The fake email below, which claim that the recipients' accounts will be temporarily suspended, is a phishing scam. The fake email messages are being sent by cybercriminals to steal SBCGlobal usernames and passwords, by tricking SBCGlobal users into visiting a phishing website that steals email account credentials.
The "SBCGlobal Account Suspension" Phishing Scam
From: sbcglobal service <customersupportt@att.net>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2018 11:39 AM
Subject: reminder your account will be limited until we hear from you sbcglobal
Your account access will be limited.
If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choice but to temporary suspend your account
We appreciate your understanding as we work to ensure account safety
reply to this message To cancel the Account terminations.soon as you can
Thank You,
The sbcglobal Team
The link in the phishing email message goes to a fake or phishing SBCGlobal website, which will attempt to trick the potential victims into entering their usernames and passwords on it. If SBCGlobal users attempt to sign into the phishing website with their SBCGlobal usernames and passwords, it will be sent to the cybercriminals behind the email scam, who will use the information to hijack their accounts. The hijacked SBCGlobal accounts will then be used by cybercriminals fraudulently.
Remember, if you receive email messages like these, please go directly to your email account instead of clicking on the links in the email messages. If there is something wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing in. And, if you were tricked by one of these phishing scams, please change your password immediately before your SBCGlobal account is hijacked.
For victims whose accounts have already been hijacked, they should contact SBCGlobal for help.