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my late wife and I shared a Yahoo mail account..using her old cell number..we were locked out today..?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    Verizon needs a copy of the death certificate. Wait 24 hours and try again.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    2 years ago

    This is how to recover your account if you have password/sign in problems: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN2824.html

  • 2 years ago

    Yeah, because it was an old number it may have become discontinued. Just create a new account and everything should be fine.

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