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Beware of "Your Yahoo Account has Expired" Phishing Scams

Updated: June 7, 2017 2017-06-07T10:55:49 -
Posted: June 7, 2017 2017-06-07T10:50:56
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Yahoo users who have received email messages like the one below, which claim that their accounts will have expired and they need to renew, or else their accounts will be closed, 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).

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Sample of a "Yahoo Account has Expired" Phishing Scam

From: Yahoo Mail <chejyy@ccu.edu.tw>
Sent: Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 3:14:38 AM HST
Subject: Email Suspension!

Security Alert ,

Your Yahoo account has expired. You must renew it immediately or your account will be closed

or wouldn't be able to send or receive mail.

click here to renew

Regards

Customers Service.

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 cyber criminals. 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.

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Posted: Sep 6, 2018 at 7:27 AM by an anonymous user from or near: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Received this scam:

"YAHOO

Dear Customer

Access to e-mail is about to expire,
We recommend that you update your account to avoid the suspension.
Please open the attachment to update your account.

Thank You.
Yahoo Inc"
delete
Posted: Aug 15, 2018 at 7:28 PM by info
Here is another scam:

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: E-maiI Service
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018, 2:56:16 PM PDT
Subject: lmportant

YAH00!

Dear Customer,

This Account has expired,

You are advice to click on link below to renew your account now or your account will be deleted.

Click Here To Renew

Thank You.
delete
Posted: Aug 2, 2018 at 2:49 AM by info
Here is another scam:

"From: Ana Maria Grigore
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018, 1:44:37 PM CDT
Subject: Your email account expires

Yahoo
Dear User

Your email account expires. We recommend that you verify and upgrade your account within 24 hours. To avoid deactivation.

Upgrade Your email now"
delete
Posted: Feb 12, 2018 at 12:17 AM by an anonymous user from or near: New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
I too got a message in my yahoo. id . But I know it is a scam. See Below:

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On Monday, 12 February 2018 6:00 AM, YAH00 MAIL® wrote:

Dear User,
Your Account Will Be Blocked!
Your Account will Expire February 14/ 2018
If you would like to continue using your Email Address,

Click here to Verify and Upgrade Your Account Now

To stay secured, Failure to oblige will lead to Email malfunction, lost of files and final De-activation of your mailbox.

UPGRADE IS FREE.
Thanks.
Yahoo! Inc ©2018 All Rights Reserved
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Posted: Jan 6, 2018 at 6:55 PM by info
Here is another scam:

----- Forwarded Message -----
"From: Yahoo
Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2017, 2:36:43 PM EST
Subject: Action Required: Your email is about to expire

Dear User,

Action is required on your account because your email is about to expire.

To avoid account termination, you are required to update your account with us now.

Open the attachment to update your account with us.

Thank You.

Account Services Department."
delete

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