Home Categories Scamming - Fraud "Microsoft Your Email will be Closed" Phishing Scam 2 2 373 0 Dec 6, 2017 2017-12-06T08:59:34-05:00 Dec 6, 2017 2017-12-06T09:01:17-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) Microsoft users who have received emails claiming their accounts will be closed and need to be updated or upgraded are asked to delete the same emails. This is because the emails are fakes or phishing scams being sent by cybercriminals to frighten the recipients into following the instructions in them, by tricking them into believing they will stop receiving emails and their accounts will be locked or disabled. This why Microsoft Windows Live, Hotmail or Outlook users should never click on a link in an email message to sign into their accounts. They should always go directly to www.outlook.com, www.live.com or www.hotmail.com and sign in from there instead. Once they have signed in, they will be alerted to important notifications or changes, if there are any.The "Microsoft Your Email will be Closed" Phishing ScamFrom: E-mail Team <yvonne.erasmus@hotmail.co.za>Date: 6 December 2017 at 17:49:00 GMT+8To: E-mail Team <yvonne.erasmus@hotmail.co.za>Subject: Re: Re: Your email will be closed at 06/12/2017Account expiredYour email will be closed at 06/12/2017Dear User,This message is being sent to you to inform you that your account will expire on 06/12/2017If you wish to continue using this account please upgrade to our services. Ignoring this message will cause the account to be closedUpdate your account`Note: This upgrade is required immediately after receiving this messageThank youSecurity account team 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) ▷"Microsoft Your Account will Expire" Ph... ◁"Microsoft Your Account Closure is in P... "www.newsbehoof.com" is a Fake Website ... Buyuha at www.buyuha.com is a Fraudulen... Is p2glstore.com an Untrustworthy Onlin... Is Withiond a Scam? Review of the Onlin... Is Ankestz a Scam? Review of the Online... Hulu Refund Email Scam - Beware... Is Fruity Bullet a Scam? Review of frui... Is mexbycoin a Scam or Legit Cryptocurr... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter post here 2infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 26, 2018 at 4:15 PM by "Microsoft Your Email will be Closed" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Microsoft.com Office365 Sent: 26 September 2018 13:30To: Microsoft.com Office365Subject: Re: Your E-Mail will be closed VIOLATION OF TERMS OF SERVICE Your aol account will be suspended from sending maiIs due to violation of terms of service.All saved maiIs will be lost if this is not resolved. Activate And Resolve Issue Now Urgently! Sincerely,AOL Customer Care Team ©2018"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoApr 4, 2018 at 4:56 AM by "Microsoft Your Email will be Closed" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Microsoft Live 2018 Sent: Wednesday, April 4, 2018 3:44:26 AMTo: member_service-outlook.comSubject: Your email will be closed at 08/04/2018 Account expiredYour email will be closed at 08/04/2018Dear User,This message is being sent to you to inform you that your account will expire on 08/04/2018If you wish to continue using this account please upgrade to our services. Ignoring this message will cause the account to be closedUpdate your account`Note: This upgrade is required immediately after receiving this messageThank you:Security account team"