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
    2022-03-31T21:05:16+00:00

    Same here. I think this is spoofing... It would be a good measure of protection to log into our account and update your password and add multifactor authentication.

    Microsoft account          

    Unusual sign-in activity 

    We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account XXXXXXXXX@XXX**** <mailto:******@googlemail.com?Subject=Report+The+User> .      

    Sign-in details   

    Country/region: Russia/Moscow              

    IP address: 103.225.77.255         

    Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:04:32 +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 <mailto:******@googlemail.com?subject=unusual sign-in activity&body=Report The User>               

    To opt out or change where you receive security notifications, click here <mailto:******@googlemail.com?Subject=Unsubscribe+me> .              

    Thanks,

    The Microsoft account team       

     <http://neversuit.com/track/o12299GAloP89670kfza4870406ADA6051PuzD56>

    Microsoft account          

    Unusual sign-in activity 

    We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account XXXXXXXXX@XXX**** <mailto:******@googlemail.com?Subject=Report+The+User> .      

    Sign-in details   

    Country/region: Russia/Moscow              

    IP address: 103.225.77.255         

    Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:11:16 +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 <mailto:******@googlemail.com?subject=unusual sign-in activity&body=Report The User>               

    To opt out or change where you receive security notifications, click here <mailto:******@googlemail.com?Subject=Unsubscribe+me> .              

    Thanks,

    The Microsoft account team       

     <http://neversuit.com/track/o12196hFahU89670eCcd4870406DSp6015EPcv56>

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-04-01T02:29:29+00:00

    Same here. I think this is spoofing... It would be a good measure of protection to log into our account and update your password and add multifactor authentication.

    Microsoft account          

    Unusual sign-in activity 

    We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account XXXXXXXXX@XXX**** <mailto:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***?Subject=Report+The+User> .      

    Sign-in details   

    Country/region: Russia/Moscow              

    IP address: 103.225.77.255         

    Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:04:32 +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 <mailto:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***?subject=unusual sign-in activity&body=Report The User>               

    To opt out or change where you receive security notifications, click here <mailto:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***?Subject=Unsubscribe+me> .              

    Thanks,

    The Microsoft account team       

     <http://neversuit.com/track/o12299GAloP89670kfza4870406ADA6051PuzD56>

    Microsoft account          

    Unusual sign-in activity 

    We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account XXXXXXXXX@XXX**** <mailto:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***?Subject=Report+The+User> .      

    Sign-in details   

    Country/region: Russia/Moscow              

    IP address: 103.225.77.255         

    Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 19:11:16 +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 <mailto:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***?subject=unusual sign-in activity&body=Report The User>               

    To opt out or change where you receive security notifications, click here <mailto:*** Email address is removed for privacy ***?Subject=Unsubscribe+me> .              

    Thanks,

    The Microsoft account team       

     <http://neversuit.com/track/o12196hFahU89670eCcd4870406DSp6015EPcv56>

    I usually just put things of this type into the phishing folder for all the good that actually does. But when I can to this site and saw that someone was told, or at least I thought that's what the reply said from a while back, I thought maybe I'm just too OCD about hacking and spam.
    Thanks for your reply.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-04-03T19:11:07+00:00

    I get this email all the time in my junkmail--or at least once or twice a week--usually from Moscow, allegedly. The one time I reported the incident lots of weird spam started appearing in my inbox--my inbox doesn't get email from any one I don't know, so that's how I knew it was a spoof or scam. I changed my password and looked at my account activity but there was nothing there that was alarming.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-04-04T14:14:12+00:00

    I received the same type of email this morning.  I did NOT click on any links.  

    The email address appears to be a legitimate Microsoft email but when I check my recent activity, there is no such attempted login. 

    I can only assume that the Microsoft address from where the email originates has been spoofed. I'll report the email to Hotmail and include the message headers.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-05-16T19:17:50+00:00

    I got such message and when I checked the site recommended:

    See when and where you've used your account (live.com)

    there was no such sign-in so mine seems to have been a phishing scam.

    Just FYI,

    Phil K.

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