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The "mailbox full, messages on hold" emailPHISHING
A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.
Hi Priya, your BT Email is 90% full. When it's full, new emails can't arrive.
To free up space, delete old emails with large attachments, or empty your Deleted folder.
You can see how much space you're using in your BT Email settings.
Your BT Email mailbox is 99.8% full. 7 incoming messages are on hold and will be deleted in 24 hours.
To release your messages and get free extra storage, confirm your account below.
Always check the button.
It says your emails are "on hold" and will be deleted unless you click to release them. Mail providers never hold your messages hostage: the button leads to a page that takes your email password.
no-reply@bt.com is BT's own address.
support@btmail-storage.co has BT in its name, but BT doesn't own it.
Delete old emails, or look at storage in your BT Email settings yourself.
Click "Release messages" and sign in on their page.
No deadline, nothing is deleted.
7 messages "will be deleted in 24 hours".
RememberMailbox full? Open your email settings yourself. Never sign in from a "release your messages" button.
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