i received a scam email from Microsoft
- Thread starter cpa_guy
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Nothing can go wrong to your computer or anything by clicking a link. Only when opening downloaded files. Just click it and don't be a bitch.
Next to that, you can just right click it and copy link, then check where it points to.
Visual Eagle
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- Dec 11, 2008
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Well email has microsoft.com in it so might be real..
Naughtyfatkid
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wont dont you login to the legit microsoft site and see for yourself?
that button might lead you to a compromised website.
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Bro. Don't be a fool. Just right click on the "check recent activity" and copy destination URL and see where it takes you.
JohnH8Man
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- Feb 4, 2019
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Do this, bro. And let us know where it redirects to.
coldshowers
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- Jan 24, 2018
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Looks real, but as already suggested, check where the link takes you. Also could check the headers.
statsers
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This is a trick that is unknows to most of "pjuter" users - You can send mail to anyone and make it look that it came from anyone.. It's quite easy actually - you simply use "envelope" option
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_spoofing
How can you protect yourself? >>>>
https://www.techlicious.com/how-to/how-to-tell-if-email-has-been-spoofed/
Or your password was compromised and you should change it.. Also check your history activity..
Fussganger
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- May 9, 2018
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Nope!
I also sometimes get this type of email when I login from a new place.
I also sometimes get this type of email when I login from a new place.
gpix
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- May 11, 2020
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This is a dangerous advice, unfortunately. Sometimes, a hacker can exploit a bug in the browser, and opening a malicious website on the targeted browser is enough to trigger some dangerous execution on your machine
Grudge
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- Nov 2, 2018
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Quite a lot of things can happen if you click random links. Besides the fact that you might now pay attention and leak your password (by logging in on that website), you are on their website so that means they can run stuff like BeEF.
You may also get exploited if you have an outdated browser / vulnerable addon or if they have a 0day for your browser.
Just keep away from links you don't know c:
cpa_guy
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They said that they could not find any login attepmt information from Germany as stated in the email above. Also, they could not find the information in their database regarding this email,like it was never sent. This is soooooooooo ultra weird, i changed my password. Google Chrome is telling me that i have 75 compromised passwords though...what does that mean