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Why do I keep getting these messages in my email:
We received your request for a single-use code to use with your Microsoft account.
Your single-use code is: 123456 [I changed this]
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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Microsoft 365 features that help users manage their subscriptions, account settings, and billing information.
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I've had a number of these messages, how can I stop this please?
Hello,
I have a message about a one time code on my recovery email. When I checked, the activity to try to sign in to my regular email is at least once a day over the past 3 months from all over: Macedonia, Turkey etc.
So no, it was not me requesting it and no, nobody put my emails address by accident. This is targeted. Please let us all know ( it's not just me) what to do and what does Microsoft do about this!
Thank you
I have received multiple of these emails on my gmail that I use for verification.
Additionally to the emails I have gotten though, looking at my Recent Activity page https://account.live.com/Activity there have been HUNDREDS of sign in attempts from countries around the world.
This means that some of them have actually guessed my gmail address as well in order for that email to be sent the single-use codes for verification to get into my outlook. If they were to get into my gmail they could easily get into my outlook at any time!
How can my account be protected better, this has been happening for months apparently?!!
THIS IS RIDICULOUS!? I want my account to be more secure, I want an answer.
Please get it together Microsoft!!
Same issue here, please fix!
I'm gettin these quite frequently & have no idea why, it's also a pain in the ****. Anything I can do to stop these? Much appreciated.
Thank you for your time and assistance.
Derek M. Bond