"Yahoomail Team Email Suspension" Phishing Scams Home Categories Scamming "Yahoomail Team Email Suspension" Phishing Scams 1 1 290 0 9y ago 2017-06-20T04:01:01-05:00 9y ago 2017-06-20T04:10:13-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Yahoo users who have received email messages like the one below, which claim that their "Yahoomail" accounts have been suspended, should delete the messages and should not follow the instructions in them. This is because the email messages are being sent by cyber criminals to trick Yahoo Email account users into clicking on a link in the same email messages that go to phishing websites that steal Yahoo account credentials. Once the cybercriminals have stolen their victims' account credentials, they will use it to gain access to their accounts, hijack the same accounts and use them fraudulently. A Sample of the "Yahoomail Team Email Suspension" Phishing ScamFrom: Yahoo Inc <gyop@ccu.edu.tw>Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 10:02 AMSubject: Email Suspension!Dear Customer,You have a pending security update on your Yahoomailaccount.Update NowRegards,Account ServicesYahoo 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 cyber criminals. Yahoo users whose accounts have already been hijacked can click here 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. 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 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 daydaydiscount.com Scam Online Store - Day Day Discount Review Is ghyou.info a Scam? Review of Website Is Glacier Portable AC a Scam? Review of the Cooling Device Is Loryfashion an Untrustworthy Online Store? Is Justbesthub an Untrustworthy Online Store? 'WhatsApp Messenger Extension' Phishing Scams 'WhatsApp Messenger Account will be Expired' Scams Yahoo Account Closure, Suspension or Upgrade Phishing Scams 'Settings for Hotmail' Microsoft Account Phishing Scams 'International Ballot Lottery Award Draw' Scam at iblottery.com Do Not Call 1-844-260-4673 - it is a Fake Technical Support Number 'Please Reviews your AppIe ID Profile' Phishing Scam 'Gwen Stefani Shares Blake Shelton's Secret To Rapid Weight Loss' Scams Stephen Collins - 7th Heaven Actor Shot Himself to Death in Los Angeles Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Your IP address will be used to display your estimated location. Enter comment post here 1an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJun 23, 2017 at 7:40 PM by "Yahoomail Team Email Suspension" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: New York, United StatesGot one today:"Account Suspension Notification!Yahoo Inc RecipientsJun 23 at 7:00 PMDear Customer,You have a pending security update on your Yahoomailaccount.Update NowRegards, Account ServicesThe Yahoomail Team"
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userJun 23, 2017 at 7:40 PM by "Yahoomail Team Email Suspension" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: New York, United StatesGot one today:"Account Suspension Notification!Yahoo Inc RecipientsJun 23 at 7:00 PMDear Customer,You have a pending security update on your Yahoomailaccount.Update NowRegards, Account ServicesThe Yahoomail Team"