Help Identifying and Preventing Phishing Scams
We have recently had reports of attempted phishing scams where parties unaffiliated w/ Windows Marketplace or Microsoft are sending false "Order Summary" e-mails to customers. In the case where you think you have seen a phishing scam that's falsely representing Microsoft, you can visit the following links for assistance:
1. Help determine if the email is a phishing attack: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/phishing.mspx
2. Handling and reporting suspicious e-mail: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/email/phishingdosdonts.mspx
3. What to do if you think you’ve responded to a phishing scam: http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/remedy.mspx
4. Phishing filters to help protect you from online scams: http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/online/phishing_filter.mspx
Happy computing!
Zac Emmel - Program Management team
