Home Categories Scamming "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing Scam 4 4 856 0 Jul 31, 2018 2018-07-31T11:02:12-05:00 Jan 19, 2020 2020-01-19T22:36:19-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) The "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" email message below, which claims that a request to shut down the recipients' accounts is being processed shortly, is a phishing scam created to steal email account usernames and passwords. The email message was not sent by the recipients' email provider, but by cyber-criminals, whose intentions are to hijack email accounts and use them for malicious purposes. So, recipients of the same email message are advised to delete it, and not follow the instructions in it. The "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing ScamFrom: Website dianasara@aol.comSent: 31 July 2018 14:04Subject: mail infoAOL MessageDear User,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 nowCancel De-activation hxxp://gg.gg/b7vkmHowever, if you do not cancel this request,your account will be shutdown shortly and all your email data will be lost permanently.Regards.Email AdministratorThe link in the email message goes to a fake webmail website, which will attempt to trick the cyber-criminals' potential victims into entering their usernames and passwords on it. If the potential victims enter their email usernames and passwords on the fake website, it will be sent to the cyber-criminals behind the email scam, who will use the information to hijack their accounts.If you have received the same email message, please go directly to your email account instead of clicking on the links in the email message. And, if there is anything wrong with your account, it will be shown to you after signing in. If you were tricked by the phishing email, please change your password immediately. Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Save + Was this article helpful? (0) (0) ▷"Tayeb Souami" Lottery Donation Scam... ◁"Your Mail will be Temporary Blocked" P... Drinking Household Bleach Will Make You... "Rahim Salmah from Syria" Inheritance S... The "Email Service Providers Removal Re... Is Beet Best a Scam? Review of the Onli... Is Nogawise a Scam? Review of the Onlin... Hermes Redirect Scam - Reschedule and C... Locking Down Loot: Cyber Security Tips ... Comments / Answers Remove sensitive information from your post. Enter comment post here 4infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 8, 2019 at 12:34 PM by "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing Scaminfo"From: Email Admin Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 6:17 AMTo: team_member6188885-hotmail.com Subject: Request Cancellation CANCELLATION 08/08/2019!!! Our record indicates that you recently made a request to shutdown your e-mail on 08/08/2019 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.Cancel request to avoid automatic closure LAST WARNIING: if you do not cancel this request within 24hour's your account will be shutdown shortly and all your email data will be lost permanently.CANCELLATION WILL BE SUCCESSFUL... Thanks for using service."Here is another scam.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMay 2, 2019 at 12:08 AM by "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Centurion, Gauteng, South AfricaGood morning,I received the same email to cancel my email.I clicked on the "CANCEL DEACTIVATION," do you think that I did the wrong thing?Thank youTonyinfohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoMay 2, 2019 at 12:57 AM by "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing ScaminfoIf you did not enter your password on the fake website you were taken to after clicking on the link, then you are ok. If you did, change your password immediately.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 21, 2018 at 9:38 AM by "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: INFO Date: 21 September 2018 at 04:07:05 BSTSubject: infoAOL MailDear UserOur 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 nowCancel De-activation 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"
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoAug 8, 2019 at 12:34 PM by "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing Scaminfo"From: Email Admin Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 6:17 AMTo: team_member6188885-hotmail.com Subject: Request Cancellation CANCELLATION 08/08/2019!!! Our record indicates that you recently made a request to shutdown your e-mail on 08/08/2019 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.Cancel request to avoid automatic closure LAST WARNIING: if you do not cancel this request within 24hour's your account will be shutdown shortly and all your email data will be lost permanently.CANCELLATION WILL BE SUCCESSFUL... Thanks for using service."Here is another scam.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userMay 2, 2019 at 12:08 AM by "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing Scaman anonymous user from: Centurion, Gauteng, South AfricaGood morning,I received the same email to cancel my email.I clicked on the "CANCEL DEACTIVATION," do you think that I did the wrong thing?Thank youTony
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoMay 2, 2019 at 12:57 AM by "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing ScaminfoIf you did not enter your password on the fake website you were taken to after clicking on the link, then you are ok. If you did, change your password immediately.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoSep 21, 2018 at 9:38 AM by "Our Record Indicates Request to Shutdown Your Email" Phishing ScaminfoHere is another scam:"From: INFO Date: 21 September 2018 at 04:07:05 BSTSubject: infoAOL MailDear UserOur 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 nowCancel De-activation 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"