Alternative email account which was not added

Ive recieved an numerous emails around the same theme about an alternative email account accessing my own account. I was wondering if this was a scam, I have not clicked any of the links.

The email is as follows

" It looks like you added an alternate email address to your Windows Live account (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***). You can use this email address to reset your password if you forget it. - Alternate email: *** Email address is removed for privacy *** If you added *** Email address is removed for privacy ***, great! Use this link to confirm *** Email address is removed for privacy ***: https://account.live.com/Proofs/AddConfirm?otc=*CsMapFkY!Q5gCeijJ6M0fbHCQ3oNXzk*hDVoTgYI0DkMp32m9YxmaPx2M3ITcrWOZU6D3BK*xbYBJR2PQJoCyxA$&proofid=lil_mis_confident_69%40hotmail.com&prooftype=Email&mn=Ajames88%40hotmail.co.uk

If you didn't add *** Email address is removed for privacy ***, cancel the request by using this link: https://account.live.com/Proofs/Remove?otc=*CsMapFkY!Q5gCeijJ6M0fbHCQ3oNXzk*hDVoTgYI0DkMp32m9YxmaPx2M3ITcrWOZU6D3BK*xbYBJR2PQJoCyxA$&proofid=lil_mis_confident_69%40hotmail.com&prooftype=Email&mn=Ajames88%40hotmail.co.uk

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