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I just had an email that looks bogus from Yahoo claiming someone tried to access my account
Hi *Name*,
We detected a login attempt with valid password to your Yahoo! account (*Removed Username*) from an unrecognised device on Mon, May 13, 2013 19:07 CEST.
Location: Hungary (IP=89.133.251.58)
Note: The location is based on information from your Internet service or wireless provider.
Was this you? If so, you can disregard the rest of this email.
If this wasn’t you, please follow the links below to protect your Yahoo! account information from potential future account compromise:
*Links to change password removed*
To learn how sign-in alerts like this one can help you to protect your account information, please visit the *Help Center link removed*
Sincerely,
Yahoo! Account Services
Just wondering if anyone else has received one of these ?
Of course I did NOT use the links on the email but instead went to the UK website and changed my password just to be safe, as it happens had not used Yahoo in a long time and forgot it existed, and couldnt see any activity on the account.
phishing scam. If unsure reset your password via the main site (not the email URL) and you will see what emails you get.
Blatant phishing scam.
We detected a login attempt with valid password to your Yahoo! account – if that was the case they wouldn’t email you at all lol.
Out of interest what email did it come from?
@photographthesun 545983 wrote:
Out of interest what email did it come from?
Dodgy looking one came from
Yahoo! [noreply@yahoo-inc.com]
Genuine ones in the past have come from
Yahoo! Member Services [yahoo-account-services-uk@cc.yahoo-inc.com]
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