{"id":1459,"date":"2019-04-06T19:33:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-06T19:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1459"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T17:00:00","slug":"Fake-'Error-Alert'-Email-Tries-to-Steal-Your-Yahoo-Account-Login-Details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.syyhoaxanalyzer.com\/?p=1459","title":{"rendered":"Fake &#8216;Error Alert&#8217; Email Tries to Steal Your Yahoo Account Login Details"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>This email, which claims to be from the &#8220;Profile Team&#8221; at Yahoo, warns that your account will soon be deleted \u00a0due to an error detected in your mailbox.  \u00a0But, claims the message, you can avoid this account \u00a0closure by clicking a debug error link. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Top Content Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4870821038\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The email tacks on some information about the benefits of upgrading your Yahoo account.<\/p>\n<p>However, the email is not from Yahoo and your account \u00a0will not be deleted if you don&#8217;t follow a link.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the email is a phishing scam and has no connection to Yahoo.  \u00a0Clicking the link \u00a0takes you to a fraudulent \u00a0website that features a fake Yahoo login window.  \u00a0If you enter your email address and password on the fake website, it can be collected by criminals and used to hijack your real Yahoo account. Once the criminals \u00a0have gained access to your account, they can use it to send spam, scam, and malware messages in your name. They can also steal \u00a0personal information from your account.<\/p>\n<p>To make their claim seem a little more plausible,  \u00a0the scammers have copied text from a genuine Yahoo customer email about a system upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>If you receive a fake email like this one, do not click any links or open any attachments it contains. Yahoo <a href=\"https:\/\/safety.yahoo.com\/Security\/REPORTING-ISSUES.html\">has information about reporting scams <\/a>on its website.  \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HSNet Article Center --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"5727909035\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>An example of the scam email:<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Subject: Error Alert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear [email address],<\/p>\n<p>Your account would soon be deleted from our service due to an error detected in your mail box click here to debug error to avoid account closure.<\/p>\n<p>What You Can Look Forward To When You Upgrade<br \/>\n \u00b7 Faster email<br \/>\n \u00b7 The latest Yahoo Mail spam-protection technology<br \/>\n \u00b7 Easier to use design<br \/>\n \u00b7 Unlimited email storage so that you can keep everything you want<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<br \/>\nThe Profile Team<br \/>\nThis e-mail may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If you suspect that you were not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Third Content Ad Responsive --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"1909104632\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- HS Net Bottom AdLinks --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-0355887770822260\" data-ad-slot=\"1358951439\" data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/br> Original Source : <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/7876-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.hoax-slayer.net\/7876-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This email, which claims to be from the &#8220;Profile Team&#8221; at Yahoo, warns that your account will soon be deleted \u00a0due to an error detected in your mailbox. \u00a0But, claims the message, you can avoid this account \u00a0closure by clicking a debug error link. 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