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David_W
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Email from you?

I received the following email.

Was it from Cox?

The sender said it was from Comcast.

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From: COX Accounts <supportonlinecare17@comcast.net> Add to Addresses Block Sender
 Date: Monday, February 13, 2017 8:22 AM
 To: Undisclosed-Recipients:; Add to Addresses
 Subject: Info !
 Size: 6 KB

Cox @

Dear Customer ,

Please Click here now to update your info !!

2017 l Cox.All rights reserved

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  • Hi David W,

    This email was not from Cox. In general, any email you receive that requests personal user information via email is likely to be fraudulent or malicious in nature. Customers should never provide username and password information via email to anyone, even it the email looks like it is coming from your bank, credit card company, or any online account.

    These "phishing" emails are attempting to elicit personal information from the recipient. Please send it to phishingreport@cox.net AS AN ATTACHMENT. Use the links below to learn more about spam, phishing, and how to send these types of email as attachments.

    http://bit.ly/ReportEmailAbuse
    http://bit.ly/ForwardSpamOrPhishing