Scam Messages: Yahoo Account De-Activation In Progress - Prior to Yahoo! Agreement Starting Today, YAHOO! Customers Who Have Not Updated Their Email Account Will No Longer Be Able To Log In To Their Yahoo And Through Email Addresses
Beware of phishing messages pretending to be from Yahoo! such as;
"Dear User,
Prior to Yahoo! Agreement
Starting on September 20th 2020, YAHOO! customers who have not upgraded their email account will no longer be able to log in to their Yahoo and through email addresses."
"Yahoo!MAIL
Dear User,
Prior to Yahoo! Agreement
Starting today 18th of Sep 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 address to confirm
kindly click on the attachment re-login and verify now! we apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Thank you,
Yahoo service
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!MAIL
Dear Valued User,
Your email address will be discontinued on February 2, 2020. This is to inform you that we are updating our service agreement and privacy
statement. Please keep your secure information updated.
Do not ignore!
UPGRADE NOW
Thanks,
Yahoo Mail!"
"Fw: ACCOUNT DE-ACTIVATION IN PROGRESS™ (Final reminder)
Yahoo Mail <agroble_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
Yahoo!MAIL
"Prior to Yahoo! Agreement"
Starting from January 25,2020, YAHOO! customer's who have not updated their email account will no longer be able to log into their Yahoo email addresses. and all data,messages and files will be permanently deleted from Yahoo network,due to subsequent verification failure and junk filtering,
Customer's will have to verify their email address to confirm,Once verification is done successfully you will be redirected back to your inbox.
kindly Download the attachment below to verify, we apologize for any inconvenience caused.
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.
Sincere
Yahoo Inc"
"From: YAHOO yahoo@email2.yahoo.net nfo@home.comms.yahoo.net <sc-nielsen@hotmail.com>
To: security@yahoo.com <security@yahoo.com>
Subject: ACCOUNT DE-ACTIVATION IN PROGRESS
Expand Your yahoo!mail
You received this email because your account needs to be updated.
Please update your account for a more secured mailbox.
In accordance with yahoo terms and conditions, users that do not comply with this
Update will have their accounts deactivated.
Click on the link below to update your account now and enjoy a more featured mailbox.
UPDATE NOW
Thank you for using our services.
Yahoo respects your privacy. Please read our online Privacy Statement.
Yahoo Corporation. One Yahoo Way, Redmond, WA 98052"
"YAHOO!
Dear EmaiI User,
Our deadline for updating aII Yahoo E-mail account is Today You are advised to update your account now to avoid being terminated.
We are doing this to help you keep your mai|box save from malicious users.
Please follow the below procedure to complete the process
Update Your Account Now
Note: Your Email will be closed if not updated before the end of tomorrow.
We apologize for any inconveniences.
Thank You For Using Yahoo!
Sincerely,
Yahoo! Customer Care 2020@INC!"
You should know that all the messages with the website link and email address other than the official website of Yahoo! (Yahoo.com) or with Yahoo.com link that redirects you to another website when you click on them are the scam ones. If you got these kinds of text messages or emails, then you should ignore such messages since these messages are not from Yahoo! but are from scammers to steal your personal details, mostly your Yahoo! account details.
The reality of fake messages: Prior to Yahoo! Agreement Starting today, 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. Kindly click on the attachment re-login and verify now! We apologize for any inconvenience caused.
The fraud messages: "Prior to Yahoo! Agreement Starting today, 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. Kindly click on the attachment re-login and verify now! We apologize for any inconvenience caused.", and so on are nothing other than the phishing messages send with the intention to scam you. These messages are not from any genuine company but are from scammers. So, whenever you got these kinds of messages, you should not follow any instructions provided on these messages. Instead, you should contact or check on the official website of the respective company (in this case you can contact Yahoo!) to confirm either these messages are real or fake.
What is the motive behind fraud messages - "Prior to Yahoo! Agreement Starting today, 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. Kindly click on the attachment re-login and verify now! We apologize for any inconvenience caused.", and so on?
These kinds of messages are being sent by scammers to get your personal information so that they can scam you. They may ask you to click some link and submit the personal details on the fake website posing the real ones or call them or message them where they will trick you to submit your personal details. So, you should not follow any instructions provided on these messages. If you click any link provided on these messages or download anything (if provided any) from these messages or follow any instructions, then you may end up losing your personal information. The links or files provided on these messages may contain some viruses or malware or spyware that can hack your device to get your personal information.
Once these cybercriminals get your personal information, they make money by selling those details. If they get your credit card information, even they can steal money from your credit card. So, you should not follow any instructions provided on these kinds of messages.
These messages may not come from the same number or same email address or in the name of the same company. These scammers may use multiple numbers, emails, and the name of companies to send similar messages. The few examples of scam messages are:
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- AT&T Unsuccessful Payment or Unauthorized Payment Scam Text Message Asking to Call
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- Shipped: Your Walmart Package Loyalty Reward will be Delivered
- Your Shipped: Your Costco Package Loyalty Reward will be Delivered, etc.
So, help us by reporting similar types of messages by using the comment section below. If you are concerned with your privacy, then you no need to provide your email address to comment below.
Now you know the reality of messages: "Prior to Yahoo! Agreement Starting today, 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. Kindly click on the attachment re-login and verify now! We apologize for any inconvenience caused.", etc. So, if you still want to say something about it, then please feel free to leave your comment below. You can also comment below to report about similar kinds of scams or even to report about any kinds of scams. After all, we are here to spread awareness about the scams. So, let’s do it together. Let’s save innocent people from scams.
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Thank you.
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Just been caught by same kind of message. If Yahoo had publicised this message as a scam it would have been recognised as such.
ATT! HELP
Dear Valid User,
MAILBOX UPDATE!
We noticed you haven't updated your mailbox information recently, and since your mailbox safety is our top priority, we plan to close this mailbox as soon as possible. It's going to take 2 days unless you act soon. Unless you verify this account, it will be closed in 48 hrs.
Click Here Keep this mailbox active
Thanks,
Yahoo Care
RECEIVED 4/12/21 SCAM MESSAGE RE. NEED TO UPDATE DETAILS WITH YAHOO OR LOSE ACCESS TO EMAIL. AS A RESULT A NUMBER OF MY CONTACTS HAVE GOT BEGGING LETTERS SEEMINGLY FROM ME. THIS CONCERNS ME!!