Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The email message below which claims that the recipients' email accounts will be blocked, is a phishing scam that has been created to steal Microsoft Hotmail/Live/Outlook user names and passwords. The email messages were not sent by Microsoft, but by cyber-criminals, whose intentions are to hijack email accounts and use them fraudulently. So, recipients of the same email message are advised to delete it, and not to follow the instructions in it.
From: encesptyltd@bigpond.comSubject: Security Issues!Your Account Will Be Blocked!Dear User,Security alert your Outlook account has been compromised. You must update it immediately or your account will be close now.Due to this, to ensure that your email service is not interrupted, we request you to confirm and update your information today by following the link below.Update NowThanks for using your Microsoft account to bring the people who matter most together in one place. You can change your connection settings anytime and find more ways to connect at https://profile.live.com/services.See you online,The Microsoft team
From: encesptyltd@bigpond.comSubject: Security Issues!Your Account Will Be Blocked!
Dear User,
Security alert your Outlook account has been compromised. You must update it immediately or your account will be close now.
Due to this, to ensure that your email service is not interrupted, we request you to confirm and update your information today by following the link below.
Update Now
Thanks for using your Microsoft account to bring the people who matter most together in one place. You can change your connection settings anytime and find more ways to connect at https://profile.live.com/services.
See you online,
The Microsoft team
The links in the email messages go 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 cyber-criminals 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 messages. And, if there is anything wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing into it.
Now, if you were tricked by the phishing email, please change your Hotmail/Live/Outlook immediately. If you are unable to, click here to report it to Microsoft.
This scam is similar to the following:
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"Dear User,Your account is (Blacklisted) and would be blocked Before 24 hours, Notice: Email would be BLOCKED shortly For a better experience verify your YAHOO! Account:Follow the attach below to recover your account.Download ATTACH below to review your account recovery data on file.Thanks, Yahoo!"Another scam.
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Here is another scam:"From: EMAIL ADMINISTRATION® 2017 [mailto:msn-services002-outlook.com] Sent: Friday, October 06, 2017 2:09 PMSubject: Your account unit has reached storage limit You have reached the storage limit of your mail and cannot receive new messages until you Expand your storage limit. Follow the link below to Expand Storage Limit : Expand LimitNote: Your account will be blocked after 48 hours of use if you do not increase the limit.Thanks ,-Email teamNetease respects your privacy. To learn more, please read our online Privacy StatementAccount Corporation, One Account Way, Redmond, WA 98052-6399, USA © 2017 Netease Corporation. All rights reserved"
Here is another scam:"From: Window Live 2017 Sent: 01 August 2017 08:45:23To: noreply-outlook.comSubject: 🚫EMAIL BLOCK TERMS: Your Account Closure Is Being Processed!!! This message is sent from a trusted sender Your Account Will Be Blocked!Your Account will Expire within 48hoursIf you would like to continue using your Email Address,Upgrade Your Account NowYOU WILL LOSE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IF YOU DO NOT UPGRADE YOUR ACCOUNT. UPGRADE IS FREE OFF CHARGE.Thanks.NOREPLY!!! ©2017 All Rights Reserved"
Here is another scam:"From: Window Live 2017 Sent: July 11, 2017 7:34 PMTo: Microsoft account teamSubject: Account closure in few days upgrade your mail box now!!! Your Account Will Be Blocked!Your Account will Expire within 48hoursIf you would like to continue using your Email Address,Upgrade Your Account NowYOU WILL LOSE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IF YOU DO NOT UPGRADEYOUR ACCOUNTUPGRADE IS FREE OFF CHARGE.Thanks.Microsf account team!!! ©2017 All Rights Reserved"
Here is another scam:"From: Microsoft.com Team Sent: Monday, July 3, 2017 4:59 PMTo: Microsoft.com TeamSubject: EMAIL BLOCK TERMS Closing of your account is been processed NR Your Account Will Be Blocked!!!Your Account will Expire , July /06 / 2017If you would like to continue using your E-mail Address, you will have to update by logging in with your correct account details.Update Your Account NowNOTE:YOU WILL LOSE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IF YOU DO NOT UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT NOW.UPDATE IS FREE OF CHARGE.Thanks.Mail team! ©2017 All Rights Reserved"
