Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
The "Yahoo Your Mail Version is Outdated" email message below, which claims recipients' Yahoo Mail version is outdated and has expired, is a phishing scam being used to target Yahoo customers. The phishing email message, which also claims that if the recipients do not update their information, their accounts will be permanently closed, is being sent by cybercriminals to trick Yahoo customers into clicking on the link in it. The link in the email message goes to a fake Yahoo website that will ask visitors to sign-in. Once visitors attempt to sign into the fake website with their Yahoo credentials, the information will be sent to the cybercriminals behind the phishing scam.
From: Yahoo! Mail Team - yah00@noreply.comms.us.yah00.comSent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 8:52:27 AM CDTSubject: Final upgradeImage result for yahoo logoYour Mail version is outdated,Follow the link below and accept our new terms and conditionsfor new improvements on your account.Failure to Upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 10.1 now will resultto a permanent account closurewww.yahoo-sign-in/verify/index.comThanks,Yahoo! Mail TeamPlease do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answer
From: Yahoo! Mail Team - yah00@noreply.comms.us.yah00.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 8:52:27 AM CDT
Subject: Final upgrade
Image result for yahoo logo
Your Mail version is outdated,
Follow the link below and accept our new terms and conditions
for new improvements on your account.
Failure to Upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 10.1 now will result
to a permanent account closure
www.yahoo-sign-in/verify/index.com
Thanks,
Yahoo! Mail Team
Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answer
Once the cybercriminals have received the stolen Yahoo credentials, they will use it to hijack their potential victims’ accounts and use the accounts fraudulently. This is why Yahoo customers should never click on links in email messages to sign into their accounts, they should instead, go directly to https://www.yahoo.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.
Yahoo customers who have been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to contact Yahoo for help.
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Another scam:"YAHOO! Dear Valued User,Your Mail version is outdated,Failure to Upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 7.1 now will result to a permanent account closure.According to provision 17.9 of Terms and Conditions, Yahoo may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.To upgrade follow the link below and accept our new terms and conditions. UPGRADE NOWThanks,Yahoo! Mail Team Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered"
Here is the one I received:E-Mail Wed, Dec 1 at 11:50 AMDear YAHOO USER, Your YAHOO version is outdated and has expired. Failure to Upgrade to the newest YAHOO Mail 2021 will now result in a permanent account closure. According to provision 17.9 of Terms and Conditions, YAHOO may at any time terminate its services for accounts. Visit ITS Help-Desk Here to Re-Validate your mailbox Regards,Thanks for choosing YahooJerry Yang David FiloCEO/Founder, YAHOO Mail Consumer Sales and Service
Here is another scam:"dsim6890@yahoo.co.ukWed, 8 Sept at 12:06Inline imageDear Yahoo MemberYour Mail version is outdated, Failure to Upgrade to the newest Mailbox. Failure to upgrade will result to a permanent closure account. Follow our link below to upgrade.Click To UpgradeThanks for choosing us,Privacy Policy Terms of Service Customer Support©2021 Yahoo701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089"
"From: Message From Yahoo Date: September 3, 2020 at 10:12:49 AM CDT To: "no-reply@cc.yahoo-inc.com" Subject: Yahoo Final Warning! Yahoo Dear Yahoo Member Your Mail version is outdated, Failure to Upgrade to the newest Mailbox. Failure to upgrade will result to a permanent closure account. Follow our link below to upgrade. Click To Upgrade Thanks for choosing us, Privacy Policy Terms of Service Customer Support ©2020 Yahoo" Here is another scam.
I received a similar email yesterday.I sent a message to Yahoo security asking for specific details why my Yahoo! Mail version is outdated. I don't even use Yahoo's mail app!
Another fake email: - Forwarded Message - From: Yahoo Sent: Monday, May 6, 2019, 11:49:56 PM EDT Subject: YAHOO SECURITY WARNING Yahoo Mail Dear Valued User, Your Mail version is outdated, Failure to Update to the newest Yahoo Mail 7.1 now will result to a permanent account closure. Take a minute to update your account for a faster, safer and full-featured UPDATE NOW Thanks. Yahoo Mail
Dear Sir/ Madam,I received this message, is it a fake or scam?"YAHOO! Dear Valued User,Your Mail version is outdated,Failure to Upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 7.1 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.To upgrade follow the link below and accept our new terms and conditions.UPGRADE NOWThanks,Yahoo! Mail Team"
Yes, it is a fake and a scam.
Here is another scam: - Forwarded Message - From: Yahoo! Mail Team Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019, 6:51:39 AM PDT Subject: Security upgrade Your Mail version is outdated, Follow the link below and accept our new terms and conditions for new improvements on your account. Failure to Upgrade to the newest Yahoo Mail 10.1 now will result to a permanent account closure www.yahoo-sign-in/verify/index.com Thanks, Yahoo! Mail Team
