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Does Anyone Know About Phishing Scams Online. I Received A Email Claiming To Be From Microsoft

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Irishfox1 | 16:16 Sun 16th Feb 2020 | Technology
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I have no email now
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What did you do with/about the email from Microsoft?
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Hi bookbinder. Irish Fox here. I tried to go on the links in the email to recover my account. I had to get a verification code. I still have no email. You couldn’t get a live human to talk to
have you tried just rebooting your device ?
just turn it off and then on again after 10 seconds
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Hi Johnny.5. Irish Fox here. Is the rebooting question for me? I have tried it. It is an Apple ipad
The verification code would have been sent to the mobile phone number that you nominated via text. Have you checked that phone? If it is there it will now be "timed out" and you will need to generate another one. You are also going to have to change your email password, and if you bank or shop online you will need to change all those account details pretty quickly. If you have opened a link embedded in an email and given details then you may have had your email hacked......No fun.
I take it it did not make any difference then.
have you tried to reload the outlook from google ?
Never click links in an unsolicited email.

Go to the relevant website yourself.

Were you expecting a an email from Microsoft?

As advised go direct to Microsoft and do a forgotten password.
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Hi Togo, Irish Fox here. My phone isn’t working either. I couldn’t get the codes. I even tried to get credit for the phone
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Hi Tuvok, Irish Fox here. I should have known it was a scam. My sister asked her sister in law and she said phishing. You said go to Microsoft and do a forgotten password?
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Hi Johnny.5, Irish Fox here. No, no difference at all. What is that about outlook from google.
I'm assuming that you're using a Microsoft-based email account. (i.e. with an address that ends in @outlook.com or @hotmail.com). If you're using a different account then, obviously, resetting your Microsoft password isn't going to help!

The Microsoft 'lost password' site is here:
https://account.live.com/password/reset

However, even if you can get back into your account, you need to think about what someone who's had access to it could have done while he was there. For example, he could have looked through all of your emails to see if there's anything there which would help him to gain access to your bank account (or, for example, your Amazon account). Further, he could have copied all of your contact details, so that he can then send spoof emails to all of your friends, pretending to be you and inviting them to click on the links that he includes in those emails. He'll still be able to do that even after you've reclaimed the account for your own use. (I once emailed another AB member, so that my email address ended up in his contacts list. He later had his account hacked and, even though he can now access it normally again, I still get fake emails purporting to come from him once every few months).

Remember also that if you've used your email password for anything else (such as to access your Amazon account), the hacker is likely to try accessing any other accounts that share the same password.
Oh dear, poor Irishfox1. Sounds like a nightmare.
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Hi Buenchico,
Irish Fox here. Is that lost password site safe? Thank you. I am at my wits end
No need to write 'Irishfox here' - we can see who's posting!
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Hi samuraisan,
Irish Fox here. Thank you. I am so worried and at my wits end
Hi brainiac.

Not Irish Fox here.
Is your email with Microsoft?

If so do the link that has been provided by Buenchico.

Let us know what happens when you've done that, then we can take you step by step through what to do next.
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Hi buenchico,
That reset password site is the one I used trying to recover my account
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Thank you so much tuvok
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Are you there Tuvok?
I am in the link now. What do I do? That is the lost password

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