How to investigate a billing charge from Microsoft
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 ...
Applies To: Microsoft account dashboard
Protecting players from marketplace theft and solicitation
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.
How to spot a "fake order" scam - Microsoft Support
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 The message looks common enough, and it says that money will be charged to your credit card or withdrawn from your bank account for the ...
Obtain a digital certificate and create a digital signature
About digital signatures and certificates in Office, and buying a digital certificate from a certificate authority or create your own.
Applies To: Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, Outlook for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Word 2024, Word 2021, Word 2019, Excel 2016, Word 2016, Outlook 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Office 2016
Digital signatures and certificates - Microsoft Support
Certificate authority (CA) A certificate authority is an entity similar to a notary public. It issues digital certificates, signs certificates to verify their validity and tracks which certificates have been revoked or have expired. Top of Page Digital signature assurances The following terms and definitions show what assurances are provided by digital signatures. Authenticity The signer is ...
Applies To: Excel for Microsoft 365, Word for Microsoft 365, PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, Access for Microsoft 365, Visio Plan 2, Excel 2024, PowerPoint 2024, Access 2024, Excel 2021, Word 2021, PowerPoint 2021, Access 2021, Visio Professional 2021, Visio Standard 2021, Excel 2019, Word 2019, PowerPoint 2019, Access 2019, Visio Professional 2019, Visio Standard 2019, Excel 2016, Word 2016, PowerPoint 2016, Access 2016, Visio Professional 2016, Visio Standard 2016
Protect yourself from phishing - Microsoft Support
Phishing (pronounced: fishing) is an attack that attempts to steal your money, or your identity, by getting you to reveal personal information -- such as credit card numbers, bank information, or passwords -- on websites that pretend to be legitimate. Cybercriminals typically pretend to be reputable companies, friends, or acquaintances in a fake message, which contains a link to a phishing ...
Subscriptions & billing | Xbox Support
Get more information about managing your Xbox subscriptions, issues with billing, and more.
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Check your Xbox purchase history | Xbox Support
You can view your Xbox purchase history on your Xbox console or the web. Use the steps below to review your info or get help with a charge that you don’t recognise.
Digital Game Purchase Refund Terms | Xbox Support
These Digital Game Purchase Refund Terms cover Microsoft Store's digital game offers, Xbox apps (excluding movies and tv apps), digital gaming bundle offers, and digital durable and consumable gaming offers, such as game season passes, virtual currency, and microtransactions, whether made available through the Xbox console device or on your PC (collectively “Digital Game Products”) only ...