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Tuesday, January 7th, 2025 11:54 AM

got msg saying I will not be able to access my mailbox after January 7, 2025.

message says it's time to update my Xfinity account.  If I don't I won't be able to access my mailbox .  

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message says it's time to update my Xfinity account.  If I don't I won't be able to access my mailbox .  

Can't say for sure without knowing more, but that sounds like scammer phishing message.

If that was an email and you check your email with Comcast's Xfinity Connect webmail (https://connect.xfinity.com/), look for the XFINITY Verified Email logo next to any message that claims to be from Comcast/Xfinity. Note that anyone can insert an XFINITY Verified image in the body of an email, so it's important to note not only the presence of that image, but that it is in the correct locations:

  • proceeding the email subject line in the list of emails
  • above the subject line when the email is opened.

See https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/comcast-verified-email for examples of valid logo placement. A logo in the body of the email does not count.

If the logo is missing when you view the message in webmail, the message is not from Comcast. Unfortunately, AFAIK the logo is not present when you view one of their messages in an email app or program. It's only visible when you view their web email site in a browser.

Samples of recent phishing messages can be found at https://internetsecurity.xfinity.com/help/alerts under "Top Phishing Scams".

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my email goes thru comcast directly to my outlook. So I can not verify the logo.

but it does say message says it's time to update my Xfinity account.  If I don't I won't be able to access my mailbox 

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my email goes thru comcast directly to my outlook. So I can not verify the logo.

but it does say message says it's time to update my Xfinity account.  If I don't I won't be able to access my mailbox 

It's a phishing email.  Make sure, though, you login to your email account on the webpage at connect.xfinity.com.

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