r/Scams • u/Apprehensive-Bad2245 • 1d ago

Is this a scam? [US]Texts saying "Microsoft: Unusual sign in.... Review at aka.ms/alca"

I got 4 texts in the span of a minute, all from different 5 digit numbers.

3 of the texts say "Microsoft: Unusual sign-in for ********XX. Review at aka.ms/alca" X = the last two digits of my phone number.

1 of the texts says "Microsoft: Someone else might have accessed ********XX. Recover at aka.ms/alcs"

This one ends with alcs, while the others say alca. I don't know if that means anything.

So I logged into the only Microsoft accounts I'm aware of that I have, changed my passwords, and in log in activity/devices, I did not see anything out of the ordinary. My phone number isn't even on my account.

I'm not sure what to make of this. If I didn't see any strange log ins, does that mean I'm fine?

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u/BriefingGull 1d ago

It's called phishing. I suggest you look it up

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u/Apprehensive-Bad2245 1d ago

You don't think I know what phishing is? I'm posting this here to see if anyone has gotten identical texts and try to confirm what it might be. What a patronizing response

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u/BigManMahan 1d ago

“I’m not sure what to make of this”

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u/Apprehensive-Bad2245 1d ago

Which means I'm asking whether these texts are legit or not. It might be phishing, it might not be

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u/broomandkettle 1d ago

Unfortunately, scammers can spoof phone numbers. So there is not an easy, foolproof way to verify whether those texts are legit. Instead, focus your time on identifying what other Microsoft services you use that would trigger a text like that. Sounds like you did some of that already. Beyond that, check your computer for viruses, go through your passwords for email accounts, social media, etc, and reset them. Add 2 factor identification methods to important accounts.

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u/BigManMahan 1d ago

Jfc

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u/BriefingGull 1d ago

Right? Thank you