Saturday, May 22, 2010

How do I report a fraudulent email pretending to be Yahoo and requesting credit card information?

For some reason Yahoo Help doesn't answer this question.

How do I report a fraudulent email pretending to be Yahoo and requesting credit card information?
If you've received an email claiming to be from Yahoo! that asks for your password or other private information, you've likely received a "phishing" email. These emails typically contain links that appear to go to a Yahoo! site but actually link to a fake, or "spoofed" Yahoo site.





If you are uncertain about any "official" email you've received, do not click on any links in the email. The safest way to visit a website is to type the site's address directly in the address bar of your web browser.





No Yahoo! employee will ever ask you for your password or personal information in an unsolicited phone call or email message. Learn how to report a phishing email to Yahoo! here. To learn more about phishing, please visit the Yahoo! Security Center.


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...





To report a phishing email, please forward the email to phishing@cc.yahoo-inc.com.


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...
Reply:Actually you can report it but there is not a lot Yahoo can do about these scams. The messages come from computers which are taken over by hackers and used for this purpose. It is almost impossible to catch these people. The main thing is for us to be careful not to fall for their scams. Don't answer just delete them Good luck and be careful.
Reply:Click on the link below and this site will give you all the information you need re email scams and how to report them :





http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/re...
Reply:Scam Emails Not From Yahoo





If you have been contacted by someone about your Yahoo! account asking for a password, birth date,credit card info,or other personal information and or a threat to delete your account if you don't give certin information to them or requesting you send emails to other people etc etc


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...





Don"t Believe It





this is called phising


this is an attempt to steal your yahoo account and your personal info for Illegal


purposes





Yahoo will NEVER ask you for this kind of information


it is already on file at yahoo





Abuse Form





http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...





Report This Crime To Yahoo





forward the email to


mail-spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com.


include the full headers and the html source code of the email you received.


also forward the email to


phishing@cc.yahoo-inc.com





you can use this form to report a website





http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...





Call Yahoo





Usa: 1-866-562-7249 1-866-562-7219


Uk 020 7131 1000


Canada: 1-877-722 3755


Direct Number: 1-408-349-1572


Fax Number: 1-408-349-3301


8am-5pm pacific time


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