Fake Yahoo Mail Upgrade Notification Emails Being Sent by Cybercriminals

Reminder: You Are Violating Our Terms of Service & Privacy Policy

Dear valued user,

It's mandatory that you Update your account to avoid permanent deactivation of your account as our record indicates your account is not updated.

"Starting from 8th June 2021, YAHOO! may at any time terminate its services to accounts for failure to perform required Security Update prior to our policy oath and terms"

Take a minute to update your account for faster, safer and full featured YAHOO! experience.

CLICK ON THE ATTACHED TO UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT.

Thanks,
Yahoo! Mail Team.

Please do not reply to this e-mail.
Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
For assistance, log in to your email! website and choose the "Help" link on any page.

Customer Service Email ID # 1009.
c 2021!, Inc. All rights reserved.

IS THIS REAL OR SCHAM?

It is a scam.

I got this one, is it legitimate

No, it is not legit.

Thank you for this important and safe information. Here is the name of the sight that sent me that upgrade message.
“jkwaitkus.weekly.com”

I get several of these emails monthly. Most have a source email provider of weebly.com, but sometimes from an outlook or other based email. None of them actually use my name. They all just address Yahoo Mail User.
If Yahoo knows me, they need to use my name. Otherwise, it is just phishing.

please tell me if this message is legit:

We love that you love using your Yahoo Mail. And we want to make sure you always have the best experience. That’s why we’re reaching out today.

We’ve noticed that you’re using non-Yahoo applications (such as third-party email, calendar, or contact applications) that may use a less secure sign-in method. To protect you and your data, Yahoo will no longer support the current sign-in functionality in your application starting on October 20, 2020. This means that you will need to take one of the steps below to continue using Yahoo Mail without interruption.

But don’t worry, you have options. Find an option that works best for you below:

Option 1: We recommend that you access your email using our free Yahoo Mail app for iOS and Android or simply go to mail.yahoo.com to access Yahoo Mail on the web.

Option 2: Keep your current, non-Yahoo app, BUT follow a few steps to get it to sync with our secure sign-in method. The steps vary across different email applications, but in most cases, you will have to remove your Yahoo account from the app and then add it back again to update the sign-in security. Use the links below to follow the specific steps for your current application:

iOS Mail
Gmail
Samsung Mail
Others

Option 3: You can generate a one-time, unique password that will allow you to sign in to your account using your non-Yahoo email application. Once created, this password will continue to allow your app to securely sync your Yahoo email unless you sign out (or are signed out) from your app. You can find instructions on how to do this here.

If you want more details on these changes, please visit our help page. If you’ve already taken action, we’d like to think you haven’t read this far, but if you have . . . we sure appreciate the diligence!

Thanks for rocking that Yahoo Mail address!

Yours in your inbox,
The Yahoo Team

It seems legit, we need the actual email to determine that. Forward the email to info-onlinethreatalerts.com

I got the same email. Was it legit?

The emails are scams. Yahoo Mail is web based, therefore, you do not need to click any link to upgrade. Everything will be done on Yahoo's or the server side.

If something needs to be done to your Yahho account, you will be notified after signing in, so there is no need to click on a link in a fake or suspicious email.

I have received 2 emails threatening me with loss of all my emails if I dont UPGRADE IMMEDIATELY.
The first was in Spam....and the 2nd in my inbox and I clicked on ....but it didnt go anywhere. Stupidly I also replied before it occurred to me it was posssibly Spam.
I really dont want to lose all my account emails so how can I be sure?
The address on the email sender looked said Ymail.com but was in fact....rsaez-unizar.es.

It is a scam. Go ymail.com or mail.yahoo.com and sign into your account. After signing in, you will notice that Yahoo did not notify you of such an action.

Received a very similarly worded email today with HTML attachment and excerpt of the raw header indicates from YAHOO:

***
Received: from 10.253.231.19
by atlas109.free.mail.gq1.yahoo.com with HTTP; Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:25:25 0000
Return-Path:
Received: from 98.137.64.174 (EHLO sonic301-48.consmr.mail.gq1.yahoo.com)
by 10.253.231.19 with SMTPs; Wed, 22 Jul 2020 11:25:25 0000
X-Originating-Ip: [98.137.64.174]
Received-SPF: pass (domain of yahoo.com designates 98.137.64.174 as permitted sender)
***

I contacted YAHOO Customer Care via their website form, they DID NOT ASK for the raw header or message content but simply, via email, confirmed that email from "kotharigems_eou-yahoo.com" is authorized. I think I was conversing via email with a Yahoo Customer Care cursed bot. I do not believe the email and HTML click thru attachment is valid and moved the email to SPAM for the following reasons:

** The grammar in email notification opening sentence is flawed in the original email
** Yahoo Customer Care did not request raw header detail to inspect
** My casual search on YAHOO.COM did not find a link or other reference to manually click thru to upgrade my account to YAHOO 2020 or reference the app thereof
** YAHOO is a server based service, it seems to me that YAHOO.COM will push required upgrades accounts rather than require the client click into an HTML attachment
** YAHOO has repeatedly advised its customer clients to NOT click thru on suspected HTML or other attachments embedded in email unless from a known contact AND have assured that the attachment was intentional.

