"Your Account will be Closed in the next 48 Hours" Outlook Phishing Scam Home Categories Scamming "Your Account will be Closed in the next 48 Hours" Outlook Phishing Scam 2 2 592 0 9y ago 2017-07-07T14:36:25-05:00 9y ago 2017-07-07T15:01:43-05:00 Online Threat Alerts The email message below which claims that the recipients' email accounts will be closed in the next 48 hours, is a phishing scam that has been created by cyber criminals to steal 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. A Sample of the "Your Account will be Closed in the next 48 Hours" Outlook Phishing ScamFrom: Email Management <dedrelhntr33@hotmail.com>Date: July 7, 2017 at 1:11:27 AM PDTTo: "noreply@outlook.com" <noreply@outlook.com>Subject: EMAIL UPDATEWARNING: Your account will be closed in the next 48 hours if not updated.Click Here to UpdateThe 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 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:Outlook Phishing Scam: "Final Warning (Account Will Be Closed) "Microsoft Outlook Phishing Scam: Immediate Attention RequiredHotmail Reset Confirmation 2014 - Phishing Email ScamHotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013Phishing or Fake Emails: Account Close Alert 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. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples in this article may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) More For You Geek Squad Scam Tech Support Invoice Biglotsonline Store Scam at biglots-stores.com - Beware Is Darlingshops a Scam? Review of the Online Store Is Firstmomo Store a Scam Online Store? Datum Store at datumstore.top - it is a Fraudulent Online Store Fake Purchase Order Scams or Fraud 'Wells Fargo Suspicious Activity Security Notification' Phishing Scams 'Your Ticket Confirmation that is Worth over 200,00 GBP' Lottery Scam 'Richard Walker Attorney to Billionaire Mrs. Leona Helmsley' Phishing Scam 'New Secure Message From Chase' Phishing Email 'Capital One Important Account Update' Phishing Emails 'Mother Flordeville Pingkiam' Charity Donation Scam 'The Mega Million Lottery Award 2017' Scam PayPal Phishing Scam - 'Please to Check Your Account - Account Info replacement' Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Your IP address will be used to display your estimated location. Enter comment post here 2infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 28, 2017 by "Your Account will be Closed in the next 48 Hours" Outlook Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"-------- Original message --------From: "Microsoft.com Service" Date: 28/09/2017 18:57 (GMT 00:00)To: "Microsoft.com Service"Subject: RE: EMAIL DE-ACTIVATIONMicrosoft Support. Your account will be closed in the next 48 hours if not updated to the new version. Click Here to UpdateThank you.Microsoft Support. Copyright 2017 Inc"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 8, 2017 by "Your Account will be Closed in the next 48 Hours" Outlook Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Microsoft.com Team Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 1:53 PMTo: Microsoft.com TeamSubject: Email Update MicrosoftYour account will be closed in the next 48 hours if not updated to the new version.Click Here to UpdateThank you.Microsoft Support. Copyright 2017 Inc."
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 28, 2017 by "Your Account will be Closed in the next 48 Hours" Outlook Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"-------- Original message --------From: "Microsoft.com Service" Date: 28/09/2017 18:57 (GMT 00:00)To: "Microsoft.com Service"Subject: RE: EMAIL DE-ACTIVATIONMicrosoft Support. Your account will be closed in the next 48 hours if not updated to the new version. Click Here to UpdateThank you.Microsoft Support. Copyright 2017 Inc"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 8, 2017 by "Your Account will be Closed in the next 48 Hours" Outlook Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: Microsoft.com Team Sent: Thursday, September 7, 2017 1:53 PMTo: Microsoft.com TeamSubject: Email Update MicrosoftYour account will be closed in the next 48 hours if not updated to the new version.Click Here to UpdateThank you.Microsoft Support. Copyright 2017 Inc."