I got an email the other day saying my Microsoft One Drive account is about to be shut down as it has'nt been used in 2 years and has links to log into it. I have never set up a One Drive account. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this email.
I got an email the other day saying my Microsoft One Drive account is about to be shut down as it has'nt been used in 2 years and has links to log into it. I have never set up a One Drive account. Just wondering if anyone else has seen this email.
I don’t use Onedrive and never click on links in an email without investigating them.
However I found this on the MS support website which might be useful:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...a-46a522919e45
Look under ‘Other FAQs’, ‘phishing’
Last edited by John K Jordan; 05-28-2022 at 9:39 AM.
Havent seen that one. But an email for something you dont use, that includes links, has high potential for trouble. Glad you dodged that bullet!
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You must have better spam filters than my email provider. I see that frequently about many websites some of which I have never used.
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The links in emails are always suspect, IMO. Some are genuine, it is not real difficult to sort things into real vs scam.
If it is a known web site, use your browser to check on whatever is involved.
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It's good you are suspicious of emails like this.
I almost always delete anything that I don't recognize right away. If I'm unsure I may open the email but never click a link. First thing I do is check who sent the mail. If it is a legit message the email address should look very straight forward. In your case, emails for one drive would look like this:
OneDrive <reply@mail.onedrive.com>
email@mail.onedrive.com
Usually spam or phishing email address would look suspicious like:
reply@onedrive.notreal.gmail.com
If you still aren't sure, safest thing to do is to open a browser and try to log into your onedrive account. If you have an outlook or Hotmail account Microsoft usually sets up a onedrive account for you too. If you do have a one drive account and you see nothing in it, it's fine to let it lapse.
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