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Denninmi

(6,581 posts)
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 04:30 AM Jan 2013

Yahoo E-mail scam. - I got this in my inbox:

Gotta be a scam, I ignored it and my account is still here. Poor grammar in line 3 is one tipoff, IMHO.

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Yahoo E-mail scam. - I got this in my inbox: (Original Post) Denninmi Jan 2013 OP
In the typical scams the link you click on isn't really a yahoo link and you can see that... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1
Yes, always "mouse over" any links and the resulting URL is shown somewhere on your screen. Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 #2
"for your security purpose" Bad English. CurtEastPoint Jan 2013 #3
kick HappyMe Jan 2013 #4
Any time it starts with a variation of "Dear valued custumer" it's a scam. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #5

PoliticAverse

(26,366 posts)
1. In the typical scams the link you click on isn't really a yahoo link and you can see that...
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 04:34 AM
Jan 2013

when you move your mouse over it and the actual link is displayed by your browser.




hobbit709

(41,694 posts)
5. Any time it starts with a variation of "Dear valued custumer" it's a scam.
Tue Jan 15, 2013, 10:10 AM
Jan 2013

Any LEGIT email from whomever would know your real name.

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