Bogus Microsoft Re-activation Emails

Yup, the scammers are at it again, people! I got one of these this morning, complete with attachment. It came under the heading "{Action Required} E-mail Account Reactivation and Update." I know most everyone who uses these forums knows enough not to click on these. I'm just giving everyone a heads up. Sender for this one is dave.landles@sympatico.ca. Seems Dave is a busy guy. Last week, he sent me a DOZEN emails, telling me I had won a Yeti cooler, an Air Cooler, various hardware and tools, and several airline reward cards. Aren't I lucky? Yes, Dave is a dope or thinks I'm a dope.

 

I wonder if this new app/site would state it is a scam as well: https://norton.com/products/genie-scam-detector feedback on the quality of the detections is poor though.

 

Who knows? It never fails to amaze me just how dumb these scammers think people are. There is another one going around about the IRS Third Stimulus check/refund, asking the receiver to click a link to complete their information.

 

The current scam in the UK seems to be claiming that ‘your email address is due for deletion & to click the link to keep it’ Sky (TV) accounts are being sent this & their forum is full of ‘is this a genuine email’ question. Yes some post this after clicking the link.
It is unfortunate that some people fall for these scams easily.