Question posted by drnabeel on November 9th, 2010

Email From Yahoo Asking For My Password And User Name

I have received recently emails claiming to be from yahoo customer service asking me to provide my email account details in order to ensure continued service. Is this authentic??? the email comes from this address [email protected] Please advice

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Answer #1: Posted by SirensRnotAmyth on November 10th, 2010 7:08 AM
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Yahoo will NEVER ask for that information in an email. It is just a good scam. Dont give them any info and report them to yahoo.

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