Fake email blocking legit email

Trevor Jones 20 Reputation points
2026-08-08T15:14:15.19+00:00

A fake email address is connected to my legit email address and each time someone uses my actual email address it send a reply that emails cannot be delivered. f

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Brian Tillman 27,015 Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-08-09T03:01:35.8933333+00:00

You should also log into https://account.live.com/activity to see if there are any unrecognized but successful logins. If there are, you need to protect your account by changing your password to something long, complex and completely unique - never reuse passwords. Plus, you should add multifactor authentication or passkeys.

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  1. Brian Tillman 27,015 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-08-08T18:26:31.0533333+00:00

    Hi. I'm Brian and I'll try to help.

    This is indicative of an account that may have been compromised. Please log into https://account.live.com/names/manage to make sure that the only addresses there are ones you control. Also check https://outlook.live.com/mail/options/mail/forwarding to make sure there is no unrecognized forwarding address defined. Finally check to make sure there isn't a forwarding rule you didn't create.

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