Cannot Access Into Yahoo Account

I am unable to access my yahoo account, keeps locking my account and tells me to try in 24 hours. This time it has locked me out for 72 hours and I cannot retrieve my emails. What is the point asking for my email when i cannot access my account?

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Answer #1: Posted by tintinb on February 11th, 2013 11:08 PM

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Based on my research, the following are the reasons why your account has been locked by Yahoo.

Reasons you might see an account locked message:

Three or more failed sign in attempts: This triggers our security system to temporarily lock the account for 24 hours.
They're automatic security measures: In case an unauthorized person tried to access the account, we lock it for your protection.
Someone with a similar Yahoo! ID accidentally typed your ID on log in: If you haven't recently tried to sign in to your account, then it could be someone else's harmless mistake. Their Yahoo! ID may be similar to yours and they may have mistakenly typed in your Yahoo! ID instead of their own.

According to Yahoo the best solution is provided below.

How our account lock works:

It lasts 24 hours, starting on the third unsuccessful log in attempt.
It doesn't reset. Attempting to login again within the 24 period will not help.
Try again after 24 hours. Once the lockout time has expired, your password should work as usual.
We can't provide the lock time information to you. We can't give you the exact time that your account was locked or when it will be unlocked.

Source:

http://help.yahoo.com/kb/index?locale=en_US&page=content&y=PROD_ACCT&id=SLN2069&pir=YeZbKipibUmBVNBYfn2G416cd3UpmUEGU2bMbPnyPA--

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Regards,

Tintin

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