'Suspicious sign-in attempt prevented.' Email Scam

Online con artists usually experiment with various methods to determine the best trick to get more users to interact with their fraudulent content. Recently, a new email tactic has been identified, and it appears to target users worldwide. The tactic, titled 'Suspicious sign-in attempt prevented.' email scam aims to trick users into thinking that their accounts have been compromised and there has been an attempt to access it from another country. Most variants of the tactic state that the victim's email account has been hacked, but it is possible that other variations of the tactic may contain a different message.

Surprisingly, the crooks behind the 'Suspicious sign-in attempt prevented.' email scam are not asking their victims to download a potentially harmful file or to visit a phishing page – instead, they point them to Oawhaursaith.com. This website hosts a variation of the 'Please press allow to continue' Pop-Ups scheme, and it tries to gain the user's permission to display notifications. However, it is entirely possible that the 'Suspicious sign-in attempt prevented.' email scam may evolve, and it might become more harmful – usually, such fraudulent schemes are used to harvest user credentials via phishing pages.

If you receive a surprising email claiming that your inbox has been compromised, we advise you to check the sender's email carefully to see if the message is legitimate. Usually, a Web search for the sender's email or the email's subject may help you determine whether you are the target of a tactic or not.