"Your Account will be Closed in the next 48 Hours" Outlook Phishing Scam
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 Scam
From: Email Management - dedrelhntr33@hotmail.com
Date: July 7, 2017 at 1:11:27 AM PDT
To: "noreply@outlook.com" - noreply@outlook.com
Subject: EMAIL UPDATE
WARNING: Your account will be closed in the next 48 hours if not updated.
Click Here to Update
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 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 Required
- Hotmail Reset Confirmation 2014 - Phishing Email Scam
- Hotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013
- Phishing or Fake Emails: Account Close Alert
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