"Yahoo Email Address Will Be Discontinued" Phishing Scam
Yahoo users who have received emails like the one below, which claim their accounts will be discontinued are asked to delete the same emails. This is because the emails are fakes or phishing scams being sent by cybercriminals to frighten the recipients into following the instructions in them, by tricking them into believing they will stop receiving emails and their accounts will be locked or disabled.
This why Yahoo Windows Live, Hotmail or Outlook users should never click on a link in an email message to sign into their accounts. They should always go directly to mail.yahoo.com and sign in from there instead. Once they have signed in, they will be alerted to important notifications or changes, if there are any.
The "Yahoo Email Address Will Be Discontinued" Phishing Scam
From: deltronikengineers - deltronikengineers@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 8:16:43 AM CDT
Subject: ACCOUNT DE-ACTIVATION (UPDATE REQUESTED)
Yahoo!MAIL
Dear Valued User,
Your email address will be discontinued on May 3, 2019. This is to inform you that we are updating our service agreement and privacy
statement. Please keep your secure information updated.
Do not ignore!
Click here to upgrade your email
Note: If you do not update, your email address will be disabled. (updates are free)
Thanks,
Yahoo Mail! 2019 update
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