Phishing Scam - "E-mail Account Update and Upgrade Service" Home Categories Scamming Phishing Scam - "E-mail Account Update and Upgrade Service" 0 0 573 0 10y ago 2016-04-07T11:27:09-05:00 10y ago 2016-04-07T11:27:43-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Recipients of the email message below with subject: "E-mail Account Update" or "Email Upgrade Service," which claims that their mail administrator has detected an error in their accounts and advise them to update their accounts to avoid suspension or de-activation, are advised to not to follow the instructions in it, and should delete it instead. The fake or phishing email message was sent by cybercriminals to trick the recipients into visiting a phishing website, where their email account usernames and passwords will be stolen. Therefore, recipients of the same email message who have already followed the instructions in it, should change their email account password immediately, before it is hijacked by cyber-criminals and used fraudulently. The Phishing Email MessageDearE-mail Account UpdateOur system detected an error in your account, we strongly advise you update your account to avoid account Suspension or De-activation.To Update Kindly Click: UPGRADE NOWNote: Failure to validate your account would lead to permanent suspension.All files on your mails including (Inbox, Sent, Junk, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your Email address [email address removed] will be Denied immediatelyThanks for your co-operation.Mail AdministratorEmail Upgrade Service© 2016 E-mail Admin Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples in this article may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) More For You US Bank Text Scam Account Locked Is venustech.shop an Untrustworthy Online Store? The 'Facebook a User has just Signed into your Account from a New Device' Phishing Scam 'Pepsi HIV Positive Employee Infects Beverage Products with his Blood' 'Lotto Draw from NOC LiBya' National Oil Company Lottery Scam Phishing Scam - 'American Express Card Account Security Upgrade' 'FedEx Express Delivery Services has a Parcel Containing an ATM Master Card' PayPal Phishing Scam - 'Your Account Status Change and Has Been Limited' Fraudulent Email - 'Your Outstanding Payment - Immediate Notification' Fraudulent Email Message - 'HMRC Order - Offshore Reserve Account' Fraudulent Email Message - 'HMRC Tax Update' WhatsApp End-to-End Encryption Makes It Impossible to View Users’ Communication 'www.invite2job.com' - A Fake Internet Work-From-Home Website 'Motto Fighting Poverty around the World' Microsoft Phishing Email Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Your IP address will be used to display your estimated location. Enter comment post here