Phishing Scams

Yet another wave of Amazon phishing scam emails is hitting inboxes. The emails, which feature the Amazon logo, claim that the company was unable to process a recent order you made.

According to this email, which purports to be from Yahoo, your mailbox has exceeded its storage limit and you need to “re-validate” your account.

This message, which claims to be from “Email Protection Services”, warns that some apps you’ve allowed to access your account have not been verified by Google. 

According to this supposed warning message, which purports to be from ‘Email Account Protection”,  there was an unusual sign-in on your email account.

Scammers are distributing fake admin notifications recommending that you add a recovery number to your email account. 

Keep an eye out for fraudulent emails claiming that someone has shared a document with you. Sender names and other details may vary.

According to this email, which claims to be from the “Domain Administrator”,  you recently made a request to deactivate your email account. Supposedly, this “email de_activation” is “in prgress”. 

If you are an Apple user, keep an eye out for emails claiming that your Apple ID was used to download an app you know nothing about.

According to the email, which purports to be from the UK’s TV Licensing authority, your TV licence could not be automatically renewed because your direct debit payment was declined.