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I have received 3 emails - 'Anti-Spam Feasibility' from Server Administrator - are these genuine or not?

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The emails contain the following message:


Your Web-mail Quota has exceeded it's Set Quota/Limit which is 20GB.

You are currently running On 23GB, Due to hidden Files and Folder's On Your Mailbox.

Please CLICK HERE To Activate Anti-spam Engine And Increase Your Web Mail Quota.

Failure to Activate Anti-spam Engine And Increase Your Web-mail Quota may result in loss Of Important Data's / Information And Documents In Your Mailbox / Or cause limited access. Thank you,

The emails contain the following message: Your Web-mail Quota has exceeded it's Set Quota/Limit which is 20GB. You are currently running On 23GB, Due to hidden Files and Folder's On Your Mailbox. Please CLICK HERE To Activate Anti-spam Engine And Increase Your Web Mail Quota. Failure to Activate Anti-spam Engine And Increase Your Web-mail Quota may result in loss Of Important Data's / Information And Documents In Your Mailbox / Or cause limited access. Thank you,

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Ask your email provider if they issued the messages. It is their server. Thunderbird only delivers the messages. They do not issue them.

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Ask your email provider if they issued the messages. It is their server. Thunderbird only delivers the messages. They do not issue them.