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smr
smr asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo MailAbuse and Spam · 1 month ago

I received an email that my account will be deactivated if I don’t upgrade, is this a scam?

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  • Anonymous
    2 weeks ago

    yes it is a scam. 

  • ?
    Lv 6
    4 weeks ago

    It is a scam.  

  • Anonymous
    1 month ago

    If that’s the case sweetheart mine would be long ago as I had same e mail for 25 years ,

  • Chrish
    1 month ago

    Yes it is a scam. Don't go through the steps that is given to reactivate it. 

  • brian 2010
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    This is nothing more than an outright scam to the third degree. Scam messages that request you to "upgrade" your email account must be ignored and deleted immediately. Never click on the links or attachments and give your personal information to the scammers or you can risk your account being hacked. Remember Yahoo would never send you unsolicited emails asking for your personal information.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    yes, its a scam, i clicked on it one time and they hacked into my email

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 month ago

    That is a phishing scam. Ignore and delete it. This is how to identify legitimate Yahoo websites, requests, and communications: https://help.yahoo.com/kb/SLN2091.html

  • Zirp
    Lv 5
    1 month ago

    Yes, it definitely IS a scam

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