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Thread ID: 126854 2012-09-21 07:41:00 Yahoo - is this for real? R.M. (561) Press F1
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1302614 2012-09-21 07:41:00 I have been getting emails from yahoo - which I've ignored. This came tonight:

'Dear Customer,

Due to congestion in all Yahoo! Mail user accounts, there shall be a removal exercise of all used and unused Yahoo! Accounts. Yahoo! Inc would be shutting down several accounts.

You will have to confirm your Yahoo! account. So you are required to logon to your Online Yahoo! Account with the provided link below.

For immediate access, please click here to validate your account:

NB: Failure to to update your Yahoo! account will result to a permanent closure.


Thank you for being a loyal Yahoo! Mail user.

We hope you enjoy the newest version of Yahoo! Mail.

David McDowell
Senior Director
Yahoo! Mail Product Management'


Is this the genuine article - or should I ignore/delete it? I would be grateful for some advice from youse guys!

TIA as always :)
R.M. (561)
1302615 2012-09-21 07:44:00 I would say a scam. Nick G (16709)
1302616 2012-09-21 07:51:00 For immediate access, please click here to validate your account:

Dead giveaway.
pcuser42 (130)
1302617 2012-09-21 07:55:00 Right - thanks. I was right to pause - and ask. Ta. :) R.M. (561)
1302618 2012-09-21 12:20:00 Looks like a phishing email. (answers.yahoo.com) Which Yahoo have confirmed here Speedy Gonzales (78)
1302619 2012-09-21 12:36:00 SCAM!

Anything that looks remotely like this is always a scam.

And even when it's not a scam, it's a scam.
Agent_24 (57)
1302620 2012-09-21 22:21:00 [QUOTE=Agent_24;1120154]SCAM!

Anything that looks remotely like this is always a scam.

And even when it's not a scam, it's a scam.[/QUOT

Makes perfectly good sense :p
stratex5 (16685)
1302621 2012-09-21 22:36:00 Just like anything that is signed with "Mr" or "Mrs" clearly typed in the signature - those idiot scammers are such a push over. Zippity (58)
1302622 2012-09-22 07:37:00 NB: Failure to to update your Yahoo! account will result to a permanent closure.

These idiots always give themselves away by their poor grammar...
user (1404)
1302623 2012-09-22 09:50:00 NB: Failure to to update your Yahoo! account will result to a permanent closure.

These idiots always give themselves away by their poor grammar...

You're so right! I didn't pick up on that - and should have... :(
R.M. (561)
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