The "Final Warning - Activate Your Account to Avoid Deactivation" Phishing Scam Home Categories Scamming The "Final Warning - Activate Your Account to Avoid Deactivation" Phishing Scam 0 0 328 0 7y ago 2018-11-22T12:57:55-05:00 7y ago 2018-11-22T13:01:57-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Online users, if you have received the "Final Warning - Activate Your Account to Avoid Deactivation" below, claiming that your email accounts have reached their storage quota, and ask you to click on a link to upgrade email quota, please delete the email and do not follow the instructions in it. This is because the email is phishing scam being sent by cybercriminals to steal their potential victims’ email account credentials. Once cybercriminals have stolen their victims’ email account credentials, they will gain access to their accounts, hijack their accounts and use them fraudulently. A Sample of the "You Have Reached the Storage Limit" Phishing EmailFrom: Mailbox Account [mailto:ashok@eakonmech.com.my]Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 5:04 AMSubject: Final Warning Activate Your Account to Avoid DeactivationMail Quota: (98% Full)Attention:Your email quota has reached 98% and will soon exceed its limit.Follow the URL below to upgrade your quota to 25GB for free to avoid loss of email data.Upgrade Email QuotaSincerely,Mailbox Admin----Copyright © 2018.All rights reservedOnline users who have already been tricked by the phishing emails are asked to change their passwords immediately before their accounts are hijacked or used fraudulently. 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 Is workatshein.com a Scam Website? sisatdfe.com Scam Online Store - Sisatdfe Review Scam Texts About Delivery Notification Message The 'Secure Your Chase Account' Phishing Scam The 'DCU Your Account Has Been Violated' Phishing Scam The 'You’ve Been Accepted by Who’s Who' Scam The 'You Have Reached the Storage Limit of Your Mail' Phishing Scam The 'Important Changes to Verizon.net Email' Phishing Scam The '5 Pending Message From Yahoo' Phishing Scam The 'Microsoft Services Agreement' Phishing Email Scam The 'Lloyds Bank System Blocked Sign in Attempt' Phishing Scam monchaccessories.com - it is an Untrustworthy e-Commerce Store 'Michael Lee-Chin - MLC is Now A Criminal Of Jamaica' Fake News 1-888-795-6262 - it is a Fake Bank of America Telephone Number Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Your IP address will be used to display your estimated location. Enter comment post here