Beware of "Mandatory Email Address Update" Phishing Scams
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The "Mandatory Email Address Update" Phishing Scam
Subject: Mandatory email address update
From: E-mail Security <info@bridges.org>
Dear,
Due to recent security update, you are required to re-validate and update.
your email account in other to activate the new security features on your account
with-in 24 hours to avoid account suspension.
UPDATE NOW
Online users who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their email account password before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently by cybercriminals.
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