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The email message below with the subject: "Microsoft Account Closure Notice," which claims that a closure request will be processed shortly to remove all data from the recipients' email accounts, is a phishing scam created to steal Microsoft Outlook or Hotmail user names and passwords. The email message was not sent by Microsoft, but by cyber-criminals, whose intentions are to hijack email accounts and use them for malicious purposes. So, recipients of the same email message are advised to delete it, and not follow the instructions in it.
From: Outlook.com Team angie_tavares@hotmail.comDate: February 15, 2017 at 10:32:24 AM ESTSubject: MICROSOFT ACCOUNT CLOSURE NOTICEMicrosoft security alertWe have received your request to close your Microsoft account. Your request is being processed and the email address and all associated data will be removed from our servers shortly. If this request was received in error and you do not wish to terminate your account, indicate this by choosing I choose to keep my account and cancel termination request.http://outlook.microsoft.com/en-us/verify-accountIf you have chosen to keep your account, click the link above and log in to terminate the request automatically.Thanks,The Microsoft account teamCopyright © 2017 (Co. Reg. No. 2344507D) All Rights Reserved
From: Outlook.com Team angie_tavares@hotmail.comDate: February 15, 2017 at 10:32:24 AM ESTSubject: MICROSOFT ACCOUNT CLOSURE NOTICE
Microsoft security alert
We have received your request to close your Microsoft account. Your request is being processed and the email address and all associated data will be removed from our servers shortly. If this request was received in error and you do not wish to terminate your account, indicate this by choosing I choose to keep my account and cancel termination request.
http://outlook.microsoft.com/en-us/verify-account
If you have chosen to keep your account, click the link above and log in to terminate the request automatically.
Thanks,The Microsoft account teamCopyright © 2017 (Co. Reg. No. 2344507D) All Rights Reserved
The link in the email message goes 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 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 in. 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.
This scam is similar to the following:
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"From: Mail Service Sent: Monday, March 2, 2020 10:56To: mail-hotmail.kz Subject: 2020-{Microsoft Closure in Progress}- Alert - 2 March 2020 Dear User,This is to inform you that your email account has reached an Upgrade stage, Due to the fact that you are using our old version of Microsoft.If you choose not to update your account on or before 3 March 2020, Your account will be permanently deleted from our database. Take a minute to update your account for a faster, safer and full-featured Outlook experience click on "Validate " to login your account details to avoid deactivation of account.Thank you, Mail Team ©2020"Here is another scam.
Received Jan 16 2020[Microsoft Closure un Progress ] ALERTreported phishing
"From: MSN Service Sent: Tuesday, 23 July 2019 8:58 AMTo: noreply-outlook.com Subject: ACCOUNT IN PROGRESS: (CLOSURE ALERT) CLOSURE OF EMAIL This is to inform you that your E-mail will be closed ON 31/07/2019 because you have been ignoring all our update messages sent to you.If you wish to continue using your mailbox, kindly update now to continue using our service.Click here to updateNotice: Ignoring this message will cause your E-mail to be terminated without your permission.Thanks ,SincerelyMail Protector ©2019 OKC"Here is another scam.
Here is another scam:"From: Microsoft.com account team Date: 21 May 2019 at 14:59:16 BSTTo: "member_service-outlook.com" Subject: Account UpdateCLOSURE OF EMAIL We informed you that your E-mail will be closed ON 05/21/2019 because you have been ignoring all our update messages sent you.If you wish to continue using your E-mail update now to continue using our service. Click here to updateNotice: Ignoring this message will cause your E-mail to be terminated without your permission.Thanks ,SincerelyMail Protector ©2019"
Here is another scam:"From: Microsoft Office365 Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2019 11:32:25 AMTo: Microsoft Office365Subject: Re: Microsoft Account Closure™ 2019 Microsoft warning!Attn: Dear User,Your email address has been included in the blacklist and also been marked as an automatic Spam sender, It must be put up-to date and verified otherwise your email account will be permanently closed.Update now within 48 hours to show that you are a human being not a robot; continue using your account. Update and verify your email addressWarning: failure will cause permanent De-activation if you do not verify!Thank you,Account security team(c) 2019"
Here is another scam:"From: Mlcrosoft Account Team Sent: 10 April 2019 08:27Subject: CLOSURE OF EMAIL CLOSURE OF EMAILWe informed you that your account will be closed ON 11/04/2019 because you have been ignoring all our update messages sent you.If you wish to continue using your account update now to continue using our service. Click here to updateNotice: Ignoring this message will cause your account to be terminated without your permission.Thanks ,SincerelyMail Protector 2018"
