Is 'yahoo Care Team' Legitimate? It Is Sending Emails To Update Accounts.

"yahoo care team" sent e-mail asking to update account info or else I lose the account in one week. Is this legit?

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Answer #1: Posted by pchelper on November 4th, 2011 2:11 AM

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The email is not from Yahoo. The message is a phishing scam designed to trick recipients into sending their Yahoo account details to Internet criminals.

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