Unusual sign-in activity

Fortyfoot

My friend got this, is it genuine?
Thanks.
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dan958

Could be legit, could be spoofed.

Safest way would be to sign into the Outlook account directly (not clicking the link in the email) and checking the activity page to see if you can see the dodgy activity on there. If you can, change password and also add 2FA.

To check activity, sign into Outlook/Hotmail, click the profile picture in the top right and go to My Microsoft Account. On the next page, click the Security tab, and lastly, click the 'View my activity' button.
You will be wanting to look for 'Successful sign in' in locations that you are not from. (ort not using a VPN from this location)

Fortyfoot

Thanks Dan958 I have passed your advice to my friend.
Fortyfoot

JJ_Egan

Friend is in UAE ?

JackR09

Moving forward I’d recommend setting up two factor authentication just in case, has saved me before!

debitcardmayhem

Could be using a VPN and didn't close mail client first