Fake email from 'Windows Live Team' - a warning

CookieMonster.x

Not sure where to post this, so mods feel free to move it if needed.
Just warning people about an email I received apparantely from Hotmail.

Dear Account Owner,

We have been notified by several users about their account being impersonated by bots or hackers, as a result of steady complaint, We decided to take a new security measure on individual and company account users, this is for a better service, please fill in the below information to enable us complete the step of powering your account with our latest development.

* UserID:
* Password:
* Date of Birth:
* Country Or Territory:

Filling the above information is to enable us control the congestion of account base on the complaint we received from more than 70% of our customers, so filling out the above information is mandatory for all Hotmail Account user, as failure to get back to us with the above information might lead to interruption in service which will be out of our control, we apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.

Sincerely,

Windows Live Team

Please beware that this is a scam. It says it is from the Windows Live Team in the senders address but it is from a bogus scammer. Do not reply to this!

KoolKid

As always this information would NEVER be requested by email.
New security measures should always be handled by a browser redirect at login.
After that probobly confirmed via a confirmation email.

Cagueca

Its scam ,

I get the same and reported to microsoft.

Cagueca

Vodkat

I have an email account for junk mail and facebook notifications. It used to be my work email so i have some saved documents that include my C.V and an online banking account details. I have noticed that i am getting 3 strange emails a week to this account. The email is similar to the following:

DELIVERY STATUS NOTIFICATION (FAILURE):

From postmaster (i wont give the rest of the email address, but it is hotmail)

This is an automatically generated Delivery Status Notification.

Delivery to the following recipients failed.

(it then has a list of all my contacts)

It is also dated and has the time which is usually around 4.00am. The message contains two attachments, which i have left unopened. But the strange thing is there is a web address at the very bottom:
Soft ron india
I looked up this site and It says ''WARNING VISITING THIS SITE MAY HARM YOUR COMPUTER'' and the tab says ''Malware detected''

I also recieved an email from the 3v site as i have an account

Email is similar to the following:

Re:
Sent: 24 March 2010 04:06:53

This is an automatic response from ********* - please do not respond to it. 3V Customer Service has received your email. We aim to respond to all emails within 2 working days of receipt.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: ONLINE CUSTOMER SERVICES

You can get the SECURITY DETAILS (CVV2 and Expiry Date) for all your Vouchers online on the new Online Customer Services section of the 3V website.

You can also do the following:

* List ALL your 3V Vouchers with the balances and transactions.
* Redeem your 3V Vouchers to your bank account.
* Transfer the money on a Voucher to any other active Voucher.

* Update your address, mobile number, email address and other personal information.
* Choose the way security details are delivered to you, by email or SMS.


Click on the link for ONLINE CUSTOMER SERVICES on the left hand side of the 3V site.
Use the email address you have registered with us and your personal password to login.

Has someone else been logging on as me trying to get some security details and sending emails to my contacts??

CookieMonster.x

My mum had that happening to her emails that emails like advertising cheap iPhones (obviously bad links) and only that her cousin asked if it was true, she wouldn't have found out. The emails stayed in the sent box for about a day then disappeared.
Ran a few virus scans and nothing came up (thought it was a trojan). She changed her password and we don't think it has happened since. You could have used your email with the same password in a dodgy site or a website that's been attacked.
Run a good few virus scans (now a few high risk ones are coming up on ours) and change your password.

Psycho Magnet

I have a 3V account, and that's what their automated email from customer service looks like. Whatever is in your email probably sent one to them, and their automated one was sent back to you.

I'd contact them by phone if you think someone is trying to get your details via your email account - 0818 27 38 38. Just to be safe.

flahavaj

CookieMonster.x wrote: »

Not sure where to post this, so mods feel free to move it if needed.
Just warning people about an email I received apparantely from Hotmail.



Please beware that this is a scam. It says it is from the Windows Live Team in the senders address but it is from a bogus scammer. Do not reply to this!

Got the same myself yesterday.

Any way to report this to msn?

CookieMonster.x

I mark some of them phishing scams but I don't think much happens.