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"Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages" Phishing Scam

Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages Phishing Scam

The "Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages" email message below, which claims that the recipients' incoming email messages are on hold until their email accounts are validated, is a phishing scam. The fake or phishing email message was NOT sent by the recipients' email account administrator or security team, but by cybercriminals, who are attempting to trick their potential victims into sending them their email account usernames and passwords. Therefore, recipients of the fraudulent email message should delete it and not follow the instructions into it.

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The "Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages" Phishing Scam

Subject: Hi info is holding (5) new unread messages on the server

Date: Fri 4/20/2018 12:34 PM

From: Email Server Admin <secureserver@servers.com>

Hi,

Our server security is holding (5) incoming messages because your email is not yet validate to our newest server upgrade .

If you wish to keep using our service, kindly upgarde your email by Signing in here .

You will not be able to access your email if Ignored, upgrade takes few seconds .

Thank you,

Team

All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2017 Mail Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Recipients of the fake or phishing email message, who have followed the instructions in it, should change their email account password immediately before it is hijacked and used fraudulently by cybercriminals.

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Aug 28, 2019 at 12:24 PM by
"Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

"hotmail.com
Wed 2019-08-28 9:15 AM
hotmail.com Abnormal login

hotmail.com at 2019-08-28 04:14 was logged in from russia (599.56.120.39) by webmail. If not yourself, please verify -hotmail.com to automatically stop/cancel the operation.

-cPanel hotmail.com"

I got this.

Delete

Aug 15, 2019 at 4:40 AM by
"Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

secureserver-servers.com scammers, same email

Delete

Aug 14, 2019 at 3:35 AM by
"Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Just received mail from secureservier-servers.com

spam mail!

Looks like they have updated to 2019. Admin (C) 2019 Secured Service.

Delete

Jul 22, 2019 at 8:21 PM by
"Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Got this today from secureserver-servers.com

"X*x-xxxcom.au Account Blocked

This is to inform you to verify your email account, failure to verify will lead to x*x-x*x.com.au closure.
Restore Email Below.
Verify x*x-x*x.com.au"

Delete

Jun 19, 2019 at 12:29 PM by
"Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Islamabad, Pakistan

Got one from: secureserver-servers.com

Delete

Jan 10, 2019 at 9:51 PM by
"Our Server Security Is Holding Incoming Messages" Phishing Scam
an anonymous user from: Bangkok, Thailand

They are using this email address:
secureserver-servers.com

Delete

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