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. Ron-6928 4,991 Reputation points
    2025-04-15T17:19:27+00:00

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

    Why waste your time changing passwords? They are all unsuccessful attempts. If you see 100 unsuccessful attempts in a day, you want to change it 100 times? Good luck with that.

    Just use one long and complex password, add a second factor (auth app). Done.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-13T05:00:28+00:00

    I have been receiving the emails that I requested a code. Other emails similar I forward to the company involved to investigate. It seems as though Microsoft has no process to track down the perpetrators of this scam.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-13T01:39:29+00:00

    today, 4/12/2025, at 15:02, 15:11 and 17:52 I received three single use code in my email which I never requested.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-10T16:29:38+00:00

    We are not getting any help. I don't trust microsoft anymore.

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