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The website: "www.webaccess12.esy .es," is a fake or phishing Microsoft Outlook website created by cyber-criminals to hijack their victims' email accounts and use them for malicious purposes. The website was designed to attempt to trick the cyber-criminals' potential victims into entering their usernames and passwords on the fake website. If the potential victims enter their Microsoft Outlook, Hotmail, Live usernames and passwords on the fake website, it will be sent to the cyber-criminals behind the email scam, who will use the information to hijack their accounts.
If you were tricked by a phishing email that took you to the fake website: "webaccess12.esy .es", please change your Microsoft Hotmail/Live/Outlook immediately. If you are unable to, click here to report it to Microsoft.
Remember, never click on a link to sign into your online accounts, always go directly the website and sign in from there. If there is something wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after you have signed in.
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Hi,I received an e-mail from a sender: Microsoft Account [outlook@mail.com] at 3:40 AM CET, asking me to confirm my password, because someone attempted to change it. 2 identical e-mails, 2 business e-addresses.I DID NO SUCH THING. SHOULD I BE WORRIED? Thanks a lot!Here is the mail below:- - -"Outlook Hotmail account password resetHello!Someone started the process to reset your account password without success.Was this you?Press here to validate your identity if you requested account login reset.If you did not request to reset your account login information, it is now mandatory for you to link your location to your account for improved security.Press here to validate location if login information reset was not requested.Please note your account will be disable if you fail to comply to request as we shall assume you no longer require service and account. Also noteyou may receive this email on your work email address and or alternative email address which you supplied to us at the time of registration.Thank you for choosing yahoo as your email service provider.Team Microsoft Outlook!"- - -
You have nothing to worry about, once your didn't follow the instructions in the email. Remember never click on a link to sign into your account. Always go to hotmail.com, live.com, outlook.com and sign in from there. If there is something wrong with your account, it will be shown to you.
