Did anyone else get a weird message from Yahoo?

**Daisygirl** · 06-24-2008, 05:43 AM

I have my personal email address through Yahoo. On the weekend I got this message from Yahoo Customer Service.

The All-New Yahoo! You Must Be A Part Of It To Avoid Your Yahoo Account To Be Closed The All-New Yahoo! Mail Beta Is: * Faster: Fewer steps to get things done. * Easier: Drag & drop organization. * Effortless: Automatically checks email for you. Yahoo Image > With the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta you can Fill the Informations Below To Verify Your Account ,PleaseThis For Your Benefit. Read Below To Understand More. Yahoo User Due to the congestion in all Yahoo users and removal of all unused Yahoo Accounts, Yahoo would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons. * Username: ................................. * 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 inconveniences. Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently. Filter Yahoo! Mail

For some reason, this seems like a scam to me. Did anyone else get this message? Do you know if it is legit?

**freebs** · 06-24-2008, 06:26 AM

I didnt get it but it reads scam to me as they repeat themselves in that email. Just hit delete!

**lisettelovebug** · 06-24-2008, 06:36 AM

this is what they call phishing. One way to tell is that when you roll over the link often it says redirect to some address other than where it's supposed to go. (any time you place your mouse on a link it tells you in the bottom left hand corner of your browser where you will go if you click on that link). DO NOT reply to this!! Maybe go on yahoo's site and see if you can report it.

**Michelle** · 06-24-2008, 07:26 AM

Definitely a scam. They are trying to 'scare' you into giving them all sorts of information. I am pretty sure you can report it to Yahoo so that they are aware this is going on.

I use the "classic" Yahoo, and I didn't get that email.

**luv-my-lexi** · 06-24-2008, 07:48 AM

Just delete it....sounds like they were trying to get your information. Scam...Scam...Scam....

**YankeeMom** · 06-24-2008, 01:57 PM

It's a scam/phishing.
I think you can forward it to spoof@yahoo.com

I have Yahoo Classic for one account and Yahoo Beta for another. You can switch between the two with just one single click. Yahoo would NEVER ask for your password...much less your username...they're Yahoo, they KNOW your username.

**Daisygirl** · 06-25-2008, 05:40 AM

Thanks - I thought this seemed pretty weird too!

I am definiely reporting this to Yahoo.

**Clutterbug Jen** · 07-07-2008, 02:10 AM

It absolutes smells of a scam to me too!

Jen

**suebeehoney** · 07-07-2008, 06:18 AM

An easy way to spot scam e-mails like this is to watch their spelling and grammar. 99% of the time, these e-mails come from another country - therefore, their spelling and grammar will be questionable - like the phrase in the first line of that e-mail: Avoid Your Yahoo Account To Be Closed - doesn't make much sense does it?

Yahoo would never send a message asking for your username and password, let alone one so poorly written.