"Account Team Email Maintenance Ongoing Upgrade" Phishing Scams Home Categories Scamming "Account Team Email Maintenance Ongoing Upgrade" Phishing Scams 1 1 901 0 9y ago 2017-05-23T10:20:31-05:00 9y ago 2017-05-23T10:29:44-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) Online users who have received email messages claiming that due to ongoing email maintenance upgrade they need to confirm their date of birth, phone, and other information in order not to lose their accounts permanently. The email messages are fakes that being sent by cyber criminals to trick online users into sending them their information. Legitimate email providers will never ask their users to send them their personal information for any form of confirmation. A Sample of the "Email Maintenance" ScamFrom: Account Team <database7484@outlook.com>Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2017 4:11 AMSubject: Email maintenanceDue to our ongoing upgrade, confirm your date of birth and phone to avoid losing your account permanently.Once cybercriminals have received their potential victims' information, they will use the same information to contact their potential victims and attempt to scam them or sell their information to other scammers. Online users who have already sent their information are asked to be careful next time because the scammers will contact 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. Online Threat Alerts (OTA) is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. Some of the information in samples in this article may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) More For You Shedovivid at shedovivid.com Scam Store Airbnb Ukraine Booking Scam Donation and Fake Accounts Google Anniversary Lottery Winning Notification 2021 Scam Is lunanew.space an Untrustworthy Online Store? tipsnames.com or Fashion Online Shopping Mall - it is a Fraudulent Website 'Mrs Theresa Heidi' Inheritance Donation Scams 'We Are Asking All User to Upgrade Due to Recent Security Incidents Online' Microsoft Phishing Scam Alert - 'Your password is Set to Expire' is a Microsoft Phishing Scam 'www.rbbabe.com' - it is a Fake Ray-Ban Sunglass or Eyewear Selling Website 'Microsoft and Google Award Team for the 37th Anniversary 2017 Promotion' Scams 'CASH Inc Legal Department for Debt Collection and Bank Fraud' Arrest Warrant Scams Raymond Scott Lottery Donation Scams Being Sent by Scammers The 'Facebook International Lottery 2017' is a Scam or Fake We Have 180 Xbox One Which Can’t Be Sold Because They’re Unsealed Facebook Scam Comments / Answers (1) Remove sensitive information from your post. Your IP address will be used to display your estimated location. Enter comment post here 1infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 6, 2017 by "Account Team Email Maintenance Ongoing Upgrade" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: Account Team Sent: October 6, 2017 3:15 AMTo: Account TeamSubject: VerificationDue to our ongoing upgrade, confirm your date of birth and phone to avoid losing your account permanently"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 6, 2017 by "Account Team Email Maintenance Ongoing Upgrade" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:"From: Account Team Sent: October 6, 2017 3:15 AMTo: Account TeamSubject: VerificationDue to our ongoing upgrade, confirm your date of birth and phone to avoid losing your account permanently"