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Scamming - Fraud
The email message below which claims that the recipients' Windows Live email accounts will be closed, is a phishing scam that has been sent by cybercriminals to their potential victims, to steal their Microsoft Hotmail/Live/Outlook usernames and passwords. Once the cybercriminals have gotten the stolen usernames and passwords, they will hijack email accounts and use them fraudulently. So, recipients of the same email message are advised to delete it, and not to follow the instructions in it.
Šalje: Windows live Team <odilbrok@mail.ru>Poslano: 17. listopada 2017. 4:23Prima: member_servicePredmet: ❶✉ YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSEDEmail accountAccount expiredYour email will be closed at 20/10/2017Dear Attn UserThis message is being sent to you to inform you that your account will expire on 20/10/2017If you want to continue using this account, please upgrade to our services. Ignoring this message will cause the account to be closedUpdate your accountNote: This upgrade is required immediately after receiving this messageThank youSecurity account team
Šalje: Windows live Team <odilbrok@mail.ru>
Poslano: 17. listopada 2017. 4:23
Prima: member_service
Predmet: ❶✉ YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED
Email account
Account expired
Your email will be closed at 20/10/2017
Dear Attn User
This message is being sent to you to inform you that your account will expire on 20/10/2017
If you want to continue using this account, please upgrade to our services. Ignoring this message will cause the account to be closed
Update your account
Note: This upgrade is required immediately after receiving this message
Thank you
Security account team
The links in the email messages go to a fake Outlook or Microsoft website, 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 cybercriminals 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 at www.outlook.com, instead of clicking on the links in the email messages. And, if there is anything wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing into it.
Now, if you were tricked by the phishing email, 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:
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"From: Account Update Date: August 21, 2020 at 9:05:44 PM GMT 8To: "microsoft-service.com" Subject: New Microsoft WorldOutlook/HotmailDear user,We want to inform you that the expiration date of email will be August 22th, 2020.When the expiration date has elapsed, the following services will be disabled:* Sending and receiving messages* Web applications that have been linked to your accountRenewal is freeRENEW HERE NOW ? "Another scam
Here is another scam:-- -- -- --From: WINDOWS LIVE TEAM Sent: Friday, February 22, 2019 2:29:37 PMSubject: FINAL 2019 UPDATE IN PROGRESS! Dear user ID (...)We want to inform you for the final time that we have stopped processing incoming emails on your mailbox because you have refuse to update your account security. We might be forced to lock up your mailbox this time around if you ignore this notice...Update HereThis restriction will be disabled immediately we confirm your security update is successful. Your security is our primary concern.Thanks.E-mail Security Team
Here is another scam:-------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --------Von: Account Security Datum: 12.03.2018 6:45 (GMT 01:00) An: user-outlook.com Betreff: Email Security Settings Changed Your Email will expire on MARCH 16, 2018Kindly update your security or your mailbox will be terminated. This is your final notice. DO NOT IGNORE !UPDATE SECURITYThank you for using our services.Windows team 2018
Here is another scam:-------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --------Von: process Verification Datum: 14.03.2018 13:19 (GMT 01:00) An: account-accountverification.com Betreff: FINAL REMINDER!!! MICROSOFT UPDATE Attention User, This Message is Sent to you to INFORM you that Your Account will expire on 20/3/2018 . If you wish to continue using this Account, Please Upgrade, to Our Services. Ignoring this message will cause the account to be closed Update your accountNote: This upgrade is required immediately after receiving this message Thank youSecurity account team
Here is another scam:"From: Microsoft.com Office365 Sent: Monday, March 5, 2018 7:41:55 AMTo: securityconfirmation-microsoftcommunity.comSubject: ✉ YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED SOON (06/3/2018) E-mail Update Starting from 06/03/2018 you won't be able to sign in to your email account unless you fix this urgent issue now.Please confirm this request to complete our deactivation process: Yes, I would like to update my account No I will not complete this request, Cancel update request This restriction will be disabled intermediately we confirm update successful. Thank you,The email security team."
Thanks guys! I knew it didn't smell right...
