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The fake "Mailbox is outdated due to our system upgrade" email below is a phishing scam being sent by cybercriminals. If the links in the fake email are clicked, they will take the recipients to a fake online store that requests personal information and account credentials.
From: CompuServe© Support <contagus@prodigy.net.mx>Sent: Mon, Jun 24, 2019 12:57 pmSubject: Mailbox updateCompuServe© UpdateDear Member,Our record shows that your CompuServe Mailbox is outdated due to our system upgrade to Oath Mail which has caused some incoming mail to be placed on hold.As a precautionary measure, we will restrict access to your Mailbox from 28th June 2019 until you upgrade your Mailbox. To prevent abuse, sending out emails from 28th June 2019 will not be possible as long as access to the Mailbox is limited.Kindly update your Mailbox in order to receive new mails.UPDATE MAILBOXThis could take less than a minute to complete the process.Include valid details and wait for a response from the Customer Support Team.We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.Regards,CompuServe© Support Team
From: CompuServe© Support <contagus@prodigy.net.mx>
Sent: Mon, Jun 24, 2019 12:57 pm
Subject: Mailbox update
CompuServe© Update
Dear Member,
Our record shows that your CompuServe Mailbox is outdated due to our system upgrade to Oath Mail which has caused some incoming mail to be placed on hold.
As a precautionary measure, we will restrict access to your Mailbox from 28th June 2019 until you upgrade your Mailbox. To prevent abuse, sending out emails from 28th June 2019 will not be possible as long as access to the Mailbox is limited.
Kindly update your Mailbox in order to receive new mails.
UPDATE MAILBOX
This could take less than a minute to complete the process.
Include valid details and wait for a response from the Customer Support Team.
We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.
Regards,
CompuServe© Support Team
CompuServe users who have already been tricked by the phishing scam are asked to change their password immediately and contact CompuServe for help.
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"From: CompuServe Email Adminis UPDATE Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2019 2:31 pmSubject: ✅ Compuserve Account CompuServe-Oath UpdateDear Member, Our record shows that your Mailbox is outdated due to our system upgrade to Oath Mail which has caused some incoming mail to be placed on hold.As a precautionary measure, we will restrict access to your Mailbox from 8th July 2019 until you upgrade your Mailbox. To prevent abuse, sending out emails from 8th July 2019 will not be possible as long as access to the Mailbox is limited.Kindly update your Mailbox in order to receive new mails.UPDATE MAILBOXThis could take less than a minute to complete the process.Include valid details and wait for a response from the Customer Support Team.We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause.Regards,CompuServe Email Administrator."Here is another scam.