"WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scams Home Categories Facebook "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scams 14 14 4.11K 0 9y ago 2017-05-02T19:05:43-05:00 9y ago 2017-05-02T19:09:11-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) WhatsApp users, if you have received email, text or social messages like the one below, which claim that your subscription is ending, please delete them and do not follow the instructions in them. This is because the messages are fakes, created by cyber criminals to trick WhatsApp users into visiting a fraudulent website that will steal their credit card and personal information. Remember, there is no WhatsApp subscription. The Phishing / Fraudulent WhatsApp Email MessageFrom: WhatsApp <info@lifeteen.com>Subject: Your subscription is ending soon.Date: 1 May 2017 at 13:25:53 BSTAttention: Please update your payment information today to avoid service interruption.WhatsAppYour subscription is ending soon.Please update your payment information now.UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,The WhatsApp TeamAccount InformationService:WhatsApp SubscriptionHelpful ResourcesSign in to the service portal.Have Questions? Visit the Community.This is a mandatory service communication. To set your contact preferences for other communications, visit the Promotional Communications Manager.This message was sent from an unmonitored e-mail address. Please do not reply to this message.Privacy | LegalWhatsApp users who have already been tricked by the fraudulent email messages are asked to contact their banks for help. 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Enter comment post here 14infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoNov 6, 2018 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp Sent: Tuesday 6 November 2018 22:27Subject: Your subscription is ending soonPlease update your payment information nowOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trail service is exceeding the one year period.At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send orreceive message. To continue using WhatApp whthout interuption. we need you to subscribefor any of our subscribtion periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page belowSign in to the hxxp://bit.do/The_WhatsApp_Team Withe your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to countinuingto meet your communication needs.Sinerely,The WhatsApp Team"an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 11, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Edgware, England, United KingdomI have received emails from info-lifeteen relating to WhatsApp, NatWest, Lloyds and HMRC. I have set up various rules and filters to have these all junked, but these guys are prolific.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 5, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Cambridge, England, United KingdomFollow up: on lifeteen.com website, their "contact us" email address is indeed "info-lifeteen.com".an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 5, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Cambridge, England, United KingdomI have received numerous spam emails, not just about WhatsApp but banking, from info-lifeteen.com. Looking up "lifeteen.com" they appear to be a US-based evangelical Catholic youth group. Either their email has been comprehensively spoofed - in which case they might like to know about it for damage limitation purposes - or they are not quite what they would like to appear. Any comments from Lifeteen.com on this?infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 5, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoTheir email may have been compromised or spoofed. Click here to learn more about email spoofing.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 4, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"On 4 Oct 2017, at 04:41, WhatsApp wrote:Attention: Please update your payment information today to avoid service interruption. View this email in your browser.Your subscription is ending soon.Please update your payment information now. UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,The WhatsApp Team Account Information Service:WhatsApp Subscription"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 3, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp Payments Date: 02/10/2017 14:30 (GMT 00:00)Subject: - Payment Authentication Interruption Confirmation - "TSA/GGB/7482-9704-7413/17"Dear,Requested pay amount: 0,88 GBPAttention: Please update your payment information today to avoid service interruption.WhatsApp.Your subscription is ending soon.Confirmation your payment information now hxxp://payments.rev-txid-ev9ga.od90mn.comUPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number.We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,WhatsApp Team"an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 14, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomThis address is also being used in a scam message relating to Lloyds Bank:"New device signed in toinfo-mandlautocare.co.ukYour Lloyds Account was just signed in to from a new Windows device. You're getting this email to make sure it was you. CHECK ACTIVITY **this is the link button in the message"an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 12, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Southampton, England, United KingdomAlso the address info-lifeteen is being used to send phishing emails pretending to be from Metro Bank.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 14, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomAlso being used to send phishing emails pretending to be from Lloyds Bank. Received 2 this morning.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 2, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Brighton, England, United KingdomI have also had emails from this address for Natwest, Santander and HMRC. All went to my junk folder, but it seems they will pose as any and many companies to trick you!infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 24, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp Sent: 23 July 2017 19:56:21Subject: Your subscription is ending soonAttention: Please update your payment information today to avoid service interruption.WhatsAppYour subscription is ending soon.Please update your payment information now. UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,The WhatsApp TeamAccount InformationService:WhatsApp Subscription"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJun 21, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp [mailto:postmaster-csparks.com] Sent: 17 June 2017 13:06Subject: Your subscription is ending soon Please update your payment information today to avoid service interruption.WhatsAppYour subscription is ending soon.Please update your payment information now.UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,The WhatsApp TeamAccount InformationService:WhatsApp Subscription"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJun 17, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:-- Original Message --From: WhatsApp Subject: Your subscription is ending soonPlease update your payment information today to avoid service interruption. View this email in your browser.WhatsAppYour subscription is ending soon.Please update your payment information now. UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,The WhatsApp Team"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoNov 6, 2018 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp Sent: Tuesday 6 November 2018 22:27Subject: Your subscription is ending soonPlease update your payment information nowOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trail service is exceeding the one year period.At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send orreceive message. To continue using WhatApp whthout interuption. we need you to subscribefor any of our subscribtion periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page belowSign in to the hxxp://bit.do/The_WhatsApp_Team Withe your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to countinuingto meet your communication needs.Sinerely,The WhatsApp Team"
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 11, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Edgware, England, United KingdomI have received emails from info-lifeteen relating to WhatsApp, NatWest, Lloyds and HMRC. I have set up various rules and filters to have these all junked, but these guys are prolific.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 5, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Cambridge, England, United KingdomFollow up: on lifeteen.com website, their "contact us" email address is indeed "info-lifeteen.com".
