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On the Internet, scammers are constantly inventing new scams to extract personal data.This is still the case lately. With in particular the scam to the unusual connection on your mailbox. A scam, which is likely to make many victims. Don’t worry, Objeko’s editorial staff will tell you everything regarding it. Are you ready ?
A well-established scam
Be careful not to be fooled. Indeed, for several days now, a new scam has been launched by scammers. And the least we can say is that the scam is well established. The scammers are made in particular pass for the Microsoft company, claiming an abnormal connection by email. If you receive an unusual connection alert in your mailbox, you are potentially affected by this fraud.
In this email, it is indicated that allegedly unusual activity has been detected on your accounts. And obviously, to make it real, details are displayed. We think in particular of the IP address, the country or the time of connection. To make a report, the recipient is then invited to click on: Report the user. And that’s where the trap closes in on the victims.
A forged login page
To confirm this report, you must enter your username and password. As you will have understood, this is a fake site and your login information will then be in the hands of scammers. This phishing technique is widespread and the message sent is very similar to reality. indeed, if your mailbox really notices an unusual connection, you are effectively alerted by a similar email.
It is therefore difficult to know if the email I receive is from Microsoft or if it is a scam. However, there are some clues that you can quickly spot. Indeed, spelling errors, often numerous, appear in these scam emails. Last but not least, the real weird login emails all end in “@accountprotection.microsoft.com”.
What to do if you are the victim of a scam?
If in doubt, we advise you to change your login password via the official page of your mailbox. It is also better to activate double authentication on all your boxes emails. But not only. You can also activate your social networks and all the platforms that allow it. This will allow you to ensure double protection in the event of a hack. Your turn now.
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