Outlook Support Center Password Confirmation Phishing Scam
Outlook or Hotmail users have received the "Password Confirmation" email below are asked not to follow the instructions in it. The fake email is a phishing scam being sent by cybercriminals to their potential victims.
The "Outlook Support Center Password Confirmation" Phishing Scam
ACTION: Password Confirmation
Security Info - bess1001@hotmail.com
Tue 10/29/2019 12:11 PM
Hi email address,
Your email ( email address ) is out of date and you may encounter email delivery problems. We recommend that you update your email within 24 hours to avoid email sending and receiving issues.
UPDATE NOW
Note: **This is an automated message please do not reply**
Regards,
Outlook Support Center
Outlook users who have already being tricked by the fake email are asked to change their password before their accounts are hijack and used fraudulently.
Remember, Microsoft will never ask Hotmail or Outlook users to confirm their passwords by clicking on a link in an email message.
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