The Fake "Your AOL Desktop Will be Discontinued in 7 Days" Email
From: AOL. (Account Mgmt Team) - r.goodberry@sky.com
Sent: 30 January 2020 08:33
Subject: FINAL NOTICE: Your AOL Desktop will be discontinued in 7 days
Final AOL Alert:
Your AOL Desktop will be discontinued
Dear AOL Member ,
You will lose access to your current AOL Desktop software in 7 days. Please take action by selecting at least one option below:
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