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Cuireadh an snáithe seo sa chartlann. Cuir ceist nua má tá cabhair uait.

outlook.com possible spam?

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greggharper
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I got an email saying my account was going to be deleted in 48 hours because of spam coming from my address. They say I should hit a button to get virus protection. Could this be true or spam?

I got an email saying my account was going to be deleted in 48 hours because of spam coming from my address. They say I should hit a button to get virus protection. Could this be true or spam?

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cor-el
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That sounds like a scam to seduce you to click, you should never click any buttons or links in such a case as you likley may get infected.