"Your AOL Desktop Will be Discontinued in 7 Days" Email Scam

Your AOL Desktop Will be Discontinued in 7 Days Email Scam

The fake "Your AOL Desktop Will be Discontinued in 7 Days" email notification below is a phishing scam. Therefore, AOL users who have received the same email are asked to delete it and not follow the instructions in it. The phishing scam is being sent by cybercriminals to trick AOL users into clicking on the link in it, which goes to a phishing website that steals AOL email account username and password.

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The Fake "Your AOL Desktop Will be Discontinued in 7 Days" Email

From: AOL. (Account Mgmt Team) - r.goodberry@sky.com

Sent: 30 January 2020 08:33

Subject: FINAL NOTICE: Your AOL Desktop will be discontinued in 7 days

Final AOL Alert:

Your AOL Desktop will be discontinued

Dear AOL Member ,

You will lose access to your current AOL Desktop software in 7 days. Please take action by selecting at least one option below:

In order to continue to access your AOL Mail account , you will need to confirm you accept the Terms of Service. We also need a few moments of your time to explain how we manage your data and provide you with some choices in relation to the processing of that data. CLICK HERE

Use the AOL mobile app for a quick, easy way to access AOL Mail on a mobile phone or tablet. Plus, you can quickly check the latest news, weather, trending videos and more all in one place. Learn more about the AOL app here.

You can learn more about Oath and what these policies mean for you here, as well as more about the changes in our FAQs.

Thank you for being a valued customer.

Sincerely,

AOL Member Services

AOL users who have already received the phishing email message, and who have followed the instructions in it, are asked to change their AOL account passwords immediately before their accounts are hijacked by cybercriminals and used fraudulently.

AOL users should never click on a link to sign into their accounts, they should instead, go directly to https://www.aol.com and sign-in from there. They will be notified of important changes or alerts after signing in if there is any.

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Jul. 31, 2020 at 4:20 PM by
"Your AOL Desktop Will be Discontinued in 7 Days" Email Scam
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