Is this scam? Complete a purchase by May 11, 2025 to keep your account active (SOLVED)

StartFragmentYou are receiving this email because your associated Microsoft Entra ID tenant (tenant ID XXX ) has been inactive for more than 200 days.
Required action: To continue using your tenant, make a purchase before May 11, 2025. If you don’t make a purchase before this date, your next purchase with Microsoft will require a new Microsoft Entra ID tenant to continue using Microsoft services.EndFragment

I received this too. Cannot find any reason for it and don't know what for.

In law, the two actions that break any attempt to change or remove a contract are fraudulent misrepresentation and coercion. Plainly, the above statement is both: it is deliberately ambiguous to coerce reaction in the reader, and deliberately ambiguous to falsely state a payment action is required for *any service requiring "*Microsoft Entra ID tenant". Microsoft could easily have been specific but chose not to.

If Microsoft remove any access to software or equipment based on the above the defrauded person is entitled to recompense for all costs, not only the supposed removal of any licence by Microsoft.

As one of the few remaining grandfathers of the digital age I have used and recommended Microsoft products since well before 1985, was a MS Professional for .NET and VS for some years and chaired computer societies. In systems development I am regarded as expert (although a post-retired active ancient). From an administrative and Security Operations perspective it is time to move away from a technology when it becomes corrosive: indicated by Microsoft's unlawful tactic.

Although I still use MS it is quite easy these days to install and use Linux (I prefer Rocky Linux) with free software like OpenOffice. However, I do not wish to do that: MS coerced me to do so by insisting they have right to take and employ my computer use and data to build their systems, including AI. When a mother board was changed in a couple of my systems MS removed my licence from them, and licence access to a host of other paid products like Adobe, because they tie their licensing system to users personal computer property.

CEASE AND DESIST NOTICE TO MICROSOFT: Do not remove any of my product access under any circumstances without specifically stating the product or service and precise reasons why you intend to take a proposed action so that I am given the opportunity and at least 30 days notice to avoid damage to my property.

Mike A.

Dear All,

I have just checked the tenant ID and discovered one very reassuring thing. The email I have received refers to my Teams Account which I had created during the Covid-19 being forced to participate in online meetings. I haven't used this account since but I am still able to use Teams for meetings, like online training or job interviews, so that hasn't been affected. So this is my explanation. I believe that those who have a Teams business account can fret, but I am not sure. I have no interest in keeping my other Teams account, so I'm not paying a penny to Microsoft. As for Office, I was subscribed to Cloud 365 for 2 years and got fed up with it, so I contacted my computer engineer and made a one-time purchase to have my own OFFICE. I will keep my Windows 10, as I don't need updates. They do more harm than good! Every new one is much worse and more time-consuming than the previous one. I hope this discovery about the tenant ID helps others.

Hello dlorde

Thank you so much for your latest reply; I think we finally have the answer, in MS Learn's final paragraph . . .

'Please note that this emaildoes not affect your data or personal account*. If no purchase is made by the deadline, your Entra ID tenant connecting to your business subscription (this has been inactive for a long time) will be disabled - however, it has no effect on your current personal Microsoft account and subscription you are having.'*

I suspect that this is related to the preparation for the withdrawal of support for Windows 10, (on October 14th, this year) and agree with you, that this should not have gone out to many of their customers. I seem to remember that I had to set myself up as an administrator to enable the defragmentation application; this may be why I'm on their mailing list.

Anyway, thank you again for looking into this matter and for sharing your results.

Kind regards - Tim

Hi Marc,

Thanks for your reply! It's strange and unlikely but when I read you comment very true on the other hand...Very grateful if you keep me posted of course. And... what kind of product can we buy to keep the license on one hand and the costs low on the other hand? I looked into the possibilities but as a "one person" company I don't need much more than I have.

Looking forward hearing of you.

Best regards,

Patricia