If you receive an email claiming to be from AT&T Customer Service claiming there has been illegal attempts on your account - don't believe it. This is a classic phishing email, designed to trick unsuspecting victims into providing their username and password to their email account.
Here's an example of the latest AT&T phishing scam:
Dear Valued Member,
AT&T has discovered series of illegal attempts on your Account from a bad IP Location and will shut down your account as it has been flagged as a spam account. If you fail to respond to this,your account will be removed from our database.You are to fill the form below by clicking on the reply-to button on your page, Filling the Correct Information In Red Colour Carefully and Send to AT&T Mail Alert Center:
User Name:.
Password:.
Re-confirm Password:.
Date of Birth:.
Country Or Territory:.After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Sorry for the inconvenience,
At&t Technical Information's Department.