"Outlook Mail Upgrade 2019" Phishing Scam

Updated: January 15, 2019 2019-01-15T23:43:23 -
Posted: January 15, 2019 2019-01-15T23:39:25
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Microsoft account users who have received "Outlook Mail Upgrade 2019" email messages like the one below, which claim their email accounts will be blocked or the processing of their incoming emails will be stopped, is a phishing scam. The fake and phishing email messages are being sent by cybercriminals, who are attempting to steal their potential victims' Microsoft Outlook or Hotmail usernames and passwords, with the intention of hijacking the email accounts and using them maliciously. Therefore, recipients of the same email messages are advised to delete them, and not follow the instructions in them.

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An "Outlook Mail Upgrade 2019" Phishing Scam

From: Outlook© account team <ttdeabreu55@hotmail.com>

Date: 15 January 2019 at 10:22:23 AM GMT-5

To: "user@t-online.de" <user@t-online.de>

Subject: ACCOUNT DE-ACTIVATION (ACTION REQUESTED)

Mail Upgrade ©2019

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 to our new service and we have been forced to block your account if this notice is ignored.

UPGRADENOW

Note: This restriction will be disabled intermediately we confirm upgrade successful.

Thanks ,

Regards

Customer Care Team ©2019

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 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 message. And, if there is anything wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after you have signed into it. 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.

Note: Some of the names, addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers in email samples on this website may have been impersonated.

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Apr 23, 2019 at 11:14 AM by info
Here is another scam:

"From: Email Management Team <saghir_spore@hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2019 7:52 PM
To: upgrade@techteam.com
Subject: FINAL EMAIL UPDATE

Email Update 2019

Dear User,

This Message is Sent to you to INFORM you that Your Account will expire on April 28th, 2019.

If you wish to continue using this Account, 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
Security account team"
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