Possible Scam: Emails from MS in Dutch
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So I get this email a while ago:
from: Microsoft-accountteam [email protected]
to: [email protected] (Yes, this is you.) Learn more
date: Feb 28, 2019, 3:24 PM
subject: Controleer je e-mailadres
mailed-by: accountprotection.microsoft.com
security: Standard encryption (TLS) Learn more
: Important according to Google magic.Microsoft account
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Sincerely,
The Microsoft account
Only thing is - it's not my email address. it's close but not correct...
thought it was curious - ..
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Does it have a dot in it?
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@Curtis said in Possible Scam: Emails from MS in Dutch:
Does it have a dot in it?
yes, my email has a dot in it..
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I have seen similar scams where they will BCC a ton of similar addresses.
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Where does the click here to cancel take you? I bet thats the scam.
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@scottalanmiller said in Possible Scam: Emails from MS in Dutch:
Where does the click here to cancel take you? I bet thats the scam.
Yea - not going to click on that... Not playing the end user... lol
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@gjacobse said in Possible Scam: Emails from MS in Dutch:
@scottalanmiller said in Possible Scam: Emails from MS in Dutch:
Where does the click here to cancel take you? I bet thats the scam.
Yea - not going to click on that... Not playing the end user... lol
Just hover, it will show you.