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I received an email message saying my account will be deleted in 12 hours. Is this legitimate?

EdLandale
EdLandale
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The message says this:

Attention User,

we received a request to terminate your earthlink account and the process is about to commence by our Mail Team, Please give us 12 working hours to deactivate your account.

To cancel request and verify email ownership click HERE

All files including (Inbox, Sent, Spam, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your email will be Denied.

Regards, Account Services ____________________________________________________

Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.


The return address is: support@earthlink.net


Did this message really come from Earthlink?

The message says this: Attention User, we received a request to terminate your earthlink account and the process is about to commence by our Mail Team, Please give us 12 working hours to deactivate your account. To cancel request and verify email ownership click HERE All files including (Inbox, Sent, Spam, Trash, Draft) will be deleted and access to your email will be Denied. Regards, Account Services ____________________________________________________ Please do not reply to this message. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered. The return address is: support@earthlink.net Did this message really come from Earthlink?

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user01229325
user01229325
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Why would you ask this in a Thunderbird forum? If the message is real or not it addresses your Earthlink account. Why not contact them and ask?