Scam Emails from Microsoft

Anonymous
2021-05-28T11:49:39+00:00

Hi I keep getting emails requesting I upgrade my email, like the one below. I have been putting them in phishing, but now I get dozens of these emails a day. How can I stop them?...they look legit. Kim

Dear User, With courtesy to you. We noticed that you have been ignoring our messages to upgrade your email. We are about to stop incoming emails to your email if you don't upgrade to our latest version within 48 hours from receiving this message. You need to upgrade your email address immediately. Please re-login from******Upgrade here****** and your email will be upgraded automatically. Do not discard, this notice is not an invoice, it's courtesy reminder to upgrade.We are sorry for the inconvenience. Hotmail Team 2021.Thanks,
The Outlook.com Team

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  1. Anonymous
    2021-05-28T15:37:54+00:00

    No, reading phishing emails won't make your account compromised. Just makes sure you don't click any link on that phishing email.

    Having said that, The following article below will help you secure your account:
    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-bil...

    If you need to bring your account security protection to the next level. In the following article, I explained how to do so: https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msteams/for...

    Kind Regards

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-05-28T12:23:57+00:00

    Hi 

    My name is Daniel. I am an Independent Advisor.

    Please ignore that email, That is phishing emails. You can put the sender's address on your blocked list. I suggest you not clicking any emails you aren't familiar with the sender's address.

    This article explains how to handle phishing:

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/how-...

    Disclaimer:

    This is a peer-to-peer support forum. I'm Non-Microsoft Staff. Mostly everyone here are users, helping other users.

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  3. Anonymous
    2021-05-29T02:24:14+00:00

    Thanks for letting me know, I appreciate it.

    If you consider your question has been answered, it would be very helpful if you marked the answer which helped you so others can find and use this thread. If you still need further assistance please answer in this thread and I would be happy to help.

    Kind Regards

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  4. Anonymous
    2021-05-28T18:40:25+00:00

    Okay, thank you...I NEVER do. Kim

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  5. Anonymous
    2021-05-28T15:27:00+00:00

    Hi Daniel,

    so even opening the email can cause my email to be compromised?

    Kim

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