"Your Mail will be Temporary Blocked" Phishing Scam

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Updated: Jul. 31, 2018 2018-07-31T10:40:30
Posted: Jul. 31, 2018 2018-07-31T10:38:09
Online Threat Alerts (OTA)

Online users who have received the "Your Mail will be Temporary Blocked" email below, which claims that their email accounts have been temporarily blocked to secure their accounts, should not click on the links in the same email messages. This is because cyber-criminals are sending out phishing e-mail messages to potential victims, in an attempt to frighten and trick them into clicking links in the same phishing e-mail messages that go to phishing websites created to steal email account credentials (usernames and passwords). Once the cybercriminals have stolen their potential victims' e-mail account credentials, they will use them to gain unauthorized access to their accounts, hijack the accounts, and use them fraudulently.

The "Your Mail will be Temporary Blocked" Phishing Scam

From: Mail Alart [mailto:palash_dass@yahoo.com]

Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2018 8:09 AM

Subject: Your Mail will be temporary blocked (Email Secure Requested

Dear Email User,

This is to inform you that Your Email will be Temporary Blocked on 02/08/2018, Secure on your account and security.

If you choose not to secure your account on or before 05,08, 2018, you will not be able to read and send emails,and you will no longer have access to many of the latest features for improved, conversations, contacts and attachments. Take a minute to update your account for a faster, safer and full-featured Mail experience.

To secure CLICK HERE

Sincerely,

Admin Mail®

2018

Instead of clicking on a link to sign into their accounts, online users should always go directly to their e-mail account providers’ websites and sign into their accounts from there. Once they are signed in, they will be notified of updates, changes or things they need to do.

Online users who have already been tricked by the phishing e-mails are asked to change their passwords immediately before their e-mail accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently. For those online users whose e-mail accounts have already been hijacked, are asked to contact their I.T support team or email providers for help.