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Microsoft Online Billing - Fraud duncanmcloed 10-09-2005
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?ZHVuY2FubWNsb2Vk?= on October 9, 2005, 5:57 pm
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I recieved the following notification concerning my MSN Online account. It
appears to be fraud.. Could someone confirm this for me? Thanks






Dear MSN customer, Update your billing information!



We have been unable to charge your credit card for your MSN Microsoft Online
Services. The following credit card is the current payment method on your
billing account.

If your services have not already been suspended, they will be suspended
within 30 days unless we receive updated billing information.(If payment is
due for other Microsoft services purchased with the above card, those
services may also be suspended.) To avoid possible suspension of your
services or to reactivate suspended services, please immediately provide a
valid credit card and a current expiration date.

To view or change your billing account, go to https://billing.microsoft.com
To update your payment information or select a different payment method,
click Billing Information.
For payment history and online billing statement, click Monthly statement.

If you have already resolved this issue, please disregard this notice and
accept our thanks.

Thank you for using Microsoft Online Services!

Microsoft Customer Support


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: Please do not respond to this message.
To receive notifications at a different e-mail address, sign in to your
account at https://billing.microsoft.com select 'Personal information', then
click 'Update this information', change the 'E-mail address', and click
'Save'.
Form: 4



Posted by Ohadi Langis on October 9, 2005, 7:19 pm
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Microsoft has confirmed it is a fraud. Delete it. No not click on any
links in the message out of curiosity, etc. Got it get it good!


\
> I recieved the following notification concerning my MSN Online
account. It
> appears to be fraud.. Could someone confirm this for me? Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Dear MSN customer, Update your billing information!
>
>
>
> We have been unable to charge your credit card for your MSN Microsoft
Online
> Services. The following credit card is the current payment method on
your
> billing account.
>
> If your services have not already been suspended, they will be
suspended
> within 30 days unless we receive updated billing information.(If
payment is
> due for other Microsoft services purchased with the above card, those
> services may also be suspended.) To avoid possible suspension of your
> services or to reactivate suspended services, please immediately
provide a
> valid credit card and a current expiration date.
>
> To view or change your billing account, go to
https://billing.microsoft.com
> To update your payment information or select a different payment
method,
> click Billing Information.
> For payment history and online billing statement, click Monthly
statement.
>
> If you have already resolved this issue, please disregard this notice
and
> accept our thanks.
>
> Thank you for using Microsoft Online Services!
>
> Microsoft Customer Support
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
> Note: Please do not respond to this message.
> To receive notifications at a different e-mail address, sign in to
your
> account at https://billing.microsoft.com select 'Personal
information', then
> click 'Update this information', change the 'E-mail address', and
click
> 'Save'.
> Form: 4
>
>



Posted by Colin Nash [MVP] on October 10, 2005, 1:17 am
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There are premium versions of Hotmail now that give you extra storage space
etc for a price. I assume you know whether or not you signed up for these
premium services. And https://billing.microsoft.com is the valid web site
for payment for this service. Just make sure you type that address into the
address bar of your web browser, don't follow links in suspicious emails
because they can sometimes mislead you and take you to fraudulent sites.

It appears that the original email contained a credit card number (or
partial number), which you have wisely filtered out here. If this is a
valid credit card that you have (or have had in the past) then that would be
a hint that this is perhaps a valid warning.

--
Colin Nash
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User





>I recieved the following notification concerning my MSN Online account. It
> appears to be fraud.. Could someone confirm this for me? Thanks
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Dear MSN customer, Update your billing information!
>
>
>
> We have been unable to charge your credit card for your MSN Microsoft
> Online
> Services. The following credit card is the current payment method on your
> billing account.
>
> If your services have not already been suspended, they will be suspended
> within 30 days unless we receive updated billing information.(If payment
> is
> due for other Microsoft services purchased with the above card, those
> services may also be suspended.) To avoid possible suspension of your
> services or to reactivate suspended services, please immediately provide a
> valid credit card and a current expiration date.
>
> To view or change your billing account, go to
> https://billing.microsoft.com
> To update your payment information or select a different payment method,
> click Billing Information.
> For payment history and online billing statement, click Monthly statement.
>
> If you have already resolved this issue, please disregard this notice and
> accept our thanks.
>
> Thank you for using Microsoft Online Services!
>
> Microsoft Customer Support
>
>
>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Note: Please do not respond to this message.
> To receive notifications at a different e-mail address, sign in to your
> account at https://billing.microsoft.com select 'Personal information',
> then
> click 'Update this information', change the 'E-mail address', and click
> 'Save'.
> Form: 4
>
>



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