Email scams are becoming more convincing every day, and one of the latest tricks making the rounds is the “Your Messages Couldn’t Be Delivered” phishing scam.

It preys on our natural urge to keep communication flowing, making you believe your outgoing emails have failed to send because of an expired password or outdated account information.

While it may look like a legitimate notice from your email provider, this scam is designed with one purpose: to steal your email credentials. Here’s how it works and what you can do to protect yourself.

How the Scam Works

1. Phishing Email
It starts with a message claiming that your recent emails didn’t go through. The email might use your provider’s logo and branding to appear official, warning that your account will be suspended unless you update your password or confirm your account details immediately. This creates a false sense of urgency, pushing you to act quickly without thinking.

2. Fake Login Page
If you click the link in the email, you’ll be redirected to a phishing site that mimics a legitimate login page. Once you enter your email address and password, the scammers instantly gain access to your account—and possibly much more. 

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"You may not know me and you are probably wondering why you are getting this e mail, right?  I’m a hacker who cracked your email and devices a few months ago."

If you have received this email, chances are there is no reason to worry. This is just another scam used to trick people into paying a Cyber criminal.

Think of these emails like the daily horoscope. Thousands of people can read the same horoscope and think it applies to them directly. This is because horoscopes are so vague and general enough to be somewhat meaningful to a good percentage of people who believe in that kind of stuff.

So the Cyber criminal knows that a certain percentage of computer users aren’t all that savvy, may not be all that up to date on technology, maybe don’t have anti-virus installed, and are very likely doing something on their computer that could be embarrassing if someone else found out.

Like so many other spam email campaigns, "Hacker who cracked your email and device Email Scam" is designed to blackmail people. Cyber criminals send emails stating that your computer has been infected or hacked. Maybe they claim to have installed a remote access