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Microsoft rewards/ Sweepstake scam? Is this is a scam? It appears to be the real website. My **** clicked on it.

Anonymous
2025-03-28T12:34:53+00:00

The hovered over link reads: https://t.customermail.microsoft.com/r/?id=hcae9c276,17d3614b,17d3630b

I clicked on it because the email looked real. I didn't have any alerts from my malware detection or chrome protections. There's mention of microsoft reward points being used to enter the sweepstake. It asked for name address, email and phone. (Yes, I know I'm an idiot.)

Do you guys even do anything like this?

Looking it up on google says it legitimate but then again, google tells you it's cancer when it's just a cold.

Bing | Microsoft Rewards
Bing | Microsoft Rewards

A program that grants points for using Bing search, which users can redeem for gift cards, sweepstakes entries, or charitable donations.

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-05-05T01:43:07+00:00

    The microsoft community should be made aware that the email received from Microsoft in 2025 for entries into the sweepstakes should be treated as a scam since the sweepstakes ended in 2024.

    Hello Jessica Shaw-Morton,

    Thanks for reaching out here in the Microsoft Answers Community.

    The link you have mentioned in the post is indeed from Microsoft Rewards, which indeed requires you to input personal information for verification.

    Please note that questions about Microsoft Rewards (formerly known as Bing Rewards) is beyond the scope of the Community's support, as it requires Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to be properly supported.

    Since Microsoft Community is a public forum, please do not provide or use PII here, in order to protect your privacy and security.

    The official Microsoft Rewards FAQ can be found here. If the FAQ does not resolve your issue, you can create a support ticket with the Microsoft Rewards team.

    When submitting a ticket, please make sure you are logged in with the account you need support for (unless your account is no longer available, consider switching to a different account), and provide as much information as possible to submit the issue.

    Please be patient after submitting, as this is a very small team so there are a lot of users in the queue.

    Thanks for your patience and understanding.

    Best Regards,

    Sheng G. - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-28T13:59:25+00:00

    Hello Jessica Shaw-Morton,

    Thanks for reaching out here in the Microsoft Answers Community.

    The link you have mentioned in the post is indeed from Microsoft Rewards, which indeed requires you to input personal information for verification.

    Please note that questions about Microsoft Rewards (formerly known as Bing Rewards) is beyond the scope of the Community's support, as it requires Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to be properly supported.

    Since Microsoft Community is a public forum, please do not provide or use PII here, in order to protect your privacy and security.

    The official Microsoft Rewards FAQ can be found here. If the FAQ does not resolve your issue, you can create a support ticket with the Microsoft Rewards team.

    When submitting a ticket, please make sure you are logged in with the account you need support for (unless your account is no longer available, consider switching to a different account), and provide as much information as possible to submit the issue.

    Please be patient after submitting, as this is a very small team so there are a lot of users in the queue.

    Thanks for your patience and understanding.

    Best Regards,

    Sheng G. - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

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