‘Mailbox full’ / ‘Password expired’ e-mail

Dangerous ‘Mailbox full’ or ‘Password expired’ emails

Criminal online scammers are increasingly attacking email accounts. These are often the gateway to further information: For example, many websites offer to send forgotten passwords to an e-mail address. And already you have access to such a web account, if you have access to the linked e-mail account. The fraudster can also shop under a false identity, disturb friends and business partners, or even blackmail with the captured emails. The process is called “phishing” and is unfortunately surprisingly successful. It’s easy to fall for something like this in the hectic office routine. There are some particularly nasty emails on the way at the moment. These examples pretend to be a system message about a full mailbox or an e-mail password to be confirmed. If you click on something there, installation files reload on mobile devices or a fake log-in form appears on desktop PCs. Once you have entered your e-mail password, it is lost:

Example 1 – “Email Account Quota Configuration Settings”:

Example 2 – “E-mail password expired”:

Required action: Email password expires soon

TIPS:

1. If you receive any notification regarding email accounts managed by us, please notify us. We check the facts of the case and can usually offer a solution straight away.
2. On this website you can check if your email address appears in known hacker collections and quickly change your password if necessary.