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bif

(22,693 posts) Thu Jun 9, 2022, 03:30 PM Jun 2022

Is this a scam? Got an email from Yahoo...

that said if I didn't upgrade my Yahoo email account by June 11, I'd lose my account. Sounds a bit fishy to me.

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Is this a scam? Got an email from Yahoo... (Original Post) bif Jun 2022 OP

I believe it is a scam. Lots on the internet about it. 33taw Jun 2022 #1

Sounds like a scam. johnp3907 Jun 2022 #2

It looked fairly legit, however bif Jun 2022 #3

33taw

(2,439 posts)

1. I believe it is a scam. Lots on the internet about it.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2022, 03:55 PM

Jun 2022

johnp3907

(3,730 posts)

2. Sounds like a scam.

Reply to bif (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2022, 03:56 PM

Jun 2022

Did you look at the address closely? I get a lot of emails from “Amazom” warning me about my account. I don’t have an “Amazom” account. I’ll bet no one does.

bif

(22,693 posts)

3. It looked fairly legit, however

Reply to johnp3907 (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 9, 2022, 04:04 PM

Jun 2022

I have two different Yahoo email accounts and it only came to one. So I figured it was a scam.

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