Question posted by rockincherri1261 on January 26th, 2013

Someone Is Using My Name And Emailing Friends Using A Yahoo.com Email Address.

Someone, who has a yahoo.com email addy, is using my name and emailing my friends junk mail.  It's not from me, but they open it because they see my name.  2 people have gotten viruses because of it.  How do I stop this person.  I have the email address.  It is  Please help!

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on January 26th, 2013 1:06 PM
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Sorry for your problems. Go to this Yahoo page, and follow the instructions under "Resolution."


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