"Request to terminate your Outlook Account" Phishing Scam

The "Request to terminate your Outlook Account" Phishing Scam

SSubject: Request to terminate your Outlook Account
Attachment: Attach Request.pdf

Outlook Termination Request

Dear Outlook User,

we received a request to terminate your Outlook Account and the process has started by our Mail Team. Please give us 12 working hours to close your Account.

If you did not initiate the termination you may click on

click here on cancel termination request

Thanks,

The Microsoft account team

The link in the email message goes to a fake Outlook or Microsoft website, which will attempt to trick the potential victims into entering their usernames and passwords on it.

If the potential victims enter their Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, Live usernames and passwords on the fake website, it will be sent to the cyber-criminals behind the email scam, who will use the information to hijack the victims' accounts.

If you receive email messages like these, please go directly to your email account instead of clicking on the links in the email messages. If there is anything wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing into your account.

If you were tricked by one of these malicious phishing scams, please change your Hotmail/Live/Outlook immediately.

If you are unable to, click here to report it to Microsoft.

This scam is similar to the following:

• Microsoft Outlook Phishing Scam: Immediate Attention Required
• Hotmail Reset Confirmation 2014 - Phishing Email Scam
• Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013
• Phishing or Fake Emails: Account Close Alert

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