The "MSN Update Your Account Now" Phishing Scam
The "MSN Update Your Account Now" Phishing Email
From: MSN Service <steve.everitt@hotmail.co.uk>
Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2019 10:13:32 AM
Subject: UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT NOW
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INTERNAL NOTICE
This is to notify you for the final time that we will have to stop 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@2019
The link or button in the email message goes to a fake Microsoft Hotmail website, which will attempt to trick the 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, the information will be sent to the cyber-criminals behind the email scam, who will use the information to hijack the victims' accounts.
If you receive email messages like these, please go directly to your email account instead of clicking on the links in the email messages. If there is anything wrong with your account or something needs to be done to it, it will be shown to you after you have signed into your account. If you were tricked by one of these malicious phishing scams, please change your Hotmail, Live or Outlook immediately. If you are unable to, click here to report it to Microsoft.
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