"Microsoft Windows Live Closing of Your Account is Been Processed" Phishing Scam
Microsoft users who have received emails claiming their accounts are in the process of being closed and need to be 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 Windows Live Closing of Your Account is Been Processed" Phishing Scam
From: Windows Live - chandra.kumal@live.com
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2017 2:36 AM
To: noreply@hotmail.com
Subject: EMAIL BLOCK TERMS: Closing of your account is been processed
E-mail Upgrade
This is to notify you for the final time that we have stopped processing incoming emails on your account
since you have refused to upgrade your account and we might be forced to lock up your account if this notice is ignored.
UPGRADE NOW
This restriction will be disabled intermediately we confirm upgrade successful.
Thanks
The email security team.
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