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
    2022-03-17T05:39:11+00:00

    I just received this EXACT same email with the same location saying that my account was signed in from Russia/Moscow but the platform: Windows 10 and Browser: Firefox that is the only thing different with the email that was sent to me about and unusual sign in so I went to go change my password but had to update my phone number as well to get the code that was being sent as i dont have the old number that was on my account but now i cant do any of that for 30days. Doesnt that defect the whole purpose? how am i able to change my password?? or do i really have to wait for 30days? also if i report the user from that email is it going to lock me out of my email or what? i need me email for work and daily i cant go with out it so i dont want to be locked out but i also want to report the user. I find it really weird that multiple of us are having/getting the same email about unusual sign in activity and it beings from the same place/location Russia/Moscow. Does anyone know how i could get my password changed with out having to wait 30days for my new phone number to be updated? as well as does anyone know if i "report the user" from the email i was sent about the unusual sign in will i be locked out of my email account? This is really frustrating. I just want to secure my email account but now i cant for 30days because i updated my phone so i could change my pass word. If I really have to wait 30days to change my password then wont i just continue to have unusual sign in on my account because clearly someone in Russia have my password and login information. Please let me know if anyone has any ideas on what i can do? Thanks!

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-03-17T11:53:03+00:00

    I received this email - and it went to my junk email. Although the from address looks legit, some of the links look suspect - they have mailchimp in them and an email address @ northmarket.uk . Is this a legitimate email from Microsoft?

    Microsoft account
    Unusual sign-in activity
    We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account ******@msn.com.
    Sign-in details
    Country/region: Russia/Moscow
    IP address: 103.225.77.255
    Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:02:16 +0000
    Platform: Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
    Browser: Maxthon
    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> ---

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