"AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scam

AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request Phishing Scam

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.

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The "AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scam

From: "MailBox" <vuhlik@reagan.com>

Date: 1 February 2018 at 07:16:04 GMT

To: undisclosed-recipients:;

Subject: @Closure

Dear AOL User

This 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.html

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 Account Closure Request

Failure to cancel this request your account will be automatically close after 24hours.

AOL MAIL TEAM

NOTIC Tier II Technician

Department Support Specialist

AOL 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. They will be notified of important changes or alerts after signing in if there is any.

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Aug. 16, 2019 at 6:20 PM by
"AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scam
info

"From: AOL Shutdown Request <cymsagdl@prodigy.net.mx>

Sent: Thu, Aug 15, 2019 5:43 am

Subject: Deactivation

Dear 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 Request

Failure to cancel this request, your account will shutdown automatically after 48 Hours.

AOL Service Desk

NOTICE Tier II Technician -

Support Specialist."

Here is another scam.

Delete

Jul. 30, 2019 at 8:34 AM by
"AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scam
info

"From: AOL <kthucla@aol.com>

Date: 30 July 2019 at 12:38:11 BST

Subject: Email Shutdown (Action Required)

AOL MAIL

Dear 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 Request

Failure to cancel this request, your account will shut down automatically after 48 Hours.

AOL Mail Service Desk

NOTICE Email Technician -

Support Specialist."

Here is another scam.

Delete

Aug. 31, 2018 at 9:03 AM by
"AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

One 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.

Delete

Apr. 26, 2018 at 2:26 PM by
"AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scam
info

Here is another scam:

"From: ADMINISTRATOR <zeshann@protonmail.com>

Date: April 25, 2018 at 5:56:10 PM EDT

Subject: CLOSE MY ACCOUNT REQUEST.

Reply-To: ADMINISTRATOR <zeshann@protonmail.com>

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 Request

Failure to cancel this request your account will be automatically close after 24 hours.

AOLMAIL TEAM

NOTIC Tier II Technician -

Department Support Specialist"

Delete

Feb. 5, 2018 at 7:24 PM by
"AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scam
info

Here is another scam:

"-Original Message-

From: Security Service <eannette@tds.net>

Sent: Mon, Feb 5, 2018 9:21 am

Subject: Suspicious Activities

AOl Mail

The 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 REQUEST

CANCEL REQUEST

Thank You

Admin Service"

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"AOL Account Confirmation Closure Request" Phishing Scam