“Sad announcement” email leads to tech support scam

Tech-support scammers are sending impersonation emails titled "Sad announcement: <First Last>" containing short-lived NameCheap domains that redirect to Azure Blob Storage-hosted pages that display fake Windows Defender scan results to frighten victims into calling or paying for fraudulent support; the report documents subject and link patterns, sample domains, geographic targeting, and recommended avoidance and remediation steps.