Home Categories Scamming - Fraud Your Yahoo Account Marked for Immediate Shutdown Scam 12 12 3.2K 0 Sep 7, 2017 2017-09-07T10:36:38-05:00 Mar 16, 2021 2021-03-16T08:55:52-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) Yahoo users should be aware of email messages like the one below, which claims that their accounts have been marked for immediate shut down due to non-verification. The email messages are phishing scam being sent by cybercriminals to steal Yahoo usernames and passwords, by tricking Yahoo users into visiting a phishing website that steals email account credentials. The "Your Yahoo Account Marked for Immediate Shutdown" ScamSubject: Fw: Mailbox shutdown (Final warning)!!Attachment: Yahoo mail base best web mail(1).htmlYAHOODear user,Your Yahoo account has been marked for immediate shutdown due to non-verification.Please follow the attachment below to verify and prevent loss of account.This warning will expire in 24 hours!SincerelyYahoo!The link in the phishing email message goes to a fake or phishing Yahoo website, which will attempt to trick the potential victims into entering their usernames and passwords on it. If Yahoo users attempt to sign into phishing website with their Yahoo usernames and passwords, it will be sent to the cybercriminals behind the email scam, who will use the information to hijack their accounts. The hijacked Yahoo accounts will then be used by cyber criminals fraudulently.Remember, if you receive email messages like these, please go directly to your email account instead of clicking on the links in the email messages. If there is anything wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing into your account. And if you were tricked by one of these phishing scams, please change your password immediately before your Yahoo account is hijacked. 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) ▷"Yahoo Account Deactivation, Suspension... ◁"WhatsApp You have a New Voice Message"... Vibrating or Buzzing Fake Mobile Device... Is cemnalbrahms.com an Untrustworthy On... Is Veauty US an Untrustworthy Online St... Amerihome Scam RoboCalls and Fake Telep... Scam Likely Calls - How To Stop Them... Is Bitlux net a Scam? Online Cryptocurr... Is Kelkong a Scam or Legit Online Store... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter post here 12infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 28, 2019 at 8:19 AM by Your Yahoo Account Marked for Immediate Shutdown ScaminfoHere is another scam:"On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 8:51 AM, YAHOO MAIL wrote: Yahoo!Hello Yahoo user,Your Yahoo account has been marked for immediate shutdown because it is not verifiedPlease follow the link below to verify and prevent account loss.Click here to update to Confirm.This warning will expire in 48 hours!Yours faithfullyYahoo Mail TeamCopyright © 2019 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved."infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 12, 2019 at 9:16 AM by Your Yahoo Account Marked for Immediate Shutdown Scaminfo"From: Yahoo Mail Date: July 11, 2019 at 1:56:53 PM CDTSubject: ✅ ACCOUNT CLOSURE (FINAL WARNING!!!)YAHOODear user,Your Yahoo account has been marked for immediate shutdown due to non-verification. Please follow the attachment below to verify and prevent loss of account.This warning will expire in 24 hours! SincerelyYahoo!"Here is another scam.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userFeb 20, 2019 at 4:01 PM by Your Yahoo Account Marked for Immediate Shutdown Scaman anonymous user from: Simpsonville, South Carolina, United StatesI received this phishing email this morning and entered my user name and password as instructed. After doing this, I did not feel good about it. So, I changed my Yahoo password. I did this probably within 15 min of entering my user name and original password. My concern is that I use this same user name and original password for other accounts.Do I need to worry about the other accounts that use the same user name and passwords being compromised? Even though the Yahoo password was changed, are cybercriminals able to use the user name and original password for other accounts?Thanks.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoFeb 20, 2019 at 4:54 PM by Your Yahoo Account Marked for Immediate Shutdown ScaminfoI would recommend you change the passwords for the other accounts also. Cybercriminals usually keep a database of passwords that they may use in a brute force attack.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoApr 19, 2018 at 9:49 AM by Your Yahoo Account Marked for Immediate Shutdown ScaminfoHere is another scam:----- Forwarded Message -----From: Yahoo! Mail Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2018, 4:39:57 PM GMT 8Subject: Closure Of Your Account As Been ProcessedYAHOO! Dear User,Your Yahoo account has been marked for immediate shutdown due to non-verification. Please follow attachment below to verify and prevent loss of account.This warning will expire in 24 hours!Sincerely,Yahoo! Customers Servicesinfohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoMar 31, 2018 at 2:15 PM by Your Yahoo Account Marked for Immediate Shutdown ScaminfoHere is another scam:"Fw: Closure Of Your Account As Been ProcessedSat 3/31/2018 11:26 AMFrom: Sebastiano StiaAttachment: Yahoo Mail.htmtYahoo!Dear User,Your Yahoo account has been marked for immediate shutdown due to non-verification. Please follow attachment below to verify and prevent loss of account.This warning will expire in 24 hours! Thank You.Yahoo! Mail ServicesCopyright © 2018 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved."