"Account Termination Request" Microsoft Phishing Email

Account Termination Request Microsoft Phishing Email

The email message below: "Account Termination Request," which claims that Microsoft detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to their accounts, and they need to login and verify their accounts, is a phishing scam. The email message was sent by cyber-criminals, whose intentions are to hijack their victims' email accounts and use them for malicious purposes. So, recipients of the same email message are advised not to follow the instructions in it.

The Fake Microsoft Email Message

Microsoft Phishing Email: "Account Termination Request"

Microsoft account

Unusual sign-in activity

We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in to the Microsoft account.to help keep you safe, we required an extra security challenge.

Sign-in details:

Country/region: Malaysia

IP address: 175.138.75.210

Date: 5/4/2015 9:15 AM (GMT)

To keep your Account safe, we require that you login and verify your account.

If you're not sure this was you, a malicious user might have your accessed your account. Please click the link below to verify your activities and strengthen your security settings.

Verify Sign in Activity

To opt out or change where you receive security notifications, click here.

Thanks,

The Microsoft account team

The link in the email message goes to a fake Hotmail, Outlook or Microsoft website (http://webaccess12.esy .es/), which will attempt to trick the cyber-criminals' 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 their accounts.

If you have received the same email message, please go directly to your email account instead of clicking on the links in the email message. And, if there is anything wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing into account.

If you were tricked by the phishing email, please change your Microsoft Hotmail/Live/Outlook immediately. If you are unable to, click here to report it to Microsoft.

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  • December 20, 2016 at 9:20 AM by info

    Here is another scam:

    "From: MlCROSOFT ACCOUNT TEAM <micro-team2@outlook.com>

    Sent: Friday, December 16, 2016 9:49 AM

    Subject: FINAL**WARNING** WARNING** Your e-mail might be closed

    OUTLOOK ACCOUNT TERMINATION

    Dear Valued Customer

    This email have been sent to you by outlook to inform you that we received a request to terminate your Account and the process has started by our Microsoft Team, Please give us 12 working hours to close your Account. To cancel the termination kindly Click Here"

  • November 17, 2016 at 8:28 AM by info

    Here is another scam:

    "Van: OUTLOOK TEAM <lars74.b@freenet.de>

    Verzonden: woensdag 16 november 2016 18:22

    Onderwerp: Account Termination Request

    Account Termination Request

    Dear Valued Customer,

    Our records indicate that you recently made a request to terminate your account.

    We will process your request shortly

    You will lose all emails associated with your account

    if you have no knowledge about this request process, kindly cancel the request below.

    Cancel Request or Confirm Here to proceed with your request

    Thank You

    Outlook! Member Service ©2016"

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"Account Termination Request" Microsoft Phishing Email