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Janine
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Janine asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 1 decade ago

Yahoo ID stolen or a glitch?

Please check out this question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=200703...

I'm the person who got the 100% vote ('cause I voted for myself) out of the two of us who replied. Then this "third" person was chosen by asker as Best Answer, yet there is no text in the answer and the ID shows no name. Worse yet, when you click on the avatar, you get my profile. When I tried to report the "person", the abuser shows up as "mnm313," and when you click that ID, you also get my profile. Needless to say, I got an "Oops," 'cause apparantly I can't report "myself." What's going on?

I checked out the similar questions that came up when I entered in my question, but the answers didn't seem helpful. If you direct me somewhere, can you please provide a link? Also, I know about phishing and I haven't clicked on any emailed links except those that announce I got a Best Answer. I don't understand this.

Update:

Yahzmin, you're right. I did get the points for Best Answer. You're also right that when I go to your problem question, the phantom avatar links to me. If I click on the flag to report the phantom person, the "abuser" is listed as you ("yahzmin"), but the link goes to me.

This made me realize that MY phantom person shows up with the ID of the other answerer, who DIDN'T win the vote. This is really screwy.

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  • Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    LOL! Glitch it is!!

    I just posted a question similar to this on the site. You can see it by clicking on my avatar -- it is my most recent question. When I click on the that 0/0 Best Answer person, MY profile comes up. When I click the one on YOUR question, MY profile comes up -- not yours! Someone told me that when she clicked on the BA avatar in MY question, HER profile comes up!

    I was watching when I got the BA and I DID get the 10 points, so I assume you did too. Wonder what the Yamsters screwed up THIS time!?

  • cutesy76
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Hey! You're talking about ME! lol I'm not an abuser. I swear! Well, I see that Yahoo is in the process of fixing something right now so I say it's a glitch. This is what it says on the homepage: We are working on some updates -- you may experience some odd behavior in the process.

    Source(s): I didn't steal your identity...I have enough of my own. lol
  • Enchanted
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It could be the work of a clone. Forward everything (copy/paste into an email) to:

    y_answrs_team@yahoo.com

    and copy to:

    cc-advoc@yahoo-inc.com

    Demand that Yahoo do something or you will hold them liable for any damages as a result of identity theft. That outta wake them up. :-

    Good luck! ♥

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