I keep getting email from Yahoo about my email account.

[bif]

They say I need to update it or my account will be closed. Is this spam?

[Tetrachloride]

1. View the source code OR hover mouse

over all links:

if any link isn’t yahoo, its likely a fake mail — not Yahoo.

[Effete Snob]

6. The problem with that is obfuscated URLs

A lot of people won't realize that

http://badthing.yahoo.com.foo.com

is not Yahoo. Or that:

http://badthing.foo.com/yahoo.com

is also not Yahoo.

There are other ways to obfuscate the URL and still have "Yahoo" appear somewhere in it, so that people think it is real.

What's kind of funny is that whomever owns foo.com has DNS set up to resolve both of those URLs (to benign results in this instance).

[KG]

2. yes.

[Lemonwurst]

3. Yes

Almost certainly. Yahoo will request that you provide a backup Email and/or mobile number to help if you get locked out, but never threaten you with account closure.

[Effete Snob]

4. Absolutely spam

If you are curious to know whether you have a problem with your Yahoo account, log into your Yahoo account (do not click on anything in the email) and check your settings.

But, the odds of Yahoo sending you an email to notify you of a problem with your Yahoo account is ZERO.

[usonian]

5. Spam in a can.

Technically, it’s probably phishing to snag your password. Many people reuse their passwords on different sites, so when they (hackers) grab one, they try it elsewhere. Too often, they get a BINGO.

[littlemissmartypants]

7. Yes. ❤️

[TheBlackAdder]

8. Log into Yahoo and cruise through your account settings. Then you'll know future emails are scams.

.

Never click on those email links. Always log into Yahoo or any other provider directly.

Even if it looks legit or if it is legit. Only click on solicited links that you generate, such as for password resets.

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[SharonClark]

9. I get the same spam emails "from" Centurylink about my email account.

One would think a company could devise a scam check against the bogus use of their own name.

Plus, last week Centurylink rolled out a technoogy rewrite or update and it totally screwed up customer's email accounts - missing emails, ghost emails, and lots of scam emails for supplements, prostate help, sleep aids, etc.

[bif]

10. Thanks all!

I was pretty sure it was spam.