Account has been locked twice in short time and I don't understand why

Discus and support Account has been locked twice in short time and I don't understand why in XBoX on Consoles to solve the problem; Today my account has been locked a second time, exactly one month after it happened the first time and I don't understand why. All things started when... Discussion in 'XBoX on Consoles' started by Soulless Imp, May 1, 2021.

  1. Soulless Imp
    Soulless Imp Guest

    Account has been locked twice in short time and I don't understand why


    Today my account has been locked a second time, exactly one month after it happened the first time and I don't understand why.

    All things started when I changed my primary account from *** Die E-Mail-Adresse wurde aus Datenschutzgründen entfernt. *** to *** Die E-Mail-Adresse wurde aus Datenschutzgründen entfernt. ***. Everything was fine for three days but then my account was locked due to "unusual activity" or due to "violating the tos". I've been using my account for more than a decade without any problems so I was curious to know why it happened so I contacted support.

    Support was no help as they weren't allowed to tell me anything because of privacy concerns so I contacted the Microsoft privacy team/department. After a day I got an email that told me I had violated the tos but the email did not provide any details to what exactly I had done wrong.

    The mail included a copied/pasted part of the tos: No account sharing, no spam, etc.

    Again no help, because I didn't do any of those things.

    Let me be claer:

    - I've used the same account for more than a decade, mostly for Xbox but also for other devices/services such as One Drive, Windows Phone etc.

    - I've never shared account information with anyone. I own several Xboxes which are in different rooms in my house, which get usage on different occasions, all part of the insider program. I have a One Drive which I access from PC, tablet and phone. One month after launch my Series X died and I had to send it in for replacement. I wasn't able to remove my account as it didn't power on but I removed the device from my account through the web.

    - The gmail-address was a unique email used for my Microsoft account, that was used nowhere else, the same goes for the myowndomain.net email.

    - I've been using 2FA since it is available. I use Microsoft authenticator.

    - My account hasn't been compromised, I checked the activity. Still I changed my password.

    - I don't use a VPN to connect to Xbox or any other Microsoft services.

    - Over the years I've collected a massive library of digital games so of course I'm worried about this situation.

    - I've never experienced any payment problems with my PayPal or with the gift cards used. I don't use gift cards from shady resellers. I'm currently subscribed to a service.

    - I've got a Gamertag that is considered desirable. In the past people messaged me trying to get me to change the tag or tried to buy it from me. I never replied to these messages, I usually ignore them or report the users that sent them. I also get added by random (bot?) accounts every day. Other users (don't know if real) shared my community posts in the past. I don't know those users nor do I know the place the content has been shared to. That's the reason I changed my profile private/friends only.

    I'm at a loss here...I don't understand why my account suddenly gets locked and I feel like the Microsoft support channels are no help. I want to know what the problem is and how to solve it. I also want to know if these account locks have any negative side effects to my account status, e.g. if those locks result in a "bad standing" of the account.

    After the lock that occurred today I have reverted my primary alias back to my gmail and removed the myowndomain email from the account, as it first started happening with the change. I also changed my password. Again.

    I don't recall any notification about violating tos this time though...my account simply got locked one month after it happened the first time.

    So...again: Why is this happening and how do I stop it?

    :)
     
    Soulless Imp, May 1, 2021
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  2. SmartLace1968 Win User

    My account has been locked I don't know why

    Hello this is Virginia O.

    I understand that you want to unlock your account.

    I apologize for the inconvenienced. And no worries now because I'd be happy to assist you today.

    To recover your account please visit this page to be guided with the process:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil...

    In here you will be given the steps and instructions as well on how to regain access to your account.

    Here is the direct link to unlock your account:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil...

    When you submit a recovery request online, please provide the nearest answer to all the asked questions.

    And it is important to not leave any questions unanswered.

    Please be guided with the steps and instructions on how to answer the account recovery form.

    A friendly reminder, I do not have a direct access to your account and if incase that the steps won't work please reach Microsoft Support: https://support.xbox.com/en-US/contact-us for further assistance regarding the recovering your account.

    Thank you for your cooperation. Have a great day!
  3. Genji Sojobo Win User

    New Account AMERICAN billing region not AUSTRALIAN, why?

    SRSLY 5 HOURS trying to create a new account and no one can tell me WHY IS THE BILLING ADDRESS REGION LOCKED TO THE USA. i do not understand why this is a feature? I do not understand why it has taken me five hours to try and make a NEW ACCOUNT AND ADD MS
    POINTS!!! I still have not been able to change the BILLING ACCOUNT REGION WHY IS IT LOCKED TO THE USA AND WHY CAN I NOT DO A SIMPLE THING LIKE CHANGE THE BLOODY REGION?
  4. raultheKoolKid Win User

    How come i haven't gotten any sort of compensation or even an apology???

    iv'e been lucky enough to have really good a smart support agents but what i just don't understand is why this has happened twice if its not even around launch day and i haven't gotten an apology
  5. VernierSlake Win User

    EG being banned from mottos and gamertags

    It's worth pointing out that there's a professional gaming team known as Evil Geniuses or EG for short. It could be why the acronym has now been locked off.
  6. WaiseGlobus72 Win User

    Games on Demand issue - cannot change language

    Okay, I now understand what you are trying to say. I viewed the austrian description of the game, although it's exactly the same as before. If it has always been region locked than I don't understand why I could have changed it in other games.

    Also I still think that there should be a warning of some sorts to notify the customer that it's region locked. Thanks anyway.
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