OT Yahoo spam
Rick Stevens
rstevens at internap.com
Tue May 1 00:51:59 UTC 2007
On Tue, 2007-05-01 at 10:28 +1000, david walcroft wrote:
> Has anybody seen this email from yahoo,is it spam or not.
>
>
> The All-New Yahoo! You Must Be A Part Of It To Avoid Your Yahoo Account
> To Be Closed
> The All-New Yahoo! Mail Beta Is:
>
> * Faster: Fewer steps to get things done.
> * Easier: Drag & drop organization.
> * Effortless: Automatically checks email for you.
>
> With the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta you MUST Fill the Information's Below
> To Verify Your Account ,This For Your Benefit Read Below To Understand More.
> Yahoo User
>
> Due to the congestion in all Yahoo users and removal of all unused Yahoo
> Accounts, Yahoo would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will
> have to confirm your E-mail 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: ...............................
> * Country Or Territory: ...............................
> After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be
> interrupted and will continue 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.
It's a phish. The English is terrible and they're asking you for a
password. That's an instant giveaway.
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