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manicraven

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6. If you did change your account name, then don't do anything. If you didn't,

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Sun Feb 5, 2017, 05:01 PM

Feb 2017

then someone else is messing with your account. Microsoft then wants you to go to the link and reset your password. I've done it myself before. This is the reset your password page:

https://account.live.com/resetpassword.aspx

Click here to purchase valentine hearts!

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URGENT: Is this a Phishing scam/attack? [View all] TygrBright Feb 2017 OP

Don't ever put you password into anything other than the actual login underpants Feb 2017 #1

Nope, never would. TygrBright Feb 2017 #3

Did you change your account name? manicraven Feb 2017 #2

I made some changes to my Google account last week. TygrBright Feb 2017 #7

I keep getting what appears that my paypal contribution failed angstlessk Feb 2017 #4

Heh. Yeah. There's a reason I have nothing to do with Paypal, too. n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #8

Info from the GMail Help Forum Beartracks Feb 2017 #5

Thank you kindly. Done, reported as phishing. TygrBright Feb 2017 #9

Replace the dollar sign in that URL with %24 to make it work here. Make7 Feb 2017 #15

Aha! Thanks. n/t Beartracks Feb 2017 #16

If you did change your account name, then don't do anything. If you didn't, manicraven Feb 2017 #6

Its a Phishing scam ( looking for your password) - delete the email pkdu Feb 2017 #10

Delete it jehop61 Feb 2017 #11

The address you show is for microsoft Progressive dog Feb 2017 #12

Lots of Microsoft fake scams. democratisphere Feb 2017 #13

Definitely a scam vlyons Feb 2017 #14

That is a Microsoft site sweetloukillbot Feb 2017 #20

Forward to abuse@microsoft.com and abuse@gmail.com Warpy Feb 2017 #17

Yeah, although I have had a few of those calls and played with them. TygrBright Feb 2017 #21

You're not being paranoid if they're out to get you Warpy Feb 2017 #22

LOL. Right, thanks. n/t TygrBright Feb 2017 #23

Good job picking this up. cos dem Feb 2017 #18

Thank you for posting this. I haven't seen it before. Now I'll know if I get it. Squinch Feb 2017 #19

danger will robinson danger AllaN01Bear Feb 2017 #24