Is this a legitimate email from AOL?
I have AIM and my screen name is my address so I get this email from AOL about this billing payment. I thought AOL address is free. Here’s the email I receieved:
From: AccountsHelper@AOL.com
Dear AOL Member,
This confirms that your AOL payment method has been updated to reflect the new information you provided. You can make payment method changes at AOL Keyword: My Account throughout your monthly billing cycle if you decide that a different payment method would better suit your needs. Please note however, that the billing method on record at 10:00 AM EST on your billing cycle date will be the one used to process your account charges.
You can access America Online`s secure, self-service Billing Center by going to AOL Keyword: My Account. Here you can review and modify your AOL account information online, anytime.
please use the following link–> AOL Billing Center
Please Remember: If your account information is not updated within 48 hours then your ability to use your AOL account will become restricted!
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For security reason all links in this message will be blocked within 48 hours
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Sincerely,
Member Services
AOL, LLC.
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AOL is free unless you want dial up access. AIM is always free. This looks like a phishing email. If you ever question the validity of something like this, never click on any link on the email. Launch your browser and go to the website directly and log in through there. (the phishing email will present fake screens and get your ID and Password).
I cant think of anyplace on the net that requires you to update an account within 48 hours.
It might be legit, but don’t click on any links in the e-mail. Go directly to AOL KW:billing and check it out there
This is a SPAM email. Do not click any links in it and just delete it.
sounds bogus to me, im with AOL i havnt seen that before, just ignore it or phone AOL just to make sure,
Probably not. Looks like a phishing message to me.
ITS SPAM! I work for a phone company and all our customers are getting several!
My initial guess is this is a very good phisher. What tells me it might be is:
Please remember: if your account info is not updated ………
BUT then again: it looks legitimate because:
#1: they are not ASKING for any of your personal info or codes, they are simply informing you of what you need to do and telling you how to go about it.
What I’d do is: (We had AOL for several years) Go to the AOL home page, copy all of this message and paste it in a message asking them if in fact is it legitimate and again would they mind telling you what you need to do with your acct. info. if anything.
One thing also that tells me it may be legitimate is the fact that all the words are spelled correctly. Most phishers do not care to spell their words at all correctly.
I’d be willing to bet 98% that its not legitimate.
Contact AOL and query them first about it. won’t hurt. Another thing is that in the first paragraph they stated the obvious addressing that info. re: your payment info. That 1st paragraph is worded in a legitimate fashion and if I received one like that, I’d take the info for what its worth – that they are simply informing you of the time and dates of your payment methods and how you can keep track of it. That’s all they’re doing. They are not in fact phishing for anything, simply informing.
AIM is probably owned by AOL and that is their parent company. That’s most likely what it is.
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I received a phishing e-mail from "YAHOO" once asking me to verify my password and personal info. once. Of course I didn’t. I deleted it as I read it.
If these folks are phishing, they are getting very sophisticated and catching their spelling errors and how they word these things.
Do what that other writer said and like I said above and go to the keyword "Billing" at the actual home sight for AOL and e-mail them and ask them about it. I’d still copy and paste it into that e-mail so they can see it.