July 22, 2020

My mom received this email: Looking at the "From" email address suggests this is a scam...

From: Yahoo Step-up
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2020, 12:55:22 AM GMT 8
Subject: ☑️ Mailbox Closure



AT&T Yahoo
Dear Yahoo User,
Your account has been temporarily upgraded
"Starting on July 15th 2020, Customers who have not updated their email account will no longer be able to log in to their YAHOO MAIL and through email addresses and we are deleting non-active Yahoo users to ensure more space for you! To complete the upgrade, please confirm your account active in accordance with the AT&T Services Agreement

What do you need to do?
Kindly use the attachment and sign in to upgrade permanently.
Thank you,
Yahoo service
Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered

I got the same thing and now I really can’t access my email, which made me second guess if it was legit??

this is the address used on an email I received requesting I upgrade or lose my email account with yahoo.


2020 Admin

It is a phishing a scam.

I’ve gotten quite a few of the fake messages stated below and I always ignored them. But recently I got another one that said I must upgrade or will not be able to access my account with my email and it said to tap to download and fill out something. I ignored it as usual, but this time around I was wondering if it was legit because I can no longer access my mail, when I try to log in it says it does not recognize my email??? Anyone else unable to log in anymore?

HI, I have received this mail today, and similar few days ago.
Is it a scam? This one is from suspicious address but the one before is from, seems like valid yahho.com address? I would appreciate some help.

Tanks

Yahoo!
To:
no-reply-yahoo.com

Wed, Jun 3 at 12:22 AM



Dear valued user,

It's mandatory that you Update your account to avoid permanent deactivation of your account as our record indicates your account is not updated.

"Starting from 7th June, 2020, YAHOO! may at any time terminate its services to accounts for failure to perform annual Security Update prior to our policy oath and terms"

Take a minute to update your account for faster, safer and full featured YAHOO! experience.

CLICK ON THE ATTACHED TO UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT.

Thanks,
Yahoo! Mail Team.

Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
For assistance, log in to your email! website and choose the "Help" link on any page.

Customer Service Email ID # 1009.
c 2020!, Inc. All rights reserved.


YAHOO UPDATE!
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Yahoo!
To:
no-reply-yahoo.com



Sun, May 31 at 11:11 PM



Dear valued user,

It's mandatory that you Update your account to avoid permanent deactivation of your account as our record indicates your account is not updated.

"Starting from 7th June, 2020, YAHOO! may at any time terminate its services to accounts for failure to perform annual Security Update prior to our policy oath and terms"

Take a minute to update your account for faster, safer and full featured YAHOO! experience.

CLICK ON THE ATTACHED TO UPDATE YOUR ACCOUNT.

Thanks,
Yahoo! Mail Team.

Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.
For assistance, log in to your email! website and choose the "Help" link on any page.

Customer Service Email ID # 1009.
c 2020!, Inc. All rights reserved.


YAHOO UPDATE!
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It is a scam.

"Yahoo Mail!


Mon, Jun 1 at 10:57 AM


Dear User,

We notice your email has not been confirmed for the new upgrade .
You will be blocked from sending and receiving emails if not confirmed within 24hrs of receiving this automated mail. You are required to Upgrade through the link below.

UPGRADE

To log in, you'll need your ID. This is usually your email address.

Protecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen the threats targeting our Financial Institution.

Sincerely,
The Yahoo Mail Secure Team."


I received this today. Is this a scam?

Yes, it is a scam.

Here is what has been sent to me. It went to my spam box fortunately, however, I always go to a site and not click through any email! Looking at who sent it also will confirm suspicious activity as well:



Yahoo Mail!

Thu, May 28 at 1:03 PM

For your security we disabled all images and links in this email. If you believe it is safe to use, mark this message as not spam.Show images
unnamed.gif
Dear Valued User,

Your Mail version is outdated,
Failure to Upgrade to the newest AT&T Mail 8.1 now will result to a permanent account closure.
According to provision 17.9 of Terms and Conditions, AT&T may at anytime terminate its services for accounts.

To upgrade follow the link below and accept our new terms and conditions.

UPGRADE NOW

Thanks,
AT&T

Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered
©Copyright © 2020

"From: Account update
Sent: Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 13:45:05 SAST
Subject: Protect your account from getting blocked!

