Windows Live Email Account has Exceeded it Storage Limit – Phishing Scam

Updated: January 7, 2014 2014-01-07T22:24:47 -
Posted: January 7, 2014 2014-01-07T22:04:47
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The email messages below: "Windows Live Email account has exceeded storage limit" are fakes. These email messages were not sent by Microsoft and are phishing scams designed to steal your Microsoft Hotmail, Live or Outlook user name and password.

Windows Live Email Account has Exceeded it Storage Limit Phishing Email Scam

From: Microsoft account team microsoftaccount@microsoft.com
Sent:Tue 1/07/14 6:59 PM
Subject: FW: Billing Account
Dear Customer,
*Your Windows Outlook Live account has exceeded its storage limit as set by our Administrator, and you will not be able to receive new emails until you Re-Validate your account to avoid suspension.
Please click on the link below to Re-Validate your account.
https://accountservices.msn.com/EmailPage.sr8?emailid4847
Signed,
Windows Live ID Customer Support.
Copyright 2014 Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service
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Dear Customer,
Your Windows Live Email account has exceeded its limit and needs to be verified, if not verified within 24 hours, we shall suspend your account.

Click here to verify your email account now
Thank you
Windows Live
2013 Microsoft
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July 23, 2016 at 4:47 PM by an anonymous user from Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
Here is another scam:
"Dear Customer,
*Your account has exceeded its storage limit as set by our Administrator, and you might not be able to receive new emails until you Re-Validate your account to avoid deactivation and irregular received of message.
Please click on the link below to Re-Validate your account.
CLICK HERE TO RE-VALIDATE
Signed,
Windows Live ID Customer Support. Windows Live ID Customer Support.
Copyright 2016 Inc.
All rights reserved. Terms of Service,
Administrator."
Received this email yesterday I deleted it but want all to be on the look out.
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March 7, 2016 at 10:05 AM by info
Here is another scam:
"From: kshleifer@ msn.com
Subject: RESET CONFIRMATION™ 2016
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 05:45:41 0000
Dear Customer,
Your Windows Live Email account has exceeded
its limit and needs to be verified, if not verified
within 24 hours, we shall suspend your account.
Click here to verify your email account now
Thank you
Copyright © 2016 Microsoft. All rights reserved."
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June 22, 2014 at 10:15 PM by an anonymous user from Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Hi everyone,
I received an email this morning, and the content is below:
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"Your profile has been updated.to avoid suspension
View Notifications (Link)
Thanks,
The Microsoft account team
Microsoft account security alert?"
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I kept receiving these kinds of email and feel annoyed.
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