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checking whether an email from you is legit

I received the following email from no-reply@microsoft.com. is it legit? (am hiding my address with xxx). What put me off (mostly) is that the "no it wasn't me" button sends to a gmail address: (mailto:confirmation.out.look.user@gmail.com)

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Microsoft account
Unusual sign-in activity
We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account xxx@xxx.com.
Sign-in details
Country/region: India
IP address: 10.112.126.02
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:21:18 +0200
Platform: Windows
Browser: chrom
Please go to your recent activity page to let us know whether or not this was you. If this wasn't you, we'll help you secure your account. If this was you, we'll trust similar activity in the future.
No it wasn't me
To opt out or change where you receive security notifications, click here.
Thanks,
The Microsoft account team

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DSPatrick answered

Hard to tell anything from this but most likely is a spam email.

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PaolaC-4892 answered

Nah, it's a scam.

I got the same email a few days ago and that template looks pretty legit, except that they spelled the browser wrong and the links and "No it wasn't me" button redirects you to (mailto:confirmation.out.look.user@gmail.com) to get your information.

Flag it as Phishing

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