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"Yahoo Incoming Mails on Hold - Outgoing and Incoming is Blocked" Phishing Scams

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Online Threat Alerts (OTA)

Yahoo Incoming Mails on Hold - Outgoing and Incoming is Blocked Phishing Scams

Yahoo users who have received email messages like the one below, which claim that their outgoing and incoming emails have been blocked because their daily mail bounce count exceeds their limits, should delete the email messages and not follow the instructions in them. This is because the email messages are phishing scams sent by cyber criminals and NOT by Yahoo, to trick Yahoo users into clicking on the link in the fake and malicious email message that goes to a phishing website that steals Yahoo email account username and password.

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A Sample of the "Yahoo Incoming Mails on Hold" Phishing Scam

From: TEAM SUPPORT [tipa@fioptics.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 6:50 AM
Subject: Incoming Mails On Hold
Hi Yahoo User,
Your Mail Outgoing and Incoming is blocked. Reason: Daily Mail Bounce Count Exceeds Limit [Bounce count = 10]
Please follow the link below to unblock yourself:
Update now!
This is an Automated message, Please do not reply to this mail
Mail Team 2017

Yahoo users who have already received the phishing email messages, and who have followed the instructions in them, are asked to change their Yahoo account passwords immediately before their accounts are hijacked by cyber criminals and used fraudulently.

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Apr 28, 2020 at 1:36 PM by an anonymous user from: Ormond Beach, Florida, United States

Received an email from Care! Yahoo telling me my mail is being held and I have to validate by giving my email address and password. Is this a scam?

Apr 28, 2020 at 1:59 PM by info

Yes, it is a scam.

Oct 9, 2019 at 4:56 PM by info

Here is another scam:
"From: AT&T Yahoo Mail
Date: October 9, 2019 at 10:36:44 AM CDT
To: "no_reply-att.net"
Subject: AT&T - Email Termination
Reply-To: AT&T Yahoo Mail

AT&T Yahoo

Hi Valued User,

You have 5 in coming emails on hold because your A T&T mail version is currently outdated and has expired.
According to provision of Term and conditions, AT&T may at anytime terminate it's service for accounts.

Please click ENTER HERE To re-validate your mailbox.
Note: Failure to comply within 48 hrs might lead to permanent deactivation.

Thanks for choosing us,
AT&T "

Sep 23, 2018 at 4:52 AM by info

Here is another scam:

-------- Original message --------
From: Y! mail
Date: 9/22/18 7:56 PM (GMT-08:00)
Subject: UNBLOCK YAHOO !!!

Hi,

Your Mail Outgoing and Incoming is blocked.

Reason: Daily Mail Bounce Count Exceeds Limit [ Bounce count=10 ]

Please follow the link below to unblock:

Unblock Your Mail

This is an automated message, please do not reply to this mail

Y!Mail Administration.

Apr 17, 2018 at 3:18 PM by info

Here is another scam:

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: Yahoo
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2018, 10:50:57 AM EDT
Subject: Incoming mails on hold 2017

YAHOO!

Dear

Your incoming mails were placed on pending status due to the recent upgrade to our database, You can not send or receive new messages until you re-validate your mailbox.

Follow our re-validate link below to receive your new messages: Re-validate

Regards,
Yahoo Mail Team

Mar 8, 2018 at 11:08 AM by info

Here is another scam:

"From: "Yahoo"
Date: 8 March 2018 at 15:56:32 GMT
Subject: MailBox
Reply-To: noreply-edu.com

Attention Yahoo User terencecg-yahoo.co.uk,

Your Mail Outgoing and Incoming is blocked. Reason :Daily Mail Bounce Count Exceeds Limit [ Bounce count=10 ]

Please follow the link below to unblock yourself:

Update now!

This is an automated message, please do not reply to this mail
Yahoo Team 2018"

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