Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Microsoft Outlook users who have received the fake "Changes coming to Outlook.com" email below are asked not to follow the instructions in it. The fake email, which is asking for personal information like date of birth and telephone number, is being sent by cybercriminals who are attempting to steal their potential victims' information and subsequently steal their account credentials. Once the cybercriminals have stolen their potential victims' account credentials, they will gain unauthorized access to their accounts, hijacked and use the accounts fraudulently.
From: Account Team - database9433@outlook.comSent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 8:31 PMTo: Account TeamSubject: Re: Changes coming to Outlook.com!Due to on-going upgrade in our database, state your date of birth and phone number to avoid termination of your Outlook account.
From: Account Team - database9433@outlook.com
Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2019 8:31 PM
To: Account Team
Subject: Re: Changes coming to Outlook.com!
Due to on-going upgrade in our database, state your date of birth and phone number to avoid termination of your Outlook account.
Microsoft Outlook users who have already been tricked by the scam are asked to change their passwords immediately. Or, if their accounts have already been hijacked, they can attempt to recover them by clicking here.
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From: Account Team Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2020 7:43:20 AM To: Account Team Subject: Re: Changes coming to Outlook.com! Due to on-going upgrade in our database, state your date of birth and phone number to avoid termination of your Outlook account. From: Outlook Team Sent: September 19, 2020 8:36 To: Outlook Team Subject: Re: Changes coming to Outlook.com!
"From: Account Team Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2020 12:43 AM To: Account Team Subject: Re: Changes coming to Outlook.com! Due to on-going upgrade in our database, state your date of birth and phone number to avoid termination of your Outlook account." Here is another scam.
