Window's Scams

There have been a lot of Scams going around lately. Two very dangerous ones if people think they are real. These can give the person all the information needed to do Identity theft, and credit card theft.

The first one I will tell you about is a phone call out of the blue. This caller will say they are with Window's, Microsoft, big company who most would trust. The caller then will tell you that they want to help with your computer, make it work better and faster. They will ask you to do a few things on your computer. Ask you to follow what they tell you and then this will help them access your computer and files. Please whatever you do, do not do this!

The next scam I received last night while asleep. It is from "Window's Live". Here is the exact email above this in the email there is a horrible image file attached that says Window Live Hotmail Alert and highlighted in Grey.

"This  email from Windows Live Customer Service®  to all account users within the Live database.  It is with regret that we announce the closure of several inactive and suspicious accounts that is causing major congestion in our servers due to the large number of anonymous registrations of As such, we would like to request for your assistance to verify that you are indeed the owner of this email account by completing the requested personal information below.

* Full Name.......................... ........ 

* User Name:......................... ........
* Password:..................... .............
* Date of Birth:........................ ......
* Occupation:................... ............

* Country Or Territory:..................

In order to complete the process, all you have to do is click reply and complete the above mentioned details. Once we have registered your updated details in our database, your account will be included in the safe list. Please take note that should you decide to ignore this email reminder, your account will be flagged as one of the inactive or suspicious accounts and will be permanently closed after 24 hours. Thank you in advance for your kind assistance on this matter and we sincerely apologise for any inconveniences that we may have caused. 

Sincerely,
The Windows Live Team™C"

 

Funny part is I use my email daily and a bunch of times throughout the day as I use it for my blog. Please whatever you do, do not do as they ask and report them to Windows and in some cases the police.

 

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