Yahoo Warning!!Unused Account Removal Confirm Your Account - from : mailcenter_account@yahoo.com?

Hi


I got an email, asking me to provide my id and pass from yahoo.com, see email below:





"Dear Yahoo Member,


This message is from yahoo messaging center to all yahoo free account owners and premium account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused yahoo account to create more space for new accounts.





To prevent your account from closing you will have to update it below so that we will know that it's a present used account.





CONFIRM YOUR IDENTITY BELOW


Yahoo! ID : .............


Password : .............


Date of Birth : .........


Country or Territory : ...........


Enter the letter from the Security Image : ........... VX2G99AAJ





Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his or her account within Seven days of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.





Thank you for using Yahoo! mail


Warning Code:VX2G99AAJ"





This is fraud atempt ?

Yahoo Warning!!Unused Account Removal Confirm Your Account - from : mailcenter_account@yahoo.com?
Email Not From Yahoo





If you have been contacted by someone about your Yahoo! account asking for a password, birth date,other personal information and or a threat to delete your account if you don't give the information to them or requesting you send emails to other people





Don"t Believe It





this is called phising


this is an attempt to steal your yahoo account and your personal info for Illegal


purposes





Yahoo will NEVER ask you for this kind of information


it is already on file at yahoo





Abuse Form





http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...





Report This Crime To Yahoo





forward the email to


mail-spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com.


include the full headers and the html source code of the email you received.


also forward the email to


phishing@cc.yahoo-inc.com


you can use this form to report a website





http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...





More Info





http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/s...


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...


http://security.yahoo.com/article.html?a...





Call Yahoo! Customer Service





USA: 1-866-562-7219 --- 1-800-318-0631


UK 020 7131 1000


Canada: 1-877-722 3755


Direct Number: 1-408-349-1572
Reply:Bad grammar is always a good clue that something is a phishing scam. Report It

Reply:yes





this scam is also going on..........officer from the court call, say a warrant was issue for ur arrest for not showing up for juror duty and want ur ss# and address.........


NEVER, NEVER give that info out over the phone.


the courts will NEVER call you on such matters..
Reply:yes its fraud. Yahoo always contacts you by name.
Reply:Yes it is Fraud.


That is called Phishing.





What is password "phishing"?


Fraudsters send fake emails or set up fake web sites that mimic Yahoo!'s sign-in pages (or the sign-in pages of other trusted companies, such as eBay or PayPal) to trick you into disclosing your user name and password. This practice is sometimes referred to as "phishing" — a play on the word "fishing" — because the fraudster is "fishing" for your private account information.





Typically, fraudsters try to trick you into providing your user name and password so that they can gain access to an online account. Once they steal your password, they can use your personal information to commit identity theft, charge your credit cards, empty your bank accounts, read your email, and lock you out of your online account by changing your password.





To learn more about phishing and how to identify phishing websites or emails, please visit the Yahoo! Security Center.