"Microsoft This Email Will Be Closed After" Phishing Scam
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The email message below with the subject "This Email Will Be Closed After," is a fake and scam. The fake email message was NOT sent by Microsoft, but by cyber-criminals, who created the fake email message to steal their potential victims' Microsoft Hotmail, Live, or Outlook user names and passwords. So, recipients of the fake email message should not click on the link or follow the instructions in it. The link in the phishing email message will take recipients who have clicked on it, to a phishing Microsoft Hotmail or Outlook website, where they will be asked to sign-in. Once the potential victims attempt to sign-in, their email account credentials(usernames and passwords) will be sent to the cyber-criminals behind the phishing scam. Once cyber-criminals are in possession of their victims' email account credentials, they will hijack and use their victims' email accounts fraudulently.
The "Microsoft This Email Will Be Closed After" Phishing Scam
From: Microsoft.com Team <rontgenes@hotmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 5:43 AM
To: member_service@outlook.com
Subject: 🚩 THIS EMAIL WILL BE CLOSED AFTER 07/01/2018
Account Update
Your account may be closed on 10/01/2018
Dear Attn User
This message is being sent to you to inform you that your account is will to be closed at 10/01/2018
If you wish to continue using this account please upgrade to our services. Ignoring this message will cause the account to be closed
Update your account
Note: This upgrade is required immediately after receiving this message
Thank you
Account admin
If you were tricked into entering your user name and password on the fake or phishing Microsoft Outlook website, please change your password immediately, before your Microsoft account is hijacked and used fraudulently.
Note: Some of the names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers or other information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed.
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