won't happen anyway or at least hasn't happened.   Some criminal is attempting to access my hotmail account, using the 'forgot password' stunt and trying to reset my password.   I know this because a) I am not requesting password codes, and b) MS is sending password reset codes to my gmail.   

    So, bad guys in action and no way to call the 'police' as in MS Security or reporting attempted fraud, etc.

    Does anyone know how to get MS's attention?

    Thanks,

    Buddy

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