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 The message looks common enough, and it says that money will be charged to your credit card or withdrawn from your bank account for the ...

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When you want people to know your message needs urgent attention, set the message as high importance. If the message is just an FYI, or if you're sending mail to colleagues about a non-work related topic, you can set the message as low importance. Select New Email to compose a new message. In the Tags group on the Ribbon, select High Importance or Low Importance . In most email programs, the ...

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 ...

When you start typing in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields in Outlook, you'll see suggestions appear based on what you've entered. Select a tab option below for the version of Outlook you're using. What version of Outlook do I have?

If you get an email from Microsoft account team and the email address domain is @accountprotection.microsoft.com, it is safe to trust the message and open it. Microsoft uses this domain to send email notifications about your Microsoft account. These notifications can include security codes for two-step verification and account update information, such as password changes. You can check the ...

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To capture someone's attention in an email or meeting invite, type the @ symbol followed by their name within the message or invite. Doing so will highlight their name and prompt Outlook to add them to the To line, ensuring they notice, and add the @ symbol next to their message in the Inbox. Select a tab option below for the version of Outlook you're using. What version of Outlook do I have?