"Outlook Mail Upgrade 2019" Phishing Scam

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.

Outlook Mail Upgrade 2019 Phishing Scam

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.

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  • September 17, 2020 at 11:27 AM by info

    "To: confirm@outlook.com <confirm@outlook.com>

    Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2020, 03:46:36 PM GMT 2

    Subject: Mail team

    Dear User,

    This Message is Sent to you to INFORM you that Your Account will expire on September 25th, 2020.

    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"

    Here is another scam.

  • December 5, 2019 at 12:27 AM by info

    "From: MSN Service <sbeesler59@hotmail.com>

    Date: December 5, 2019 at 07:47:58 GMT 9

    To: "confirm@outlook.com" <confirm@outlook.com>

    Subject: Account Upgrade

    Outlook Mail

    We are closing all old version of our Mailbox as from Dec 5th.

    Please follow the link below to update your account :

    Email Upgrade Right Here

    Thank You.

    Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered."

    Here is another scam.

  • October 7, 2019 at 12:50 PM by info

    Here is another scam:

    "From: Microsoft account team <stephenkelly22@outlook.com>

    Sent: 07 October 2019 00:15

    To: info@servicelubo.com <info@servicelubo.com>

    Subject: Email Upgrade Alert

    Email Upgrade 2019

    Dear User,

    This Message is Sent to you to INFORM you that Your Account will expire on OCT 11th, 2019.

    If you wish to continue using this Account, Upgrade to Our Services. Ignoring this message will cause the account to be closed

    Upgrade your account

    Note: This upgrade is required immediately after receiving this message

    Thank you"

  • April 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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