'Microsoft account team' message in junk. Phish report?

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'Microsoft account team' message in junk. Phish report?

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So I need some help. I just received a 'flagged as important' email in the Junk Mail; the addresser was from 'Microsoft account team', and the Subject was labeled as 'Microsoft account security info was added'. It explained- before I clicked on 'Show blocked images' -that the following security info was added to Microsoft account **my email**. Then it shows a gmail that I don't recognize in a bullet point, followed by the statements of 'If this was you' and 'If this wasn't you'.

After I clicked the button to show blocked images, the 'It was not me' button turned into a HUGE read of texts- including parts of my email address.

Here's the image for further context:

I didn't click on any of the links in the message [because I'm not that bold], but I would like to know if this was the actual Microsoft team warning me; otherwise should I report them as a fake, or block them?

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Answer 1

Anonymous

You should be safe.

It's just a malilto button, which only opens your predefined email client and add a recipient. This will be used to send the scammer your information.

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Answer 2

Anonymous

This is a dangerous phishing email!

I've got the same and the actual sender of the email seems to be an official Microsoft account! Thank goodness is just a mailto link.

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Answer 3

I have received same email. First time I was stupid and clicked on the "It was not me" button. What looked like an draft email popped up and I did not click send. But I am worried that the phish was loading some kind of tracking software onto my computer.

Does anyone know what damage is done if one clicks on the "it was not me" button?

Answer 4

Hello Ab[B] W[R]ner!

Welcome to the Microsoft Office Community Forum. Thank you for sharing your concern with us today and we hope that all is well.

I understand your concern that you wanted to know if the email that you've receive that was flagged as important if a legitimate email form Microsoft. Let's us check on this together and sort this out. Rest assured, I will do anything that I can to assist you with your concern.

To answer your question, I recommend that you check this article here. It explains how you can verify if the email is really from Microsoft. How do I verify that an email message is REALLY from Microsoft? - Microsoft Community

Also, you may consider checking this article here: You receive a Microsoft account security alert email message in Office 365 Dedicated/ITAR (vNext) - Office 365 | Microsoft Docs

Hope it helps.

Sincerely

ReynaldoB

M365 Consumer Forum Moderator

Microsoft Community

Answer 5

Hello Ab[B] W[R]ner!

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