"Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scam Home Categories Scamming "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scam 9 9 2.83K 1 8y ago 2017-11-02T10:42:24-05:00 8y ago 2017-11-02T10:45:21-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Yahoo users who have received email messages like the one below, asking them to upgrade their accounts or else they will lose them, are asked to delete the same email messages. This is because the emails are phishing scams being sent by cybercriminals to trick Yahoo users into visiting a fake website that will steal their account usernames and passwords. The "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing ScamSubject: Newest version of your emailDate: On Thursday, November 2, 2017, 3:57 PM,From: Yahoo! <notify-alerts@cc.yahoo-inc.com>AT&T YahooDear,The Classic version of your Mail will be replaced by our new version on 3rd November 2017. So it's time to upgrade, before you lose your email access.Log-in RestoreProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen our defenses against the threats targeting our Financial Institution.Thanks for choosing Yahoo! Inc.®Remember, never click on a link to sign into your Yahoo account, always go directly to https://mail.yahoo.com and sign-in from there instead. Once you have signed in, you will be notified of an upgrade or important changes if there are any.For Yahoo users who have already been tricked, they may attempt to change their passwords immediately before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently. If their accounts have already been hijacked, they may click here for help regaining access to them. 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. 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Enter comment post here 9infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 9, 2019 at 8:47 AM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaminfo"From: YAHOO Date: July 8, 2019 at 8:48:37 AM PDTSubject: Last warning!!!Reply-To: YAHOO AT&T Yahoo The Classic version of your Mail will be replaced by our new version on 8th,July 2019 So it's time to upgrade before you lose your email access. CLICK HEREProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen the threats targeting our Financial Institution.Thanks for choosingYahoo inc"Here is another scam.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMay 23, 2019 at 12:04 PM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Santa Clara, California, United StatesHere is another scam:"sent:AT&T YahooDear User, The Classic version of your mail will be replaced by our new version on 23 May, 2019. So it's time to upgrade, before you lose your email access. CLICK HEREProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen the threats targeting our Financial Institution.2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service Privacy Policy HelpAT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property."an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 24, 2018 at 11:29 AM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Sierra Vista, Arizona, United StatesUnfortunately, I clicked on one of the mentioned links and it changed the configuration of my mail. I quickly changed my password, but now most of NEW mail goes directly into a new folder titled (Archive). Anyone know how to resolve this issue?infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 11, 2018 at 6:09 AM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: AT&T Yahoo Mail Date: July 10, 2018 at 6:24:26 PM PDTSubject: Re-Validate Your MailboxReply-To: AT&T Yahoo Mail AT&T Yahoo Dear User, The Classic version of your Mail will be replaced by our new version on July 10 2018. So it's time to upgrade, before you lose your email access. CLICK HEREProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen our defenses against the threats targeting our Financial Institution.Thanks for choosing AT&T Mail."an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 17, 2018 at 3:23 PM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Oregon City, Oregon, United StatesReceived this:"FRONTIER-YAHOO MAILDear User, The Classic version of your Mail will be replaced by our new version on 17, October 2018. So it's time to upgrade, before you lose your email access. CLICK HEREProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen the threats targeting our Financial Institution.Thanks for choosingFrontier-Yahoo Mail."an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJun 7, 2018 at 6:11 AM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United KingdomI have received two of these emails to-date. So pleased I did not click on the link, knew this was a scam! But for others, it does look very authentic, maybe yahoo could put a warning on their page, so when people log into their account's they will see it.My latest email said that I would not be able to get access to my mail after the 10th June, if I did not click on the link and up-grade.This is worrying!
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 9, 2019 at 8:47 AM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaminfo"From: YAHOO Date: July 8, 2019 at 8:48:37 AM PDTSubject: Last warning!!!Reply-To: YAHOO AT&T Yahoo The Classic version of your Mail will be replaced by our new version on 8th,July 2019 So it's time to upgrade before you lose your email access. CLICK HEREProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen the threats targeting our Financial Institution.Thanks for choosingYahoo inc"Here is another scam.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMay 23, 2019 at 12:04 PM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Santa Clara, California, United StatesHere is another scam:"sent:AT&T YahooDear User, The Classic version of your mail will be replaced by our new version on 23 May, 2019. So it's time to upgrade, before you lose your email access. CLICK HEREProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen the threats targeting our Financial Institution.2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service Privacy Policy HelpAT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property."
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 24, 2018 at 11:29 AM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Sierra Vista, Arizona, United StatesUnfortunately, I clicked on one of the mentioned links and it changed the configuration of my mail. I quickly changed my password, but now most of NEW mail goes directly into a new folder titled (Archive). Anyone know how to resolve this issue?
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 11, 2018 at 6:09 AM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: AT&T Yahoo Mail Date: July 10, 2018 at 6:24:26 PM PDTSubject: Re-Validate Your MailboxReply-To: AT&T Yahoo Mail AT&T Yahoo Dear User, The Classic version of your Mail will be replaced by our new version on July 10 2018. So it's time to upgrade, before you lose your email access. CLICK HEREProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen our defenses against the threats targeting our Financial Institution.Thanks for choosing AT&T Mail."
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 17, 2018 at 3:23 PM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Oregon City, Oregon, United StatesReceived this:"FRONTIER-YAHOO MAILDear User, The Classic version of your Mail will be replaced by our new version on 17, October 2018. So it's time to upgrade, before you lose your email access. CLICK HEREProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen the threats targeting our Financial Institution.Thanks for choosingFrontier-Yahoo Mail."
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJun 7, 2018 at 6:11 AM by "Yahoo Classic Email Upgrade to Newest Version" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United KingdomI have received two of these emails to-date. So pleased I did not click on the link, knew this was a scam! But for others, it does look very authentic, maybe yahoo could put a warning on their page, so when people log into their account's they will see it.My latest email said that I would not be able to get access to my mail after the 10th June, if I did not click on the link and up-grade.This is worrying!