Home Categories Scamming Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013" 27 27 38.44K 1 13y ago 2013-01-03T09:49:53-05:00 11y ago 2015-03-31T23:11:07-05:00 Online Threat Alerts This e-mail message below is a scam used by scammers to trick their frighten victims into sending them their Hotmail username, password and other personal information. Microsoft or other companies will not request your username and password via an e-mail message. Never e-mail your username and password to anyone. If you receive any e-mail message requesting your password, that e-mail is a scam. A copy of the Fake E-mail Message:Dear Account Owner.VERIFY THIS EMAIL ADDRESS TO AVOID IMMEDIATE CLOSUREWe have recently confirmed that different computers have logged onto your Hotmail account and multiple password errors have been entered. We are hereby suspending your account; as it has been used for fraudulent purposes.. Now we need you to reconfirm your account information to us. Click your reply tab, fill in the columns below and send it back to us or your email account will be suspended permanently.Name: ....................... ................User Name :.................. ..................Password: .................. ..................Reconfirm Password :......... ..........Date of Birth ............. ...................Country or Territory......... .............Here are some ways to help you manage your account after you reconfirm your account.Create an archive - Set up a folder on your PC’s hard drive where you can save large attachments. Then just delete them from your inbox. You’ll still have them and your in-box will be that much smaller.Make your filters work for you- Did you know you can set up your Hot mail account to immediately delete junk e-mail? Go to Options, and click Filters and reporting. Under the “Delete junk e-mail” section, select Immediately to delete junk e-mail right away. Once you’re finished, click Save and you’re done.Delete a bunch of mail at once- Go to your Junk and Deleted folders, and clear them out by clicking the “Empty” button in the action bar.Sincerely,The Windows Live Hotmail TeamThis e-mail message is similar to Hotmail Windows Live Reset Alert Confirmation 2012 Scam , click here to read more. Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Save + Was this article helpful? (1) (0) More For You ▷'Find Your Profile Viewers Now' - it Fa... ◁Hero Honda Raffle Lottery Draw Award Sc... T-Mobile Reward Points Scam Text Messag... 'Askew Nextgen Synergies_LLC' PayPal Sc... 202-649-2801 Tax Abatement and Resoluti... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter comment post here 27an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userDec 10, 2015 at 12:52 PM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United StatesThey are still sending this scam to Hotmail accounts here in December of 2015.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMar 31, 2015 at 3:33 AM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomI have been receiving scam verification messages - I received this one a couple of days ago - how do you tell if the message is genuine or a scam - is this one a scam? (I don't even know what a recovery phone number is!)"From: OUTLOOK SUPPORT DESK (djw66-hotmail .co.uk)Dear Customer,The recovery phone number of your Microsoft account was recently changed. If you made this change, you don't need to do anything more; If you didn't change your recovery phone number, someone may have broken into your account. Visit this linkhttps://outlook.com/mailverify/cancel/terminate? to prevent your account from deactivation.Sincerely,Microsoft respects your privacy. Please read our online Privacy Statement.Microsoft Corporation. One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052."infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoMar 31, 2015 at 11:04 AM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"infoThe message is a scam. It is hard for you to determine if a message is a fake, because you can not tell by just looking at the message. So, we recommend that you do not click on links in any email message to sign into your account.instead, go to hotmail.com and sign into your account. If there is a problem, it will be shown to you once you have successfully signed in.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 22, 2014 at 5:50 AM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: Hackensack, New Jersey, United StatesThis message is out there again today.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJul 22, 2014 at 10:07 PM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: Hereford, Texas, United StatesI didn't get my confirmation code what the h**l; where am suppose to find it?an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMay 16, 2014 at 3:29 PM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: Seattle, Washington, United StatesI received this message today. Is it a scam?------Dear User, We detected multiple unsuccessful login attempt to your email account, on Fri, May 16, 2014 1:54 AM ART. Location: Russian Federation (IP=188.128.99.94). We URGE you to setup your security question and answer to enable 2 way protection for your accountThis might lead to terminating your account if we notice such activity and you do not clear your personal security. To clear your personal security and confirm this wasn't you, and reset your security Question And Answers
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userDec 10, 2015 at 12:52 PM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: Newark, New Jersey, United StatesThey are still sending this scam to Hotmail accounts here in December of 2015.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMar 31, 2015 at 3:33 AM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomI have been receiving scam verification messages - I received this one a couple of days ago - how do you tell if the message is genuine or a scam - is this one a scam? (I don't even know what a recovery phone number is!)"From: OUTLOOK SUPPORT DESK (djw66-hotmail .co.uk)Dear Customer,The recovery phone number of your Microsoft account was recently changed. If you made this change, you don't need to do anything more; If you didn't change your recovery phone number, someone may have broken into your account. Visit this linkhttps://outlook.com/mailverify/cancel/terminate? to prevent your account from deactivation.Sincerely,Microsoft respects your privacy. Please read our online Privacy Statement.Microsoft Corporation. One Microsoft Way, Redmond, WA 98052."
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoMar 31, 2015 at 11:04 AM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"infoThe message is a scam. It is hard for you to determine if a message is a fake, because you can not tell by just looking at the message. So, we recommend that you do not click on links in any email message to sign into your account.instead, go to hotmail.com and sign into your account. If there is a problem, it will be shown to you once you have successfully signed in.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 22, 2014 at 5:50 AM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: Hackensack, New Jersey, United StatesThis message is out there again today.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJul 22, 2014 at 10:07 PM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: Hereford, Texas, United StatesI didn't get my confirmation code what the h**l; where am suppose to find it?
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMay 16, 2014 at 3:29 PM by Email Scam - "Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013"an anonymous user from: Seattle, Washington, United StatesI received this message today. Is it a scam?------Dear User, We detected multiple unsuccessful login attempt to your email account, on Fri, May 16, 2014 1:54 AM ART. Location: Russian Federation (IP=188.128.99.94). We URGE you to setup your security question and answer to enable 2 way protection for your accountThis might lead to terminating your account if we notice such activity and you do not clear your personal security. To clear your personal security and confirm this wasn't you, and reset your security Question And Answers