Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The "request to shut down your mailbox" email message below is a phishing scam. The phishing email message is being sent by cybercriminals to trick AOL users into clicking on the link in it. The link in the email message goes to a fake AOL website that will ask visitors to sign-in. Once visitors attempt to sign into the fake website with their AOL user names and passwords, the information will be sent to the cybercriminals behind the phishing scam.
From: E-mail Assistance <rlhenterprise@tds.net>Sent: Tue, Feb 6, 2018 1:58 pmSubject: Mail AttentionA0l MailAdmin received a request to shut down your mail box. Your request is being processed and will be completed within 48 hours.Follow the link below to cancel the request if it was sent in an errorYes Complete RequestNO I DID NOT MAKE THESE REQUESTThe A0L Mail teamPrivacy Policy | Customer Support |©2018 Oath Inc. All Rights Reserved
From: E-mail Assistance <rlhenterprise@tds.net>
Sent: Tue, Feb 6, 2018 1:58 pm
Subject: Mail Attention
A0l Mail
Admin received a request to shut down your mail box. Your request is being processed and will be completed within 48 hours.
Follow the link below to cancel the request if it was sent in an error
Yes Complete Request
NO I DID NOT MAKE THESE REQUEST
The A0L Mail team
Privacy Policy | Customer Support |
©2018 Oath Inc. All Rights Reserved
Once the cybercriminals have received the stolen AOL usernames and passwords, they will use it to hijack their potential victims’ accounts and use the accounts fraudulently. This is why AOL user should never click on links in email messages to sign into their accounts, they should instead, go directly to http://mail.aol.com/ and sign-in from there. If there is someone that needs to be done their accounts, they will be notified after signing in.
AOL users who have been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their AOL account passwords, check their accounts for discrepancies, and contact AOL for help if any is found.
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"From: "Aol.com Mail" Date: 5 August 2019 at 09:54:06 BST Subject: Email Shutdown Notification Our record indicates that you recently made a request to shutdown your email. An d this request will be processed shortly. If this request was made accidentally and you have no knowledge of it, you are advised to cancel the request now Login Now However, if you do not cancel this request,your account will be shutdown shortly and all your email data will be lost permanently. Regards. Email Administrator UK" Here is another scam.
"From: AOL Date: 1 August 2019 at 18:08:45 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.
"From: AOL Mail Date: 17 July 2019 at 03:12:04 BST Subject: Email Alert Our record indicates that you recently made a request to shutdown your email. And this request will be processed shortly. If this request was made accidentally and you have no knowledge of it, you are advised to cancel the request now Login Now However, if you do not cancel this request,your account will be shutdown shortly and all your email data will be lost permanently. Regards. Email Administrator UK" Here is another scam.
"From: "AOL.com Request" Date: 1 July 2019 at 10:29:29 BST Subject: Email Administrator Our record indicates that you recently made a request to shutdown your email. And this request will be processed shortly. If this request was made accidentally and you have no knowledge of it, you are advised to cancel the request now Login Now However, if you do not cancel this request,your account will be shutdown shortly and all your email data will be lost permanently. Regards. Email Administrator" Here is another scam.
"From: ✔ 𝐀𝐎𝐋 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 ✔ <> To: 3r1d <3r1d@aol.com> Sent: Thu, Jun 27, 2019 3:05 pm Subject: 𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝐒𝐇𝐔𝐓𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 Dear valued Customer You are advised to verify and reconfim your aol online account to enable usupgrade your account will automatically lose the aol account. reply to this urgent mail would enable us upgrade our data system for your security All aol users should reply now! Failure to do this will immediately render Regards, aol.com" Received this scam.
I've gotten three of these emails (in my spam folder) since the beginning of April.
