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
    2025-04-09T15:26:57+00:00

    I have had about 10 emails saying this over the last week. Who do I contact about it please?

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-09T15:20:38+00:00

    I'm getting these almost daily, and sometimes multiple times a day., for about 2 weeks. Should I be concerned that someone is trying to hack my account?

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-09T13:56:38+00:00

    Hello Jimmy,

    I am already getting below mentioned email for more then a month and don't know what to do. I am getting this email on my gmail account.

    We received your request for a single-use code to use with your Microsoft account.Your single-use code is: 719214Only enter this code on an official website or app. Don't share it with anyone. We'll never ask for it outside an official platform.

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-08T22:58:15+00:00

    Hi someone seems to be bruteforcing "single-use code" on my account via multiple ip addresses. How do I disable "single-use code" login attempts on my Microsoft Account?

    "single-use code" looks like a 6 digit number and feels very insecure compared to a password. There's a 1 in a million chance that one of the attacks can pass through.

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