OT Yahoo spam

[alan]

On Tue, 1 May 2007, david walcroft wrote:

> Has anybody seen this email from yahoo,is it spam or not.

Don't do it.  It is a Phish to steal your Yahoo account information.

Always read the headers of any message you get asking for information like 
this.  You will find that most, if not all, of them are not from the 
claimed domains.


>
>
> 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.
> Filter
> Yahoo! Mail
>
>   Thanks  david
>
>

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