Security alert from microsoft

Carmen

Hi,
I'm not sure if this is genuine, but I have just received this from microsoft.... Security info replacement. The account they say is being taken over rings no bells with me! They give me two options, 1. Click on link if I am using that account. 2. If not me click on another link to help me protect this account!
Does anybody else have this happen to them?
Thank you for any advice, before I click or ignore message.
Carmen x

debitcardmayhem

Do not click on links ... period

Neil_948

If you don't recognise the account it is associated with then just delete it sounds like a phishing scam or a Trojan email that requires you to click the link before it can do any damage. So just delete and ignore it.

Merlin_Magii

That you do not recognise the account that this email refers to is about as plain a hint you can get. Microsoft scams are 2-a-penny at present - especially the 'techie' from a "Microsoft approved agency" who phones to say that they believe/ Microsoft has told them, your PC has innumerable problems and is about to blow up the planet. Just delete the emails and take no action. Better yet copy and paste the senders name into your blocked senders list.

zenobia

Hi, I,ve had three phone call in the last couple of days saying I have problems with Microsoft . They than ask me to go onto my computer to sort them out.I have not done this as I was sure it was a scam of some sort. Has anyone else has this problem.

Idiophreak

zenobia wrote: »

Hi, I,ve had three phone call in the last couple of days saying I have problems with Microsoft . They than ask me to go onto my computer to sort them out.I have not done this as I was sure it was a scam of some sort. Has anyone else has this problem.

Every so often. Just tell them you're hanging up and you wish they'd do the same. From a rope.

grumpycrab

1. don't answer the phone (if you have callerid you will recognise the number; if not then if its important they will leave a message)
2. if you do answer the phone say you haven;t got a computer

zenobia

Thank you .I,m not very good with tech stuff on the computer .I did put in 1471 and a number came up usually there is no number so thats why I wasn,t sure.

Big_Graeme

grumpycrab wrote: »

1. don't answer the phone (if you have callerid you will recognise the number; if not then if its important they will leave a message)
2. if you do answer the phone say you haven;t got a computer

Nah, keeping them hanging on for an hour is much more fun