The Microsoft ‘Unusual Sign-In Activity’ email phishing scam is a deceptive scheme aimed at tricking individuals into revealing their personal information. By posing as Microsoft and creating a sense of urgency, scammers attempt to obtain login credentials and other sensitive data.

If you receive an email notifying you of unusual activity, please check and confirm that the notification you received regarding unusual sign-in attempt is from Microsoft. You'll know it's legitimate if it's from the Microsoft account team at account-security-noreply @accountprotection.microsoft.com.

As you just learned, the “Unusual sign-in activity” error on your Microsoft Account is a security notification that you should not dismiss. First, rule out that it’s not a fake email from a phishing scam. Then, review the sign-in attempt and take action if you notice anything suspicious. Use strong passwords and change them regularly.

If there wasn't anything unexpected, the email message is a phishing scam If there was, change the password for the account immediately after first checking for anything unusual in terms of security information and any forwarding rules you did not set up https://account.microsoft.com/security Turn on or off automatic forwarding in Outlook.com