NO SPAM, PLEASE - How to reset your Yahoo! password
Another phishing scam using the trick of notification for upgrading Yahoo! account/password. I received this email today purportedly from Yahoo! Account Services. But when I tried to search 'yahoo-account-services-us@cc.yahoo-inc.com', it leads me to all scams and spams.
Yahoo! will never ask for your password in an email. If you receive an email asking you to provide yours, it is an attempt to gain access to your Yahoo! account. This is often referred to as a "Phishing" or "Password Phishing" attempt.
Contents of the mail are given below:
================================================================From: "yahoo-account-services-us@cc.yahoo-inc.com" (yahoo-account-services-us@cc.yahoo-inc.com)
To: shamood_2003@yahoo.com
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:48 AM
Subject: How to reset your Yahoo! password
Dear ............... (Name omitted by author),
On October 17, 2011, at 09:48 am PKT, your account activity shows that you tried to recover your account password for Yahoo! ID ma****.****id (the ID is partially hidden for your protection). You may reset your password on October 18, 2011, after 09:48 am PKT by answering the secret questions you chose for your account.
For security reasons, the option to reset your password via secret question will expire on October 24, 2011, at 09:48 am PKT.
Not you? Simply sign in to your account, and when there is an attempt to recover your account, we will continue to hide your option to reset your password via your secret question. Please update you password-reset info. If you forget your password in the future, we will use this information to help you reset it.
If you believe your account has been compromised, please change your password now. Choose a strong password.
Regards,
Yahoo! Account Services
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You should never respond to a message like this one, and if you have received one in your Yahoo! Mail account simply highlight it and click the SPAM button at the top of your inbox.
If you have already responded to this message and provided the information asked, we would suggest you log into your account and change your password immediately.
Read more .............. below:
How to Recover Yahoo Password | Yahoo Password Reset
ReplyDeleteYahoo will send you a reset link in your phone number or email address. In case if you are not accessing to the phone number anymore, click on I don’t have access to this phone option. It will then send you the link to your alternative mail address. Check your mail and do the procedure as suggested.