Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity email, -----> Is this phishing?

Anonymous
2021-12-17T17:27:28+00:00

Is this legit?

If so, what should I look for and do?

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-03-23T18:49:53+00:00

    Security alert <no-reply@microsoft.com> Sun 3/20/2022 5:58 PM **

    To:

    • You
    Microsoft account
    Unusual sign-in activity
    We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account ******@hotmail.com.
    Sign-in details
    Country/region: Russia/Moscow
    IP address: 103.225.77.255
    Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 23:58:56 +0000
    Platform: Windows 10
    Browser: Firefox
    A user from Russia/Moscow just logged into your account from a new device, If this wasn't you, please report the user. If this was you, we'll trust similar activity in the future.
    Report The User <br> ---
    To opt out or change where you receive security notifications, click here.
    Thanks,
    The Microsoft account team<br><br><br><br><br><br>***Is this a legit email from you?

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-03-20T16:25:23+00:00

    I got this this morning in my junk folder and when hovering over email address there is none. I got similar ones on 2/13 from Spain and one on 2/15 from Nigeria. NO VISIBLE SENDER EMAILS WHEN HOVERING OVER SENDER'S EMAIL . What is the email address from Microsoft when these unusual activity emails are real and valid? Nothing looks out of the norm when checking my Microsoft activity.

    Microsoft account
    Unusual sign-in activity
    We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account [mailto:@gmail.com;@northmarket.uk?Subject=Report+The+User]******@msn.com.
    Sign-in details
    Country/region: Russia/Moscow
    IP address: 103.225.77.255
    Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2022 10:40:47 +0000
    Platform: Huawei Honor View 20
    Browser: Google Chrome
    A user from Russia/Moscow just logged into your account from a new device, If this wasn't you, please report the user. If this was you, we'll trust similar activity in the future.
    [mailto:@gmail.com;@northmarket.uk?subject=unusual sign-in activity&body=Report The User]Report The User <br> ---
    To opt out or change where you receive security notifications, [mailto:@gmail.com;@northmarket.uk?Subject=Unsubscribe+me]click here.
    Thanks,
    The Microsoft account team

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-18T17:49:58+00:00

    I have been getting the same thing, located in my junk folder; with, the same information.

    I did a IP address location search of: 103.225.77.255

    That IP address is located in: New Delhi, India, Zip Code: 110019,

    Latitude & Longitude of City 28.54879 , 77.25399

    The IP address did not come from: "Russia, Moscow."
    My guess is that the rest of the perpetrator's information is bogus too.

    I did not respond to the "unusual sign-in activity;" as, I thought it might be a form of "click-bait;" however, I did change my password; after, spending quite sometime looking for how to do that.

    To date, I am still getting that same "unusual sign-in activity" message; however, since I've changed my password, I'm not too overly worried about it.
    I wish there was a way to respond to that criminal element with ransomware.

    My advice is: If there is ever an IP address included in the message; always, do a search of that IP address.
    Like, for example: "where is IP address: 103.225.77.255 located." And, be careful of click-bait.

    Hope this helps.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-03-17T17:22:10+00:00

    That is exactly the same thing that happened with me it went to my junk mail! I had to jump thru a bunch of hoops and answer a ton of questions to verify my account and then had to wait until they approved my answers that I gave enough and correct answers to verify my account then it finally let me change my password so I’m going to see if that helps and this doesn’t happen again! It just seems really weird to me that so many people are getting the same email about unusual sign in activity and from the same place Russia definitely seems like something is up!

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-03-17T17:06:51+00:00

    Me as well. Also went to junk email. Nothing in the sign-in activity log, appears to be spoofing.

    Sign-in details

    Country/region: Russia/Moscow

    IP address: 103.225.77.255

    Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 08:51:03 +0000

    Platform: Google Pixel 4

    Browser: Mozilla Firefox

    A user from Russia/Moscow just logged into your account from a new device, If this wasn't you, please report the user. If this was you, we'll trust similar activity in the future.

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