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 5, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Cambridge, England, United KingdomI have received numerous spam emails, not just about WhatsApp but banking, from info-lifeteen.com. Looking up "lifeteen.com" they appear to be a US-based evangelical Catholic youth group. Either their email has been comprehensively spoofed - in which case they might like to know about it for damage limitation purposes - or they are not quite what they would like to appear. Any comments from Lifeteen.com on this?
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 5, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoTheir email may have been compromised or spoofed. Click here to learn more about email spoofing.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 4, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"On 4 Oct 2017, at 04:41, WhatsApp wrote:Attention: Please update your payment information today to avoid service interruption. View this email in your browser.Your subscription is ending soon.Please update your payment information now. UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,The WhatsApp Team Account Information Service:WhatsApp Subscription"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 3, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp Payments Date: 02/10/2017 14:30 (GMT 00:00)Subject: - Payment Authentication Interruption Confirmation - "TSA/GGB/7482-9704-7413/17"Dear,Requested pay amount: 0,88 GBPAttention: Please update your payment information today to avoid service interruption.WhatsApp.Your subscription is ending soon.Confirmation your payment information now hxxp://payments.rev-txid-ev9ga.od90mn.comUPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number.We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,WhatsApp Team"
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 14, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomThis address is also being used in a scam message relating to Lloyds Bank:"New device signed in toinfo-mandlautocare.co.ukYour Lloyds Account was just signed in to from a new Windows device. You're getting this email to make sure it was you. CHECK ACTIVITY **this is the link button in the message"
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 12, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Southampton, England, United KingdomAlso the address info-lifeteen is being used to send phishing emails pretending to be from Metro Bank.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userSep 14, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomAlso being used to send phishing emails pretending to be from Lloyds Bank. Received 2 this morning.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 2, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Brighton, England, United KingdomI have also had emails from this address for Natwest, Santander and HMRC. All went to my junk folder, but it seems they will pose as any and many companies to trick you!
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 24, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp Sent: 23 July 2017 19:56:21Subject: Your subscription is ending soonAttention: Please update your payment information today to avoid service interruption.WhatsAppYour subscription is ending soon.Please update your payment information now. UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,The WhatsApp TeamAccount InformationService:WhatsApp Subscription"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJun 21, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: WhatsApp [mailto:postmaster-csparks.com] Sent: 17 June 2017 13:06Subject: Your subscription is ending soon Please update your payment information today to avoid service interruption.WhatsAppYour subscription is ending soon.Please update your payment information now.UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,The WhatsApp TeamAccount InformationService:WhatsApp Subscription"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJun 17, 2017 by "WhatsApp Subscription is Ending Soon" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:-- Original Message --From: WhatsApp Subject: Your subscription is ending soonPlease update your payment information today to avoid service interruption. View this email in your browser.WhatsAppYour subscription is ending soon.Please update your payment information now. UPDATE YOUR PAYMENT INFORMATIONOur records indicate that your WhatsApp trial service is exceeding the one year period. At the completion of your trial period your WhatsApp will no longer be able to send or receive message. To continue using WhatsApp without interuption, we need you to subscribe for any of our subscription periods.To avoid service interruption, please subscribe by visiting your account page below.Sign in to the customer portal with your Number:We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter, and look forward to continuing to meet your communication needs.Sincerely,The WhatsApp Team"