We have a new unified Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Dear user,

Starting April 25th 2020, the classic version of Yahoo Mail that you’re using on your computer will no longer be available.

To ensure continued access to your Yahoo Mail account, we need you to upgraded to the latest version of Yahoo Mail or Basic Mail, and avoid being disconnection from our server

Please Yahoo! Click Here Yahoo!to upgrade to the latest version now


Thank you for being a loyal Yahoo Mail member.


The Yahoo Mail Team"

Here is another scam.

Received this 14 may2020:

"verification.desk2020-yahoo.com>

Thu, May 14 at 2:59 AM

VERIFY YOUR YAHOO MAIL ACCOUNT NOW TO AVOID SUSPENSION!!!

Welcome to YAHOO Account Service!!!.

Dear Valued user,

This E-mail been sent to you by the YAHOO Verification Team to inform you that your account will be deactivated within the next 48 hours due to increased spam and phishing activities globally, a DGTFX Trojan virus has been detected in some of our YAHOO users Account and your email account was among. Your email account server will be upgraded with our new secure 1024-bit RSA key anti-virus firewall to prevent damage and spread of the virus. Click your reply tab, fill the columns below and send back to us for confirmation of the upgrade or your email account will be terminated to avoid spread of the virus. You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, otherwise your access to YAHOO services will be suspended.

* Username: ...
* Password: ....
* Date of Birth: ....
* Country Or Territory:...
* Security Question: ...
* Answer....
* Phone Number....

Warning: Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two days of receiving this warning stands the risk of loosing his or her account permanently.


Thanks,
Yahoo"

"On Thursday, May 7, 2020, 10:17 AM, Yahoo! wrote:

Email Update 2020

Dear User,

This Message is Sent to you to INFORM you that Your Account will expire on May 15th, 2020

If you wish to continue using this Account, Upgrade to Our Services. Ignoring this message will cause the account to be closed

Update your account

Note: This upgrade is required immediately after receiving this message

Thank you
Security account team"

Another scam.

I received an email today asking me to validate my yahoo account due to a database upgrade? If I responded to that request my emails that had been withheld would then be sent?.
I dumped the email because there is no fascility for phishing mails available yo Yahoo users.

I received this today. Is it legit? or a scam/fraud ?
I am assuming it is a scam but would like confirmation
thank you

What was sent is below:

from:
Rogers

Wed., Apr. 29 at 10:56 a.m.


Dear User,

We notice your email has not been confirmed for the new upgrade .
You will be blocked from sending and receiving emails if not confirmed within 24hrs of receiving this automated mail. You are required to Upgrade through the link below.

UPGRADE


To log in, you'll need your Rogers ID. This is usually your email address.

Your online bill is ready.

Protecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen the threats targeting our Financial Institution.

Sincerely,
The Rogers Mail Secure Team

It is a scam. Do not follow the instructions in it, just delete it.

I received the following e-mail and I was suspicious and thought that it may be a phishing e-mail.

Yahoo!

Mon, Apr 27 at 3:06 PM

MIGRATION NOTIFICATION
We are closing all older versions of your MailBox today, completion of AT&T migration is scheduled for 30th/APRIL/2020.
As part of our effort to ensure your privacy and security your account will be unable to route new messages.
You're required to accept new data "migration" terms and conditions.

Accept Terms & Condition
Thanks for choosing
AT&T Yahoo Mail.

It is a phishing scam.

Want to know if the below mail is fake? Received a mail today with heading Immediate Account Shutdown!

"From Mail Service

Yahoo!mail.htm
Prior to Yahoo! Agreement
"Starting on April 120Th,2020, YAHOO! customers who have not updated their email account will no longer be able to log in to their Yahoo and through email addresses.
Customers will have to verify their email addresses to confirm
kindly click on the attachment re-login and verify now! we apologize for any inconvenience caused
Thank you
Yahoo!
Attachment yahoo_mail htm"

The email is a fake.

"YAHOO!

Your Mail version is outdated.

Failure to Upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 11.5 now will result to a permanent account closure.

To upgrade please open the Attachment to avoid service disruption

Thanks.a
Yahoo! Mail Team

Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. Double check the upgrade process to confirm if upgrade has been done successfully."

Here is another scam.

What do you do if you reply to fake email

Just be careful going forward.

"From: Yahoo Member Support
Date: February 25, 2020 at 11:56:19 AM CST
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: Action Required: Upgrade your Yahoo Account


Dear Yahoo User,

This is regarding your Email Account Storage, ensuring the safety and
security of your data is important to us, and we know how critical your
email is to you.

Our systems identified you have used 85% out of the total space
allocated
to your email soon you will not be able to send or receive emails.

You will need more space if you want to continue receiving and replying
emails.

