We have to be very clear here that anybody could have put this mail together, and may well not have anything to do with Russia directly. Is this mail deliberately or accidentally referencing world events? The best thing to do is not reply, and delete the email. Either way, people are at risk from losing control of their account to the phishers. It’s also entirely possible the scammers will keep everything exclusively to communication via email. People sending a reply will almost certainly receive a request for login details, and possibly payment information, most likely via a bogus phishing page. They also managed to spell account wrong - “acount”. In this case, the email's subject line is “Report the user”, while the phisher’s mail address claims to be some form of Microsoft account protection. Instead, it’s a Mailto: URI which opens a fresh email with a pre-filled message to be sent to a specific email account. Should the recipient click the button, they’re not forwarded to a report page. The mail provides a button to “report the user”, and an unsubscribe option. If this was you, we'll trust similar activity in the future. We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft accountĪ user from Russia/Moscow just logged into your account from a new device, If this wasn't you, please report the user. The email's subject line, “Microsoft account unusual sign-in activity”, is always guaranteed to attract some attention. Being on your guard will pay dividends over the coming days and weeks, as more of the below is sure to follow. Don’t use Microsoft networks to send, share, or publish unwanted emails, comments, messages, photos, reviews, or any other content.We’ve received an interesting spam email which (deliberately or not) could get people thinking about the current international crisis. Interfering with, harming, or spoofing Microsoft networks, services, or other systems. Phishing: Stealing private information from others by tricking or spoofing them into providing it. Malware: Sending intentionally unwanted or harmful code or software.

Microsoft forbids the use of our services for: Malware, phishing, and other harmful activities Here are some common reasons why accounts are locked, though not all account locks occur for these reasons: Microsoft accounts are usually locked if the account holder has violated our Microsoft Services Agreement. If you see a 'usage limit exceeded' error message when requesting a security code, this could mean the phone number has been used too many times in a short period of time, or that we've detected something suspicious about the phone number. Tip: If your security code doesn't work, make sure you enter the numbers in the body of the message, and not the numbers in the header.

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