The "Please Verify Account to Continue" Phishing Scam Scamming - Fraud 0 0 153 0 Aug 19, 2018 2018-08-19T08:39:19-05:00 Aug 19, 2018 2018-08-19T08:41:38-05:00 Online Threat Alerts (OTA) Online users who have received the "Please verify account to continue" email message below are asked to delete it. This is because the fake email, which claims the recipients must complete ownership confirmation to verify and re-validate ownership and securely upgrade to a more secure platform is a phishing scam. The scam has been created by cybercriminals to trick their potential victims into clicking on the link in the email, which takes them to a phishing website that will ask them to sign-in. But, any attempts to sign-in will result in the visitors' email account credentials (username and password) being sent to the cybercriminals behind the scam.The "Please Verify Account to Continue" EmailPlease verify account to continue.Sun 8/19/2018 8:25 AMFrom: "Onlinethreatalerts.com Validation Team"To: info@onlinethreatalerts.comThis mail is from a trusted sender.Unsubscribe now to stop receiving this important notification message.Dear Info,Please complete ownership confirmation to verify and re-validate account ownership,and securely upgrade to a more secured platform.Confirm accountNOTE: Onlinethreatalerts.com will not be responsible for any online theft,or mail malfunction after this warning and no verfication responseBest Regards,2018 © OThe Phishing WebsiteOnline users who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their passwords immediately before their accounts are hijacked and used fraudulently.