Phishing Fraud Case Hotmail / Live email users

2010 March 5
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Security researchers have warned users of Hotmail / Live, free email service, a new scam e-mail posing as a customer care service. The e-mail information is to Phish, says there is a message from Hotmail / Live customer service to all users of security services from their accounts. The message Cites cases of congestion of Hotmail / Live experimenting on illegal searches. Consequently, Hotmail / Live is the closure of certain accounts and the account of the message recipient is one of them. E-mail explaining further observed Hotmail / Live account that the recipient has committed a violation of Hotmail / Live Conditions, but if it does not match, the recipient must respond with the information requested in the email. This requires that you fill in personal information that is available by pressing the answer option. Does not involve the suspension of your account within 48 hours. The requested information includes a username and password, date of birth and country. For the sound itself, e-mail tells recipients that their accounts might be operating normally in accordance with instructions. But he warns that if users did not provide details of your current account within 14 days of receipt of the e-mail will have their account permanently. Security researchers say that it is an interesting thing about fake e-mail. Do not get caught in spam filters in Windows Live Hotmail. The researchers believe that the reason for the absence of an attachment or implement a dubious contact network. In addition, the sender of the e-mail scam looks real. The researchers also mentioned the signs that a vigilant Hotmail / Live email users can recognize in order to verify the veracity of the statement. First, Microsoft never requested to send passwords via email. In reality there is no authorized person, provided that the application of personal or confidential information via this way, because it is not safe enough. In addition, legal action does not use threats to obtain confirmation or account information e-mail users.

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