Beware of "Email Deactivation - Verify Your Email Address" Microsoft Phishing Scam

Posted: Aug 9, 2018 at 8:19 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States

Here is another scam:

"Hotmail Team
Thu 8/9/2018, 5:30 AM
Microsoft account
Account Security Alert


Dear xxxx

Please note that as of August 09, 2018, 01:30 AM we are updating the Microsoft Services Agreement, We’re making these updates to ensure the safety of your Microsoft account. We recommend you to confirm your account to avoid deactivation.

Verify Your Account


Thanks,
Microsoft"

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Posted: Jun 12, 2018 at 1:49 PM by info

Here is another scam:

"From: IT Admin.
Sent: Friday, June 8, 2018 7:40 AM
Subject: CONFIRM EMAIL DE-ACTIVATION

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EMAIL DE-ACTIVATION

Our record indicates that you recently made a request to shutdown your email and this request will be processed shortly.

If this request was made accidentally and you have no knowledge of it, you are advised to cancel using STOP below.

Dear rob, are you sure you want shutdown email?

Email:

Date/Time:

Administrator:
6/8/2018 7:40:08 a.m.

CANCEL REQUEST

However, if you do not STOP this request, your account will be blocked and all your email data will be lost permanently.

We and appreciate your assistance in helping us maintain the integrity of the entire system. Thank you for being our customer.

Copyright © 2018
All rights reserved."

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Posted: Jan 10, 2018 at 1:54 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Thanks for the warning

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Posted: Dec 8, 2017 at 6:10 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia

Thank you for the warning. I just received a notice saying I needed to take immediate action or my hotmail account would be permanently deactivated. I was concerned but glad I thought to check.

Thanks for the scam warnings

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Posted: Oct 20, 2017 at 10:02 AM by info

Here is another scam:

"From: Microsoft account team [mailto:seasons-restaurant@btconnect.com]
Sent: 19 October 2017 15:55
Subject: Microsoft Updates Term of Uses and Privacy Policy Statement.

Office 365 Microsoft
Verify your email address

Dear,

Our record indicates your account is not updated, which may lead to the close down of your account.

Please visit the link Verify Now to avoid the close down of your account and keep enjoying our services

Sincerely,
The Microsoft Active Directory Team

Microsoft Corporation | One Microsoft Way Redmond, WA 98052-6399"

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Posted: Oct 6, 2017 at 1:51 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Sliema, Tas-Sliema, Malta

I received this email at work and I have deleted it:

"Microsoft Office Account Team

Attention

This is a courtesy notice that you are nearing your maximum email storage limit.
Your Office365 account would be blocked from sending and receiving emails
if your Microsoft account **** is not verified with in 48hrs.

You will not be able to send or receive new mail until you upgrade your email quota.
You are advised to visit our verification portal below and re-login to effect the change.

Click here to continue

*Important:
In general, domestic data usage will be reflected within 48 hours.

Thanks,
2017 Microsoft Office 365"

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Posted: Sep 26, 2017 at 12:01 PM by tmazz21 from or near: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Lately, when I change my password and reboot my computer my laptop pops up with a message from the mailer server to reenter my password.

Question to you,

Is it possible that the hackers have gotten inside my setup and have the Mailer server message popup whenever I change my password on outlook?

I never noticed this happening a few months back, this is only something that's been happening the past month or two. Maybe it's part of the new updates??

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Posted: Sep 21, 2017 at 8:47 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Greensborough, Victoria, Australia

I have received an email like the people below, and I gave them my EMAIL ONLY, to stop them deactivating my email address and to shut it down completely.

I have not given out any Passwords and I realise they already had my email address as they sent me this letter.
Question: are my emails still safe from them? Is any further action required to protect my accounts.

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Posted: Jul 31, 2017 at 8:59 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Monomoscoy Island, Massachusetts, United States

Just received a "confirm your email... account you request to deactivate" email.
It includes same "threat" that if you don't you account will be deactivated and all your emails permanently lost.

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Posted: Mar 14, 2017 at 10:28 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Bremerton, Washington, United States

I received this e-mail today, it's along the same lines as the others listed above:

"HI User,

We want to confirm by email from you before De-activating your email account today.
If you did not contact us to De-activate your email, kindly follow the instruction below to cancel the De-activation process immediately before your email is closed permanently.
Sign-In to cancel your account deactivation request
Note: If you contacted us to close this email account please ignore this message and your account will be closed within the next 48 hours.

Thanks.
Outlook.com Mail.
powered by: Outlook.com Mail.
© 2017 Microsoft."

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Posted: Feb 13, 2017 at 11:23 PM by an anonymous user from or near: Central District, Hong Kong

This was sent to me:

Subject: "Yahoo Online Alert..
Date: Monday, February 13, 2017 6:45 PM
From: "Alert"

Hi,
We received a request to terminate your Email and process has started, kindly give us 24hours to complete your request.

If you did not make this request Please : Undo Deactivation Request

Your Email access will be denied

Thanks."

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