A Microsoft file hosting and synchronization service.
Dear Customers,
Since we have been receiving great amount of issue report from those customers purchasing Microsoft 365 services from unauthorized channel, we would like to write a summary here so that all affected members can easily identify the problem and get the suggestions:
Problem background:
When Microsoft determines that you are using an unauthorized Microsoft 365 account, they will run fraud identification processes.
Users identified as fraudulent may:
- See a banner indicating that “Account deactivation. We’ve determined that this Office 365 account is unauthorized. This account will be closed on <Date UTC>, and you’ll lose access to your files and Office apps on this date”.
- have their content marked read-only and will not be able to create or edit content on their sites. Any synced content will also be marked read-only from the date of fraud identification.
- Users will lose access to any content (e.g., files, data or documents) stored in OneDrive, at the time specified in the notification you received. After the time specified, any content stored in the OneDrive associated with this account will be permanently deleted for data security reasons and your protection.
Suggestions:
Prior to the account deactivation, you have the option to do the following:
- Save your data: Prior to account deactivation date, move the content you don’t want permanently deleted to:
- A new or existing authorized OneDrive account
- Any other physical storage device you choose
- Another cloud storage provider
For impact users that accounts have been deactivated, we have limited resource to deliver more help. If you still have concern, we would like to suggest you:
- Contact your tenant admin to create a support ticket if they challenge the state of their fraudulent license.
- If you can't contact your tenant admin, contact Global Customer Service.
Reference:
Microsoft 365 account deactivation information
We sincerely recommend you purchasing Microsoft services from authorized channel to avoid security risk.
Regards,
Rena
[Last Modified on 8/23/2021 3:22 AM UTC]