Email From Saying They Are Going To Suspend My Email Acct. If I Don't Update???

got an email from yahoo saying I have 24 hours to update my email account if I don't they will suspend it. IS THIS A LEGITIMENT EMAIL OR FRAUD. Thanks JE

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on January 28th, 2013 11:52 AM

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Almost certainly fraud. You can safely update your account by going to Yahoo's site directly -- NOT from a link in an email.

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