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Does yahoo ever send an email for account information to be verified?

THe email I got said that my email would be closed if I did not respond to the email with my username, assword and date of birth. I don't want my account closed in 7 days like it said but I also don't want to give this information. Is this legit?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Absolutely not. That's a phishing email. Don't reply to the message and give out your personal information to total strangers. Remember that Y! doesn't send unsolicited emails to all its users, as the company already has that stored in its well-secured servers. Go report the message here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/ab...

    Choose Fraud as the reason for the violation you're reporting on.

    After that, turn around and get the message spammed straight into oblivion-without delay.

  • 5 years ago

    No! It's a scam. If you're being asked for any personal, identifying information in an email... it's a scam! (You don't write to Yahoo! here.)

  • 1 decade ago

    no they can't do that if you use your account because they already have that info. if you don't use it in maybe six months then they e-mail you and say that if you are done with the website then they would like to close your account only if you e-mail back and say it is OK but they can't force you t do that. YOU HAVE BEEN SPAMMED!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    Sounds like a phishing scam.

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  • 6 years ago

    i been trying to gert yahoo to reset my password for over 2 months now on tweeter no help at all its a simple password reset i had them before why now its different resetnmy password for psagerhell

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    They only send an e-mail saying click here to verify. They never ask for information.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    No. No company does. It's a phishing scam. Forward it (enable all headers first) to abuse@yahoo.com

  • 1 decade ago

    that is not legit. they would not ask for your password in an email. you will never be asked by any company for your password by e-mail.

  • 1 decade ago

    not as far as i know and i have had yahoo for a few years now

    id watch out

  • 1 decade ago
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