Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The email message below, which claims that due to violation of Yahoo terms and policies, their accounts will be de-activated shortly, is a phishing scam. The fake email message, disguised as a De-Activation alert, was sent by cybercriminals to trick the recipients into clicking on the link within it, which goes to a phishing or fake Yahoo website. The fake website will request that visitors sign-in with their Yahoo usernames and passwords, but any attempts to sign-in will result in the visitors’ usernames and passwords being sent to the cybercriminals responsible for the scam.
Once cybercriminals have received the stolen usernames and passwords, they will use it to hijack the Yahoo accounts and use them fraudulently. Yahoo users who are victims of the phishing scam, should change their passwords immediately, before it is hijacked.
From: Online Team delcastillovero@outlook.comDate: August 3, 2016 at 6:12:08 AM CDTSubject: De-activation Alerts!Dear User,Due to violation of Yahoo terms and policies, Your account will be De-activated shortly. You are required to Re-activate your Account below if your account is still in use.RE- Activate your Account HereSincerely,The Yahoo Team.
From: Online Team delcastillovero@outlook.comDate: August 3, 2016 at 6:12:08 AM CDTSubject: De-activation Alerts!
Dear User,
Due to violation of Yahoo terms and policies, Your account will be De-activated shortly. You are required to Re-activate your Account below if your account is still in use.
RE- Activate your Account Here
Sincerely,The Yahoo Team.
Yahoo users should always go directly to Yahoo’s websites to sign into their accounts, instead of clicking on a link. This is the best protection against phishing scams.
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"From: "Yahoo Security" Date: Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 1:13 AM 0300Subject: Email Termination!! (FINAL WARNING)FINAL WARNINGYou have violated Yahoo Terms and conditions and You have to follow verification. This is final warning notification before final termination of your account by Yahoo Team, See Attach File For Log-in Verification Please open the attachment below to Avoid Termination of your account.You have less than 24 hours for termination of your account due to Terms of usage violation.See attachment for verification... Update AccountWelcome to Yahoo! Bring Your Contacts Content You Crave"Here is another scam.
"From: Yahoo Sent: Monday, August 5, 2019 2:26 PMSubject: Verification Required - E-mail account has been suspendedDear,You has violated sbcglobal.net terms and conditions and you email accounthas been suspended until proper verification is taken.To avoid shutdown, please follow the instruction below to Proceed.Get StartedFailure to will lead to termination of e-mail Account.Thank You.2019 Yahoo Mail. All rights reserved."Here is another scam.
Here is another scam:----- Forwarded message -----From: Yahoo Sent: Monday, 26 November 2018, 6:58:36 am ACDTSubject: Final Termination Notice (Do Not Ignore)FINAL WARNINGYou have violated Yahoo Terms and conditions and You have to follow verification. This is final warning notification before final termination of your account by Yahoo Team, See Attach File For Log-in Verification Please open the attachment below to Avoid Termination of your account.You have less than 24 hours for termination of your account due to Terms of usage violation.See attachment for verification....
Here is another scam:----- Forwarded Message -----From: Yahoo! To: noreply-cc.yahoo-inc.com Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 9:40:32 PM ESTSubject: DE-ActivationYahooDear Yahoo User,Access to e-mail is about to expire,You have violated your yahoo terms and conditions, We recommend that you verify your yahoo account. Failure to oblige will lead to final DE-Activation of your account within 24 Hours.Please Click Verify to Verify your account and Your e-mail will be Verified automatically.Thank You.Yahoo Mail Service.
Here is another scam:"From: Yahoo Date: September 19, 2018 at 3:41:49 PM PDTSubject: Final Termination Notice (Do Not Ignore)Reply-To: Yahoo FINAL WARNINGYou have violated Yahoo Terms and conditions and You have to follow verification. This is final warning notification before final termination of your account by Yahoo Team, See Attach File For Log-in Verification Please open the attachment below to Avoid Termination of your account.You have less than 24 hours for termination of your account due to Terms of usage violation.See attachment for verification...."
Received via email:"I thought you might be interested to see this scam email I received this morning, obviously, I have not clicked on any links----- Forwarded message -----From: Yahoo Warning !! Sent: Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 07:17:39 GMT 1Subject: ✅ Closure Of Your Account Has Been ProcessedFINAL WARNINGYou have violated Yahoo Terms and conditions and You have to follow verification. This is final warning notification before final termination of your account by Yahoo Team, Click Here For Log-in Verification You have less than 24 hours for termination of your account due to Terms of usage violation."
