This week e-mail users have been getting bombarded with messages that read like the following:

Dear user of the phoenix-now.com mailing service!

We are informing you that because of the security upgrade of the mailing service your mailbox (your@emailaddress.com) settings were changed. In order to apply the new set of settings click on the following link:

The above is a phishing attack, meant to get you to divulge private information to someone that definitely does not have your best interests at heart.

If you receive something like this and are unsure whether it is valid, please contact us, your Internet Service Provider (ISP) or the mail service provider you use.