Did I receive a phishing email?

Infected operating system
Android 10
Infected device
Moto G7 Power
Infected device issues
None
Steps taken to remove the infection
Scanned with Bitdefender and Avast

Lucard

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Mar 7, 2022
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I got an email supposedly from Microsoft Bing, and using my Android device, I ended up clicking the thumbs down icon to unsubscribe. Only after that did I think it might be a fake email.

The email address is hello@email.bing.com.

After clicking on the icon I was taken to the site with the following URL: bingemail2.azureedge.net

Using the desktop (Windows 11) and placing the mouse cursor over the same icon (I didn't click on it this time), the URL that appears starts with https://www.bing.com/email/click/... (and continues ).

I don't know why on Android an URL appears (already after clicking) and on the desktop a different one appears (on hover).

I use Bitdefender Mobile Security and I noticed a message at the bottom of the screen when I clicked on the link, but it wasn't an alert message blocking the screen. It was a quick message, like the ones that appear after scanning a new app, but I couldn't read it.

I didn't fill out any form and I didn't even notice any downloads at the time.

I wonder if it is a fake email. And if so, could my device be compromised? According to a scan done with Bitdefender (paid) and Avast (free), there is no infection.
 
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After clicking on the icon I was taken to the site with the following URL: bingemail2.azureedge.net
This is a legit Microsoft URL (Bing is hosted on Azure resources): Bingemail2.azureedge.net Safe? Check it Now | URLVoid

You can call the 1-800 number given here and talk to them about it: Whois Lookup Captcha
I got an email supposedly from Microsoft Bing, and using my Android device, I ended up clicking the thumbs down icon to unsubscribe. Only after that did I think it might be a fake email.

The email address is hello@email.bing.com.
This is a legit Microsoft Bing domain email.

You can call the 1-800 number given here and talk to them about it: Whois bing.com
 
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