Gone Phishing?
One of the reasons I quit yahoo.com email was all of the spam that it produces. I think it’s 99 to 1 for spam ratio’s. Does anyone still use a yahoo.com address? OK, never mind…I got a little distracted. That’s not the purpose. Today I downloaded yahoo.com email for the first time in awhile (don’t ask why). Right at the top of the email was this (received today):
From: Yahoo! Customer Service elkylejo@xxx.xxx
OK, first off, look at the from address? Are you kidding me? And yes, I changed the email addy for obvious reasons…no need to give these guys any more email addresses. So, what did the message actually say?
YAHOO! ALERTE la vérification des comptes! (KMM69467VL055834KM)
Due to the congestion in all users of Yahoo! And the elimination of all unused Yahoo! Accounts, Yahoo! Would close all unused accounts, you must confirm your e-mail by filling in your username below Info after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
User Name: .............................. .............
Password:..................... .........................
Date Of Birth: .............................. ..........
Occupation: .............................. .............
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.
Yahoo! Customer Care
Case number: 8941624
Property: Account Security
Well, I’m not sure where to start. Do you see anything wrong? I’m wondering if I don’t respond, will my account be shut down 24 hours from now? Do things like this really get people to answer? Really? No…really? Stand by while I “answer”.