Home Categories Scamming - Fraud Yahoo Account Closure Requests are Phishing Scams 4 4 998 0 May 21, 2017 2017-05-21T10:50:10-05:00 May 21, 2017 2017-05-21T11:00:31-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) Yahoo users who have received email messages like the one below, which claim that a request has been received to close down their accounts should delete the same messages and not follow the instructions in them. This is because the email messages are being sent by cyber criminals to trick Yahoo users into visiting a phishing or fake Yahoo website that steals account credentials (usernames and passwords). A "Yahoo Account Closure Request" Phishing Scam-- Forwarded Message --From: Yahoo <cutenenen@yahoo.com>Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2017 5:20 PMSubject: Account Closure RequestYAHOO !Dear Valued User,We received your request to close down your account.We will process your request within 24 hours.If it was not you, kindly follow below and sign in to cancel request and continue using our services.CANCEL REQUEST HEREFailure to follow this notification will lead to error or your mailbox will be closed completely.RegardsYMail Team.Yahoo users who have already been tricked by the same phishing email messages are asked to change their passwords before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently by cybercriminals. Yahoo users whose accounts have already been hijacked can go to https://login.yahoo.com/ and click the "Trouble Signing in?" link to recover their accounts.To protect against phishing scams, Yahoo users should never click on a link to sign into their accounts, they should instead go directly to https://login.yahoo.com/ or use the Yahoo mobile app. Once users have signed into their accounts they will be notified of changes, requests, or updates if there is any. More From OTA 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. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) ▷How to Recover a Hacked Yahoo Account... ◁"Barclays Online Account Locked" Phishi... Australia Lottery INC You Have Won 500,... Virus Email Message - Successful Paymen... PayPal Phishing Scam - "Your Account Ha... Is the Puma2019 Website or Online Store... Is ygjp.com is an Untrustworthy Online ... Is Kiklucky a Scam or is it Safe? See R... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter post here 4an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJul 11, 2018 at 3:02 PM by Yahoo Account Closure Requests are Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Harrison, New Jersey, United StatesI received one of these last month (June 10, 2018) and I foolishly replied saying I "did not request closure of my Yahoo account."Ever since the day I sent the email I cannot access the Yahoo url (www.yahoo.com).Whenever I try to access Yahoo it comes up as "error page timed out."Is there anything I can do to get back on Yahoo? By the way, this problem is only on my cell phone. I don't own a computer and I don't have wifI at home. I just use the cell data and free wifI at places like the library. I hope that you read this and that you can help me. Thank you, Missyinfohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 11, 2018 at 3:12 PM by Yahoo Account Closure Requests are Phishing ScamsinfoSeems to be a problem with your internet connection. But, you must try signing into your account from another device or computer, and if it works, it means it is a problem with your phone.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJul 11, 2018 at 10:16 PM by Yahoo Account Closure Requests are Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Harrison, New Jersey, United StatesHI and thank you. I'll try signing in at the library computer.But I am able to access all other URLs with no problem on my cell phone. Do you mean it's possible that for only 1 URL (yahoo.com) that my cell phone could be the problem? It's especially strange because it happened exactly when I responded to that phishing email. Just coincidence? Thank you again! I'll let you know what happens.Missyinfohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 12, 2018 at 5:41 AM by Yahoo Account Closure Requests are Phishing ScamsinfoPhishing emails steal usernames and passwords, which allows a cyber criminal to gain access to your account and hijack it if necessary. But, they do not block URLs.