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[PHISHING] Yahoo Alert


>>>>>> Following is another variant of the recent PHISHING attack targeting on Yahoo! accounts.


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From: Yahoo-account-services-us <update-verify@yah****oo-inc.com>
To: undisclosed-recipients
Wednesday, 21 July, 2010 5:14 AM
Subject: Yahoo Alert



Dear Account Users, 


We appreciate the opportunity to address your report regarding Account Security. Our goal is to provide you the best service possible, especially when it comes to safeguarding your account. We have sent you this auto-generated response as confirmation that our team has received reports of our Account users and also to provide you with assistance dealing with Account theft. Please fill your following information  below to help us increase your Account Security.
 
 
{Username/Yahoo! ID: ...........................
{Password: ...........................................
{Date Of Birth:.......................................
{Gender: ..............................................
{Country Of Residence: ..........................
{Occupation:..........................................
 
if you are a Yahoo! Account Premium subscriber, your current subscription will be canceled if you refuse to update your account. We will refund the unused portion of your Premium subscription, if any. The refund will appear as a credit via the billing method we have on file for you. So,please make sure that your billing information is correct and up-to-date. For more information, please visit https://billing.yahoo.com.
 
We sincerely hope this has helped you keep up to date with your Yahoo! Account.
 
Sincerely,
 
Yahoo! Customer Support
 

Please reply to this message. This is a service related to your use of Yahoo! Mail. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of Web beacons in HTML-based email, visitYahoo home page. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.




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