Beware of "Your ATT Yahoo Mail New Version is Outdated and has Expired" Phishing Scam

The "Your ATT Yahoo Mail New Version is Outdated and has Expired" Phishing Scam

From: AT&T <sretro@bellsouth.net>

Date: June 19, 2018 at 2:30:04 PM CDT

Subject: Sign In Alert

Reply-To: AT&T <sretro@bellsouth.net>

AT&T Yahoo

Your AT&T/Yahoo mail new version is outdated and has expired.

You're advise to switch to the new version to avoid disconnection.

Failure to upgrade to the newest AT&T/Yahoo mail version will result to a permanent account closure.

According to provision of Term and conditions, AT&T/Yahoo may at anytime terminate it's service for accounts.

Please Visit ITS Help-Desk Here To re-validate your mailbox.

Note: Failure to comply within 48hrs might lead to permanent deactivation.

Thank you,

AT&T online service

Once the cybercriminals have received the stolen AT&T credentials, they will use it to hijack their potential victims’ accounts and use the accounts fraudulently. This is why AT&T customers should never click on links in email messages to sign into their accounts, they should instead, go directly to https://www.att.com/ and sign into their email accounts from there. If there is someone that needs to be done their accounts, they will be notified after signing in.

AT&T customers who have been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to contact AT&T for help.

Note: Some of the names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers or other information in samples on this website may have been impersonated or spoofed.

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