received a confirmation for a single use code i did not request what do i do now? dated 10.12.24 5:53pm

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Anonymous
2024-10-14T19:52:40+00:00

We received your request for a single-use code to use with your Microsoft account.

Your single-use code is: 908607

If you didn't request this code, you can safely ignore this email. Someone else might have typed your email address by mistake.

Thanks,
The Microsoft account team

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Anonymous
2024-10-15T07:56:20+00:00

Hello Lisa Murphy3，

Welcome to the Microsoft Community.

I understand that you received an unsolicited CAPTCHA. The following diagram illustrates the possibility of an unsolicited code.

If you just received an unsolicited code out of the blue, the odds are that someone incorrectly entered an address (whose address may be similar to yours) when requesting the code.

Please ignore the email for now and observe if you continue to receive such emails please let me know again.

Best Regards,

Jimmy Wang |Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-15T16:48:00+00:00

    Is that what is going on in my emails are they getting hacked ?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-15T13:56:43+00:00

    How to check sign-in activity

    Select Security from the top menu or go to the Security page.

    Under Security basics, select View my sign-in activity.

    Tip: If you don't recognize the sign-in activity, you should immediately change your password.

    Obviously my email is getting banged on severely, but I don't get notices for every attempt.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-15T13:55:55+00:00

    How to check sign-in activity

    Select Security from the top menu or go to the Security page.

    Under Security basics, select View my sign-in activity.

    Tip: If you don't recognize the sign-in activity, you should immediately change your password.

    Obviously my email is getting banged on severely, but I don't get notices for every attempt.

    Computer icon 2 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Venezuela

    Computer icon 2 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Algeria

    Computer icon 4 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Brazil

    Computer icon 4 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Brazil

    Computer icon 6 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Russia

    Computer icon 6 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Brazil

    Computer icon 8 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Ecuador

    Computer icon 8 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Tunisia

    Computer icon 9 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Brazil

    Handheld device icon 11 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in China

    Handheld device icon 13 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in China

    Computer icon 13 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Armenia

    Computer icon 15 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Brazil

    Computer icon 16 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Algeria

    Computer icon 17 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in Turkey

    Computer icon 18 hours ago Unsuccessful sign-in South Africa

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-15T13:47:19+00:00

    I always receive single-use code I didn't request. What can I do?

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