legitimate email, or phishing?

I received a suspicious email from "Microsoft account team" (account-security-noreply@accountprotection.microsoft.com) with the subject line: "Microsoft account security alert."

I use Apple Mail. I have a Gmail account. And I sure don't remember having ever made a Microsoft account.

So I have been ignoring it. I did some research, and have seen both claims that it is legitimate, and claims it is fraudulent. Anybody else receive anything like this?

Thanks in advance!

k

The email message is as follows:

Microsoft account

Security alert

We think that someone else might have accessed the Microsoft account ka*****@gmail.com. When this happens, we require you to verify your identity with a security challenge and then change your password the next time you sign in.

If someone else has access to your account, they have your password and might be trying to access your personal information or send junk email.

If you haven't already recovered your account, we can help you do it now.

Recover account

Learn how to make your account more secure.

Thanks,

The Microsoft account team