How to Report an Instant Message Phishing Scam to Yahoo!
Whether you have fallen for a scam on Yahoo! Messenger or just want to prevent a scammer from getting away with their mischief, contacting Yahoo! is the only way to ensure resolution.
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Instructions
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If you receive a fraudulent link in a Yahoo! Messenger window and betray your password information, change you password immediately.
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If you have already been locked out of your account, contact Yahoo! Customer Care immediately with your concerns.
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Yahoo! will evaluate the case and help you to regain access of your account, although it may take time to resolve.
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Email everyone on your contact list to make sure that they know that your Yahoo! account is not under your control.
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Even if you have not been locked out of your account, contact Yahoo! Customer Care as soon as you suspect you are being scammed, including a copy of all conversation with the suspected scammer and any links involved.
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Tips & Warnings
Change your password frequently to help prevent account compromise.
Check the URL (the Web address) of any links that you click, and be sure that you only provide password information to a valid link.
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I know of a man using three different alisas one Morris willand, todd willand and paul martin, these are all the same man and he is a scammer, he has asked my friends for money and I did sent 1850 yes you may call me stupid, he uses yahoo instant messenger and email.
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Anyone here knows Mr. Elvis Ndowni? He is a man from Cameroon. He scammed. He got 500$ from me and did not talk to me again. I am Rose from Philippines, so if you know how could I get my money back please help me... thanks
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hey xilef1964, that was exactly what happened to me...I was very sad...
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ramco1
Sep 18, 2009
I just received this email indicating I won the Yahoo lottery does anyone know if this is a scam? Dear Winner, This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds (GBP 250,000) for the Prize promotion which is organized by YAHOO AWARDS & WINDOWS LIVE. Yahoo collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Msn, chirumail, f-mail, Gmail, Hotmail, Juno, Aol, Comcast and few from other private/companies e-mail providers. Ten (10) people are selected quartely to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners. PAYMENT OF PRIZE / CLAIMS Winners shall be paid in accordance with their Settlement Centers. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed not later than 30 days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be f... -
n0syam
May 12, 2009
To all YM users Please avoid getting conversations with this user: " liway616 "...i report this user as a fraud and a thief. If i ever get my hands to whoever operates this user, your damn sure dead.
