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Yahoo users, be aware of "Account Closure" email messages like the one below, which claim that your accounts have been marked for immediate shutdown due to non-verification. The email messages are phishing scams being sent by cybercriminals to steal Yahoo usernames and passwords, by tricking Yahoo users into visiting a phishing website that steals email account credentials.
From: "Yahoo Warning" <clarizecabarrubia@yahoo.com>Sent: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 at 10:41 pmSubject: Closure Of Your Account As Been ProcessedYahooDear User,Your Yahoo account has been marked for immediate shutdown due to non-verification.Please follow attachment below to verify and prevent loss of account.This warning will expire in 24 hours!Thank You.Yahoo!Copyright © 2018 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
From: "Yahoo Warning" <clarizecabarrubia@yahoo.com>
Sent: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 at 10:41 pm
Subject: Closure Of Your Account As Been Processed
Yahoo
Dear User,
Your Yahoo account has been marked for immediate shutdown due to non-verification.
Please follow attachment below to verify and prevent loss of account.
This warning will expire in 24 hours!
Thank You.
Yahoo!
Copyright © 2018 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved.
The link in the phishing email message goes to a fake or phishing Yahoo website, which will attempt to trick the potential victims into entering their usernames and passwords on it. If Yahoo users attempt to sign into the phishing website with their Yahoo 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 Yahoo 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 Yahoo account is hijacked.
For victims whose accounts have already been hijacked, click here for help.
This scam is similar to the following:
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I received an email from nfa_hrmd-yahoo.com, saying that my account will be closed if I do not verify my email informaion before Aug 4. Should I just delete this?
Forward it to us then delete it.
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