A popular tactic of criminals is the "fake order" scam. The way it works is that you get a message, usually in email or text, that appears to be a routine confirmation for an order. Of course, you never ordered whatever product or service it's confirming. The message looks common enough, and it says that money will be charged to your credit card or withdrawn from your bank account for the ...

Learn how to prevent unauthorised purchases on your Xbox by creating Microsoft accounts for every person who uses that console.

Here are the most likely causes for an unrecognized charge: A Microsoft subscription has recurring billing enabled. Someone you know, such as a family member, bought something with your card. You can now investigate this on the Manage your payments page. A previously declined charge was charged again. A pre-order or split order was shipped. Someone made an in-app purchase from an app, game, or ...

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Signing your email messages with a digital ID helps to prove your identity and prevent message tampering.

Developers have made amazing games and content for the Xbox network. To protect customers and developers, we provide a safe and secure way to make purchases in the Microsoft Store. To maintain this security, Xbox monitors for instances of marketplace theft or solicitation from the Xbox community.

If you see error 0x82d60003, you need to use an Xbox-compatible accessory.

You have two Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services that use transport security over HTTP (HTTP with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) (HTTPS)). Each WCF service is configured to listen on a different port and is secured with a different certificate.

Learn how to use mobile operator billing as a payment option to buy Xbox subscriptions, games, and other content.

You can often view a protected file by simply opening it. For example, you might double-click an attachment in an email message, a document in File Explorer, or a link to a file and be able to open the protected file. If you are trying to open a protected file that has a .pfile name extension, like a .ppng, you will need to use the Microsoft Purview Information Protection viewer or the Azure ...