The best way to report these scams, if you wish to do so, is via the Action Fraud website. Our customers are often targeted by criminals who are always seeking new and increasingly sophisticated ways to deceive their victims. Unfortunately, the names of reputable companies like Microsoft are often used fraudulently to lull victims into a false sense of security. Microsoft told Which?: ‘This is not a genuine communication from Microsoft. If you click the link on this email, it will take you to a website where you’ll be asked to click another link to ‘verify your account.’Ī fake website phishing for your Hotmail login details It contains several different fonts, text sizes and colours, and doesn’t look as professional as you’d expect from a genuine Microsoft message. You should be suspicious of clickable links in unsolicited emails, especially if the message demands that you take imminent action. The email gives you 24 hours to click a link to ensure you don’t lose access to your account.
Most companies will address their customers by name, so emails opening with ‘Dear user’ or ‘Dear customer’ should arouse your suspicions.The sender name doesn’t look like a genuine Microsoft email address.The scammers use Microsoft’s logo to add a sheen of authenticity, but there are some clear signs that this email is dodgy. This email opens with: ‘Dear user, Your Microsoft Mail account will be replaced by our new version.’ It includes an imminent ‘closure’ date and tells you to ‘update and protect your account’ within 24 hours.
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