Suspicious Email Requesting Account Info

Received following suspicious email. Account Update Final Warning!!! ... From: "[email protected] yahoo-accounts-services- [email protected]" <[email protected]> ... Add to Contacts To: [email protected] We use this opportunity to address reports regarding Account Security. Our goal is to provide you the best service possible, especially when it comes to safeguarding your account. We have sent you this auto-generated response as confirmation that our survey team has reviewed reports of our Account users and also to provide you with assistance dealing with Account theft. Please fill your following information below to help us update your Account Security. {Username/Yahoo! ID: ........................... {Password: ........................................... {Date Of Birth:....................................... {Gender: .............................................. {Country Of Residence: .......................... {Occupation:.......................................... Please reply to this message. This is a service email related to your use of . To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of Yahoo! Mail web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy.Yahoo! Mail is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. Yahoo! Customer Care Case number: 00110022Property: Account Security After following this instructions in this sheet, your Yahoo! account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thank you for your usual co-operation. We apologize for any inconvenience. Sincerely, Yahoo! Customer Services. Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Inc. (Co. Reg. No. 2344507D)All Rights Reserved. Intellectual Property Rights Policy.

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on August 21st, 2010 7:09 PM

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