Thursday, January 21, 2010

Yahoo! Warning!!! Update Your Yahoo Account To Avoid Suspension (SCAM)

This email looks very real. but the email address give it away.
Why would yahoo use live.com as their email.

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Yahoo! Mail Security Centre® <account.verification111@live.com>
Sent: Thursday, 21 January 2010 11:39:03
Subject: Yahoo! Warning!!! Update Your Yahoo Account To Avoid Suspension

Yahoo! Mail                                                                     Yahoo!

Yahoo Mail Alert!
Dear Valued Member,

Account Alert


Dear Valued Member,

Due to the congestion in our Yahoo servers,there would be removal of all unused Yahoo Accounts.You will have to confirm if your E-mail is still active by filling out your login info below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
 
    Username: ...........................
    Password:............................
    Date of Birth:........................
    Occupation: .........................
    Country :..................................

After updating your account information,your account will not be interrupted and will continue to work as normal.Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience.

 
Warning!!!  Account owner that refuses to update his or her account before two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.


           Yahoo!
 

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