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Yahoo Alert

Yahoo Customer Service


Date Reported: 9th January 2010	Risk Level: MEDIUM-HIGH

Email Subject:

Yahoo Alert

Apparent Sender:

Yahoo Customer Service

Return Address:

mailbot@yahoo.com

Email Format:

HTML

URL of Web Content:

https://mailserver1.hushmail.com/hushmail/showHelp
File.php?file=popupHyperlinkHelp.html&PHPSESSI
DÌF9F8336DDB4C49A1F4749B71A23CF5

Anchor text of URLs:

1) https://billing.yahoo.com

Location:

Location not available

Scam number:

6964-92604-310384

Comments:

Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Yahoo Customer Service by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

Yahoo Customer Service never send their users emails requesting personal details in this way.

The anchor text appears as a legitimate URL, but don't be fooled - clicking on it will take you to a phishing site!

Received: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 11:56 AM

YAHOO! CUSTOMER CARE SATISFACTION SURVEY

DEAR VALUED MEMBER,

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
BOTTON OR YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR
SECURITY REASONS.

YAHOO ACCOUNT VERIFICATION ALERT !!!
(KMM69467VL055834KM)

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