"Yahoo Email Termination Alert" Phishing Scams Home Categories Scamming "Yahoo Email Termination Alert" Phishing Scams 3 3 1.52K 0 8y ago 2018-01-19T08:24:29-05:00 8y ago 2018-01-19T08:27:04-05:00 Online Threat Alerts The "Email Termination Alert" email below is a phishing scam. Therefore, Yahoo users should be aware of fake email messages like the one below, which claim that a request to terminate their accounts is being processed. The email messages are phishing scams 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 "Yahoo Email Termination Alert" Phishing ScamFrom: "Yahoo" <cbradley@carterprinting.com>Date: January 19, 2018 at 7:03:26 AM ESTSubject: Email Termination AlertYAHOO!Dear User,On Friday, 19 January 2018 08:38 GMT + 1, You submitted a request to terminate your Yahoo! Email account.The process has started by our Yahoo! Team,Termination Request to Cancel then Click HereAll Files on your Including Email (Inbox, Draft, Sent) Will be deleted and Instantly Access to your Yahoo Account Will be Denied if you Ignore this Alert.Thanks for taking these additional steps to keep your account safe.Yahoo! ServiceThe 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 the 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 cybercriminals 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 something wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing in. And, if you were tricked by one of these phishing scams, please change your password immediately before your Yahoo account is hijacked.This scam is similar to the following:Microsoft Outlook Phishing Scam: Immediate Attention RequiredHotmail Reset Confirmation 2014 - Phishing Email ScamHotmail Account Reset Alert Confirmation 2013Phishing or Fake Emails: Account Close Alert 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 on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed. Save + Was this article helpful? 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An update was made to your Mail accountDear User, You requested that we terminate your account today, we are proceeding at your request now.Thanks for using our service.If you requested for this click continue.If you did not request or you think this is an error kindly click void and stop process immediately.Thank You,Yahoo Services.Yahoo Security Sinfohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 30, 2019 at 7:46 AM by "Yahoo Email Termination Alert" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:----- Forwarded Message -----From: Yahoo Mail Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2019, 10:42:03 PM EDTSubject: Account Termination (Do not ignore) Update now! 🔔We have a new unified Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDear UserYou're advised to switch to the new version within 24hrs to avoid disconnectionOPEN THE ATTACHMENT TO SWITCHPlease do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.For assistance, log in to your email! website and choose the "Help" link on any page.Yahoo!c 2019!, Inc. All rights reserved.Privacy PolicyThis notice was sent to you because you subscribed If you do not want to receive emails from Yahoo Mail about upgrades on network verification and participating in online communities.You have less than 24 hours for termination of your account due to Terms of usage violation.See attachment for verification.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userFeb 5, 2019 at 9:02 AM by "Yahoo Email Termination Alert" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Sierra Vista, Arizona, United StatesHere is what I received with a html download link below the message:----- Forwarded Message -----From: ✅Yahoo! Mail To:Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 9:19 AMSubject: Email Box Service Will Be ClosedYahoo ! MAILDear Valued User , Your Mail version is outdated, Failure to Upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 7.1 now will result to a permanent account closure.According to provision 17.9 of Terms and Conditions, Yahoo may at anytime terminate its services for accounts.To upgrade open the attach belowThanks,Yahoo! Mail TeamPlease do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address can not be answered. For a**istance, log in to your email! website and choose the "Help" link on any page. Customer Service Email ID # 1009. c 2017 !, Inc. All rights reserved.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 7, 2019 at 12:45 PM by "Yahoo Email Termination Alert" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:----- Forwarded Message -----From: Yahoo Security. To: "donotreply-yah.info" Sent: Monday, October 7, 2019, 3:43:27 PM GMT 2Subject: Tick#009946488-You requested Termination.Yahoo! An update was made to your Mail accountDear User, You requested that we terminate your account today, we are proceeding at your request now.Thanks for using our service.If you requested for this click continue.If you did not request or you think this is an error kindly click void and stop process immediately.Thank You,Yahoo Services.Yahoo Security S
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 30, 2019 at 7:46 AM by "Yahoo Email Termination Alert" Phishing ScamsinfoHere is another scam:----- Forwarded Message -----From: Yahoo Mail Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2019, 10:42:03 PM EDTSubject: Account Termination (Do not ignore) Update now! 🔔We have a new unified Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDear UserYou're advised to switch to the new version within 24hrs to avoid disconnectionOPEN THE ATTACHMENT TO SWITCHPlease do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.For assistance, log in to your email! website and choose the "Help" link on any page.Yahoo!c 2019!, Inc. All rights reserved.Privacy PolicyThis notice was sent to you because you subscribed If you do not want to receive emails from Yahoo Mail about upgrades on network verification and participating in online communities.You have less than 24 hours for termination of your account due to Terms of usage violation.See attachment for verification.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userFeb 5, 2019 at 9:02 AM by "Yahoo Email Termination Alert" Phishing Scamsan anonymous user from: Sierra Vista, Arizona, United StatesHere is what I received with a html download link below the message:----- Forwarded Message -----From: ✅Yahoo! Mail To:Sent: Tuesday, February 5, 2019 9:19 AMSubject: Email Box Service Will Be ClosedYahoo ! MAILDear Valued User , Your Mail version is outdated, Failure to Upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 7.1 now will result to a permanent account closure.According to provision 17.9 of Terms and Conditions, Yahoo may at anytime terminate its services for accounts.To upgrade open the attach belowThanks,Yahoo! Mail TeamPlease do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address can not be answered. For a**istance, log in to your email! website and choose the "Help" link on any page. Customer Service Email ID # 1009. c 2017 !, Inc. All rights reserved.