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Scam email: Microsoft Teams sent you a message

Scam email: Microsoft Teams sent you a message
You won an Apple iPhone?

Have you received an email from "Scam email: Microsoft Teams sent you a message and you won an Apple iPhone? It is a scam.

Microsoft never gives away anything.  Actually, they appear to be one of the most greedy companies on earth, which makes this scam all the more ironic.

The scammers may change the names and details, but it is still a scam! Don't be completely gullible!

Below is the example of the fake email scam (the email is the scam, not any persons or companies named in the email)

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Actual scam email (One example - the scammers constantly change names, dates and addresses!):

From: Microsoft Teams <noreply@email.teams.microsoft.com>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2024 1:30 PM
To: Your email
Subject: Teams sent you a message

 

Teams sent you a message

Teams Survey is trying to reach you in Teams.

Teams Survey Important news ,your name>

❗Important news <Your Name>!  You are one of the winner in our January contest. Your prize is the Apple iPhone...

 

This email was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. To stop receiving these emails or update the frequency, go to Settings > Notifications > Emails in your Teams app. Learn More Copyright 2023, Microsoft Corporation Privacy statement Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond WA 98052 USA

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What to do

You can report the incident to Microsoft using this link: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/concern/scam

Beyond that:

1. Delete the email ,
2. Do not open any attachments
3. Do not click on any links

Names of Scam / Fake / Fraud Lottery 

Click here for the huge list of the names of the currently identified sweepstakes and lottery scams companies

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