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Received the attached email, purporting to be from Microsoft, thanking me for 'verifying' an account that isn't mine and which does not match any I know. I am assuming it is a scam, but would like to know for sure that it is not an inadvertent error ofn Microsoft's part. I am interested to know how the scammers can hope to gain any worthwhile information from me this way - are they hoping I will click on a link to an email address I have nothing to do with?
Using Classic Outlook on Windows for personal email, calendar, and contact management
Well done for being suspicious, you are correct that is a phishing scam, @microsoftonline.com is not a legitimate Email address, you can safely ignore and delete that Email.
Thank you, Dave, and for your swift response. Have a good day!