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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Computers => Topic started by: sneakypete on March 20, 2020, 12:43:01 pm

Title: Anybody esle get a message from Microsoft like this?
Post by: sneakypete on March 20, 2020, 12:43:01 pm

Microsoft account
Security info was replaced
Good news! The waiting period you started 30 days ago is over, and your old security info has been replaced with (random numbers). No further action is required.
If you'd like to review the security info for (my email address), click here.
Thanks,
The Microsoft account team
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Granted,I have chemo brain and have a hard time remembering yesterday,never mind 30 days ago,but I remember NOTHING about a waiting period.

Is this legit?

Title: Re: Anybody esle get a message from Microsoft like this?
Post by: Neverdul on March 20, 2020, 12:45:23 pm

Probably not.

NEVER EVER click on a link in an email unless you are 200% sure of it's validity.

Title: Re: Anybody esle get a message from Microsoft like this?
Post by: Neverdul on March 20, 2020, 12:49:50 pm

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/security-info-replacement-email-query/047ebe47-d448-4d36-961d-9070f4700ef6 (https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/all/security-info-replacement-email-query/047ebe47-d448-4d36-961d-9070f4700ef6)

Title: Re: Anybody esle get a message from Microsoft like this?
Post by: sneakypete on March 20, 2020, 12:51:01 pm

Quote from: Neverdul on March 20, 2020, 12:45:23 pm

Probably not.

NEVER EVER click on a link in an email unless you are 200% sure of it's validity.

@Neverdul


Yeah,that's why I am asking. Well,that and the diminished mental capacity  I have now thanks to chemo.