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From: Microsoft account team [email address redacted] Subject: New or modified user account information
Date: April 18, 2018 at 7:18 AM To: Recipients [email address redacted]
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A user account has been created or modified. You can now distribute this information to your user.
The following contains temporary passwords for newly created or modified user accounts.
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Below is a sample phishing email that was recently sent out. If you receive this, please do not respond to it and do not click on any hyperlinks. From: Marjorie
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 8:35 AM
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Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 7:31 AM
Subject: You have a New File
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Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 10:07 AM
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Sent: None
Subject: Inquiry!"
Sir,
This request, founded on genuine purpose comes to you from an erstwhile government official in Nigeria, in West Africa. I am a real person seeking a trusted foreigner who is very much willing to work with me on a very discreet deal that would see us raking in the sum of US$57 million within the next 30 days should you believe me, trust me and submit yourself to work conscientiously with me on the proposed plan.
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Waiting most hopefully to receive a response from you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Bello Osagie.