“Deactivation of Your Email Address” Email is a Scam
Monday, June 22, 2009
One of my clients just forwarded the email below on to me. It seems he thought his email was in fact about to be deactivated. This is a Scam to get your email details. DO NOT reply to this email and DO NOT send your email log-in details to anyone.
Thanks!
Email content:
Attention:
We received an unusual Response code from this email address requesting for deactivation. If you did send this request ignore this message.
Automatically deactivation will take place within 24 hours after reading this message. But if you feel is an error message then follow the step below to keep account active.
In order to verify/keep your email address active, you are to provide the following data;
CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL IDENTITY BELOW
First Name: ____________________________
Last Name: _____________________________
Email Username: ________________________
Email Password: ________________________
Account Deactivation: ______ (specify yes to deactivate. No to keep active)
Reason for Deactivation :_____________( if yes)
Warning!!! In failure to verify your email account within 48hrs on receiving this notification, your account will automatically be deactivated
Thank you for using our Webmail!
Warning Code: AHGF8Z02ARO
Kind regards,
The webmail service Team Management.
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