Home Categories Scamming - Fraud "Email Deactivation - Microsoft Account is Over the Limit" Phishing Scam 1 1 1.09K 0 Jun 21, 2016 2016-06-21T12:32:44-05:00 Jun 21, 2016 2016-06-21T12:39:05-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) The email message below, which claims that the recipient’ email account is over its limit and should be verified within 24 hours, is a phishing scam. The fake email message was created and sent by cyber-criminals to steal the recipients’ Microsoft Account email account username and password. Once cyber-criminals have gotten their victims’ email account credentials, they will hijack their accounts and use them fraudulently. So, recipients of the fake email message should delete it and never attempt to click on the links or follow the instructions in it. Recipients of the fake email message, who have already followed the instructions in it, should change their email account's password immediately.The Phishing Microsoft Windows Live Customer Support Email MessageFrom: Email Administrator <pbngraham@ bell.net>Date: 06/20/2016 19:20 (GMT+00:00)Subject: Email DeactivationDear Customer,Your Microsoft account is over the limit, and needs to be verified. If you cannot confirm within 24 hours, we will suspend your account, click on the link below to verify your account.Verify my accountThank you.Windows Live ID Customer Support.Copyright 2016 Inc.All rights reserved. Terms of Service More From OTA 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. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) ▷"Last Warning - Reminder To All Employe... ◁"Pending Tax Refund" HM Revenue & Custo... "Microsoft 2016 Outlook Support - Secur... Fraudulent Email Message - "HMRC Order ... Is Salelifee a Scam - See the Review of... Is Uvlizer a Scam? See the Review of th... 888-855-4830 Navy Federal Credit Union ... gvumful USPS Scam Text Message - Packag... Sim Card Swap Scam and How it Works... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter post here 1infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 27, 2016 at 11:38 AM by "Email Deactivation - Microsoft Account is Over the Limit" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Email Centre Sent: 27 July 2016 13:53To: noreplySubject: Email Deactivation Dear Customer,Your Microsoft account is over the limit , and needs to be verified. If you can not confirm within 24 hours , we will suspend your account , click on the link below to verify your account .Verify my accountThank you.Windows Live ID Customer Support. Copyright 2016 Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Service"