Receiving Suspicious Microsoft Security Alert Emails with Different Country Locations

Question

,Issue Summary: For the past two days, I have been receiving multiple security alert emails from the Microsoft account team stating that my account may have been accessed from different country locations. These emails warn of unusual sign-in activity and prompt me to verify my identity or recover my account. The locations and IP addresses mentioned in these emails are different each time.

Example Emails Received:

1️⃣ Email 1 – Subject: Microsoft account security alert Timestamp: March 6, 2025, 8:04 PM Content: Claims my account might have been accessed by someone else and urges me to recover it.

2️⃣ Email 2 – Subject: Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity Timestamp: March 6, 2025, 2:27 PM Sign-in Details: Country/Region: United States IP Address: 82.22.199.69 Platform: Windows Browser: Chrome Asks me to review my recent activity page to verify if the sign-in attempt was mine.

What I Have Tried:

Checked my Microsoft account activity – Did not see any unknown logins.

Changed my password to a stronger one.

Questions: How can I confirm if these emails are legitimate or phishing attempts?

Should I report these emails to Microsoft, and if so, how? I

f this is a phishing attack, how can I block such emails and prevent future scams?

I’d appreciate any insights or suggestions on handling this situation. Attaching a screenshot of the emails for reference. Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Dear Shruti Dogra

I haven't received the message from you yet. If there is anything more that I can do for you or if anything is unclear, please do not hesitate to let me know. I will continue to be here to help you. Thank you for your support.

Best Regards,

Simon.W - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

Dear Shruti Dogra

Thank you for posting in the Microsoft Community.

I understand that you have received multiple security alert emails. You want to learn how to determine phishing emails and how to block spam.

You can use this link to determine if the sender is official Microsoft.

Can I trust email from the Microsoft account team? - Microsoft Support

You can view a record of recent activity in your mailbox by following this link. Make sure you are logged into the correct mailbox.

Check the recent sign-in activity for your Microsoft account - Microsoft Support

If you confirm that the other party is not an official Microsoft. You can report a tech support scam through this link.

Scam

If the email is judged to be a phishing email. You can right click on the email in the Outlook web version. Select Report Spam. You can click Settings in the upper right corner. Click Mail -> Junk Email. Add the phishing email sender to block senders and domains. This will prevent receiving spam emails from this sender later.

I hope that my reply will be helpful to you.

Please feel free to let me know if you have any further updates, thank you.

Best Regards,

Simon.W - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist