The "EMail Exchange Notification Final Shutdown Notice" Phishing Scam
The "EMail Exchange Notification Final Shutdown Notice" email below is a scam. Therefore, recipients are asked not to follow the instruction in it. This is because the fake email is being sent by cybercriminals who are attempting to trick their potential victims into visiting phishing websites that steal email account credentials.
The "EMail Exchange Notification Final Shutdown Notice" Phishing Scam
Final Shutdown Notice
Thu 01/11/2018 23:14
From: "Postmaster"
EMail Exchange Notification
Hi,
We noticed unusual activities on your info@onlinethreatalerts.com account from another computer in a different location to terminate the use of your corporate email info@onlinethreatalerts.com account on our server onlinethreatalerts.com we hereby notify you that the shutdown of your account would take effect within 48 hours. In the case you have chosen this option in error, be advised to cancel the termination through the link below:-
Cancel Shutdown Here
You received this email to let you know about important changes to your corporate Account and services.
Email Exchange
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Online users who have already clicked on the link in the phishing email and who have attempted to sign into the phishing website they were taken to, are asked to change their password. This should be done immediately before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently.
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