At Yahoo!, we strive to give you the best email experience possible.

You can get more storage space simply by clicking upgrade and accept

NOTE: This link will expire in 24 hours, so be sure to use it right away

Kind regards

Thanks.

Yahoo! Mail Storage Team."

Here is another scam.

Here is another scam:
"From: AT&T Yahoo Mail
Date: November 3, 2019 at 5:54:28 AM CST
Subject: Mailbox authorization
Reply-To: AT&T Yahoo Mail

AT&T Yahoo

AT&T Mailbox Latest Update!

Hello Value Customer,

We urgently bring this to your notice that Your AT&T Yahoo Mailbox version is currently out of date due to recent upgrade to our service.

Failure to Upgrade to the newest AT&T Yahoo! Mail now will result to a permanent account closure According to

provision 17.9 of Terms and Conditions, Yahoo may at anytime terminate its services for accounts.

REVIEW - NOW!

To re-validate your mailbox .

Important: Failure to comply with 48hrs might lead to permanent shut-down.
Thank you!
© 2019 AT&T Customer Service."

Here is a other fake email:
"Prior to Yahoo! Agreement
Dear Valued User,
Starting on Oct 17, 2019, Yahoo! customers who have not updated their email account will no longer be able to log in to their Yahoo and through email addresses.

Customers will have to Verify their email address to confirm. You have 48 hours to Verify else you will Loose you Mailbox

Kindly fill attached for verification of your account! We apologize for any inconvenience caused.

Thank you,

Yahoo! online service"

Received this scam:
"Warning: UPDATE NOW
And link to Verify account
Also a Help-Desk link"

Here is another scam:
"From: AT&T Mail
Date: September 26, 2019 at 2:15:20 PM PDT
Subject: 9/26/2019
Reply-To: AT&T Mail

Dear User,

We are closing all old versions of your AT&T/Yahoo! Mailbox as from September, 29th.
Avoid being deactivated.Tap below;

UPGRADE NOW TO THE NEWEST VERSION

Thank you for choosing AT&T/Yahoo!"

Here is another scam:

"From: Yahoo!Mail Security®
To: noreply-yahoo.com
Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2019, 07:24:23 AM GMT-3
Subject: 🔓🚩✉: FINAL WARNING: Don't Get Locked Out!

Dear Valued Customer,

YAHOO! ✉ MAILBOX DUE FOR UPGRADE.

The security of your Email is important to us. In light of reported security issues or suspicious activity on this Email, please confirm the ownership of your Email to prevent shutdown of this account.

Kindly follow the verify button below to secure your account according to our terms of services and privacy poIicy.

Verify and Secure Email!"

"Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 03:06:03 PM EDT
From: Y-hoo Mail

AT&T Yahoo

Dear -Yahoo Mail User,

Your -Yahoo Mail version is outdated, Failure to Upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail Basic Version.
Will result to a permanent account closure.
To upgrade click the link below and accept our new terms and conditions.

Click here to Upgrade to -Yahoo Mail Basic Version

Thanks for choosing -Yahoo Mail.
Powered by Microsoft Excel"

Here is another scam.

"From: Yahoo Mail Administrator
To: Yahoo! Inc.
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 11:11:12 AM CDT
Subject: Action required: Mailbox Service Upgrade.

Yahoo!

Email Upgrade Notification.

Attn:

With courtesy to you. We noticed that you have been ignoring our messages to upgrade your email. We are about to stop incoming emails to your email if you don't upgrade to our latest version within 48 hours from receiving this message.

You need to upgrade your email address immediately. Please re-login from Upgrade here and your email will be upgraded automatically.

Do not discard, this notice is not an invoice, it's courtesy reminder to upgrade.

We are sorry for the inconvenience.

Yahoo Team 2019."

Here is another scam.

"From: Mail Support
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2019, 6:53:00 PM GMT 2
Subject: New Security Information About Your Account.

Upgrade to the latest Yahoo Mail to prevent pending emails and get faster email delivery with notifications.

YAHOO MAIL
Just one tap away.
Tap to upgrade

Do not ignore this message if not your Yahoo Mail suspended. You’re just a tap away from the upgraded Yahoo Mail app that has faster performance, improved search, personalised news, and weather updates."

Received the above scam.

Here is another scam:

"From: AT&T Yahoo mail
Subject: Upgrade Yahoo Mail.
To:
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019, 9:31 AM

Dear User, The Classic version of your mail will be replaced by our new version on 30th April 2019. So it's time to upgrade, before you lose your email access.

CLICK HEREProtecting your information is important to us and we work continuously to strengthen the threats targeting our Financial
Institution.

2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service Privacy Policy HelpAT&T and the AT&T logo are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property. Powered by Microsoft Excel"