Home Categories Scamming "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scam 5 5 621 0 8y ago 2018-02-01T13:13:30-05:00 8y ago 2018-02-01T13:21:44-05:00 Online Threat Alerts The AOL email confirmation closure request below is a phishing scam. Therefore, AOL users who have received the same email are asked to delete it and not follow the instructions in it. The phishing scam is being sent by cybercriminals to trick AOL users into clicking on the link in it, which goes to a phishing website that steals AOL email account username and password. The "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing ScamFrom: "MailBox" <vuhlik@reagan.com>Date: 1 February 2018 at 07:16:04 GMTTo: undisclosed-recipients:;Subject: @ClosureDear AOL UserThis is a feedback from your earlier request with instruction to close your AOL account.Note your request are now been processed, we need you to confirm the account closure request by clicking this link here. www.mail.aol.com/account/closure/request.htmlIf you didn't initiate the account closure request, Click Cancel Account Closure Request button immediately and login with your e-mail to cancel request.Cancel Account Closure RequestFailure to cancel this request your account will be automatically close after 24hours.AOL MAIL TEAMNOTIC Tier II TechnicianDepartment Support SpecialistAOL users who have already received the phishing email message, and who have followed the instructions in it, are asked to change their AOL account passwords immediately before their accounts are hijacked by cybercriminals and used fraudulently.AOL users should never click on a link to sign into their accounts, they should instead, go directly to https://mail.aol.com and sign-in from there. 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Enter comment post here 5infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 16, 2019 at 6:20 PM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scaminfo"From: AOL Shutdown Request Sent: Thu, Aug 15, 2019 5:43 amSubject: DeactivationDear User,This is a feedback from your earlier request with instruction to close your AOL account. Note that your request is now being processed and we need you to confirm the account closure request.If you didn't initiate the account closure request, click Cancel Account Closure Request button immediately and login with your e-mail to cancel and update your account. Aol Account Closure RequestFailure to cancel this request, your account will shutdown automatically after 48 Hours.AOL Service DeskNOTICE Tier II Technician - Support Specialist."Here is another scam.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 30, 2019 at 8:34 AM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scaminfo"From: AOL Date: 30 July 2019 at 12:38:11 BSTSubject: Email Shutdown (Action Required)AOL MAILDear User,This is a feedback from your earlier request with instruction to close your AOL account. Note that your request is now being processed and we need you to confirm the account closure request.If you didn't initiate the account closure request, click Cancel Account Closure Request button immediately and login with your e-mail to cancel and update your account. Cancel Account Closure RequestFailure to cancel this request, your account will shut down automatically after 48 Hours.AOL Mail Service DeskNOTICE Email Technician - Support Specialist."Here is another scam.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userAug 31, 2018 at 9:03 AM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomOne of many versions I keep getting, often referring to specific dates: "Your Email will be shutdown within 24hrs as you have requested to terminate your mailbox with Oath".These are especially mean as my husband lost access to his AOL account when they migrated to Oath, and I'm perpetually worried the same might happen to me.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoApr 26, 2018 at 2:26 PM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: ADMINISTRATOR Date: April 25, 2018 at 5:56:10 PM EDTSubject: CLOSE MY ACCOUNT REQUEST.Reply-To: ADMINISTRATOR Aol Mail. Dear Valued Aol Customer:This is a feedback from your earlier request with instruction to close your aol.com account. Note your request are now been processed, we need you to confirm the account closure request by clicking this link here. If you didn't initiate the account closure request, Click Cancel Account Closure Request button immediately and login with your e-mail to cancel request. Cancel Close Account RequestFailure to cancel this request your account will be automatically close after 24 hours.AOLMAIL TEAMNOTIC Tier II Technician - Department Support Specialist"infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoFeb 5, 2018 at 7:24 PM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"-----Original Message-----From: Security Service Sent: Mon, Feb 5, 2018 9:21 amSubject: Suspicious ActivitiesAOl MailThe safety of your Mail box is very important to us. Did you authorize the closure of your mail box ? Admin received your message requesting for the closure of your mail box. Please take a minute to reconfirm the request as closure will be effected within 24 hours if you fail to reconfirm.Follow the link below to cancel the request if it was sent in an error. YES COMPLETE REQUESTCANCEL REQUESTThank YouAdmin Service"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 16, 2019 at 6:20 PM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scaminfo"From: AOL Shutdown Request Sent: Thu, Aug 15, 2019 5:43 amSubject: DeactivationDear User,This is a feedback from your earlier request with instruction to close your AOL account. Note that your request is now being processed and we need you to confirm the account closure request.If you didn't initiate the account closure request, click Cancel Account Closure Request button immediately and login with your e-mail to cancel and update your account. Aol Account Closure RequestFailure to cancel this request, your account will shutdown automatically after 48 Hours.AOL Service DeskNOTICE Tier II Technician - Support Specialist."Here is another scam.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJul 30, 2019 at 8:34 AM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scaminfo"From: AOL Date: 30 July 2019 at 12:38:11 BSTSubject: Email Shutdown (Action Required)AOL MAILDear User,This is a feedback from your earlier request with instruction to close your AOL account. Note that your request is now being processed and we need you to confirm the account closure request.If you didn't initiate the account closure request, click Cancel Account Closure Request button immediately and login with your e-mail to cancel and update your account. Cancel Account Closure RequestFailure to cancel this request, your account will shut down automatically after 48 Hours.AOL Mail Service DeskNOTICE Email Technician - Support Specialist."Here is another scam.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userAug 31, 2018 at 9:03 AM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: London, England, United KingdomOne of many versions I keep getting, often referring to specific dates: "Your Email will be shutdown within 24hrs as you have requested to terminate your mailbox with Oath".These are especially mean as my husband lost access to his AOL account when they migrated to Oath, and I'm perpetually worried the same might happen to me.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoApr 26, 2018 at 2:26 PM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: ADMINISTRATOR Date: April 25, 2018 at 5:56:10 PM EDTSubject: CLOSE MY ACCOUNT REQUEST.Reply-To: ADMINISTRATOR Aol Mail. Dear Valued Aol Customer:This is a feedback from your earlier request with instruction to close your aol.com account. Note your request are now been processed, we need you to confirm the account closure request by clicking this link here. If you didn't initiate the account closure request, Click Cancel Account Closure Request button immediately and login with your e-mail to cancel request. Cancel Close Account RequestFailure to cancel this request your account will be automatically close after 24 hours.AOLMAIL TEAMNOTIC Tier II Technician - Department Support Specialist"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoFeb 5, 2018 at 7:24 PM by "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"-----Original Message-----From: Security Service Sent: Mon, Feb 5, 2018 9:21 amSubject: Suspicious ActivitiesAOl MailThe safety of your Mail box is very important to us. Did you authorize the closure of your mail box ? Admin received your message requesting for the closure of your mail box. Please take a minute to reconfirm the request as closure will be effected within 24 hours if you fail to reconfirm.Follow the link below to cancel the request if it was sent in an error. YES COMPLETE REQUESTCANCEL REQUESTThank YouAdmin Service"