Microsoft account - Unusual sign-in activity

Belenus

pete-20-11 said:

Hovering over Report The User gives an email link to:

unrecognized.suspicious.activity@googlemail.com <unrecognized.suspicious.activity@googlemail.com>;

Very unlikely Microsoft would use a Google email address 😄

That aroused my suspicions.

Belenus

TELLIT01 said:

On the broader point, never click on links from an unexpected source.  Find the official Microsoft, or relevant site and use the Contact Us address.

She does know that which is why she asked me what to do about those emails. I was unsure so I thought it best to seek advice before doing anything.

She has changed her password and nothing appears to be amiss so, genuine or not, we will just ignore them.

If they are malicious it is most likely that she hasn't been individually targeted but is just one of thousands or millions of users being spammed.

If they are genuine then I am sure Microsoft will cope without any input from us.

Thanks everyone. Your responses are appreciated. 

grumpycrab

Belenus said:

We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account XXXXXX@hotmail.com.

Sign-in details

Something else to check is that the sign-in didn't create any email Rules in Hotmail.  If people report seeing strange emails from you it may be because a Rule (or Rules) have been added unbeknown to yourself.

flaneurs_lobster

grumpycrab said:

Belenus said:

We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account XXXXXX@hotmail.com.

Sign-in details

Something else to check is that the sign-in didn't create any email Rules in Hotmail.  If people report seeing strange emails from you it may be because a Rule (or Rules) have been added unbeknown to yourself.

Good advice if there had been an actual dodgy sign-in. In this case there wasn't, the email is just saying there was in order to provoke link-clicking.