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Someone who has access to your email is just scary, but this forwarding is particularly harmful. If you don't know about forwarding, someone could be reading all your messages without your knowledge. Links to reset your password, financial information, and personal notes are exposed to malicious people.
Fortunately, you can check the forwarding rules in your Outlook inbox. Sign in and click the gear icon in the top right corner, then choose Options . In the left sidebar, expand Mail> Automatic Processing and select Inbox and sweep rules . Here under Inbox rules You will see the forwarding rules that you have configured. Click on a name to see more information about it.
You may very well have a legitimate use for email forwarding, so make sure you don't delete your own rules. But if you see a rule to forward all your messages to a strange address, click the trash can icon to remove it.
Then you would do well to change your Microsoft account password by visiting the password reset page. Select I think someone else is using my Microsoft account and go through the steps to reset your password. Following this, be on the lookout for unauthorized activity on your account.
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