
Interfering with, harming, or spoofing Microsoft networks, services, or other systems. Phishing: Stealing private information from others by tricking or spoofing them into providing it. Malware: Sending intentionally unwanted or harmful code or software. Microsoft forbids the use of our services for:

Malware, phishing, and other harmful activities Here are some common reasons why accounts are locked, though not all account locks occur for these reasons: Microsoft accounts are usually locked if the account holder has violated our Microsoft Services Agreement.

If you see a "usage limit exceeded" error message when requesting a security code, this could mean the phone number has been used too many times in a short period of time, or that we've detected something suspicious about the phone number. Tip: If your security code doesn't work, make sure you enter the numbers in the body of the message, and not the numbers in the header.
