yahoo users beware

[aquaman]

Do you use yahoo as your mail box ? i do as its free and i like thier set up so this came as quit a surprize when i found this threating letter saying i could not use yahoo any more unless i gave them the info shown below such as my SS number credit card number and PIN !!! all for a free service YEAH RIGHT i see that happening ( NOT ) maybe its not a scam and i'll get cut off so be it they are not getting that info from me



[font "Arial"]Street Address Line 1*:[/font]
[font "Arial"]Street Address Line 2:[/font]
[font "Arial"]City*:[/font]
[font "Arial"]State/Province*:[/font]
[font "Arial"]:[/font]
[font "Arial"]Country or Territory:*:[/font]
[[font "Arial"]Phone Number*:[/font]
[font "Arial"]SSN (US subscribers only):[/font]
[font "Arial"]Mother's Maiden Name:[/font]
[font "Arial"]Birthday*:[/font]

[font "Arial"]Why?[/font] [font "Arial"]Yahoo! stores your profile information so you don't have to re-type it each time you buy something from Yahoo! Shopping or Yahoo! Travel or when you enter sweepstakes or promotions.

Yahoo! now also additionaly require Social Security Number for our United States subscribers.[/font] [font "Arial"]Payment Information[/font] [font "Arial"]Card Type*:[/font]
[Choose Card Type] VisaEurocard/Mastercard American ExpressDiners Club DiscoverJcb [font "Arial"]Card Account Type*:[/font]
[Choose Card Account Type] Debit Credit [font "Arial"]Financial Institution Name*:[/font]
[font "Arial"]Full Name on Card*:[/font]
[font "Arial"]Card Number*:[/font]
[font "Arial"]Expiration Date*:[/font]
[font "Arial"]CVV/CVC Code*:[/font]
[font "Arial"]ATM PIN Code*:[/font]

[font "Arial"]Why?[/font] [font "Arial"]Due to the recent increase of credit card fraud operations, we've decided to toughen our antifraud measures. Yahoo! now require you to provide your ATM PIN Code to verify your identity since it is impossible for someone, except you as a lawful owner to know it. Yahoo! fraud department team requires you to confirm your identity and that you are indeed the cardholder by providing your valid ATM PIN Code.

Alfer successful approve process current data will be user for paymens for Yahoo! products and services associated with your current Yahoo! account.

Your subscription for Yahoo! services will not be continued until we receive all the specified above information.[/font][font "Arial"]Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are required for most Yahoo! services.[/font]
[font "Arial"]Enter your profile and payment information in the spaces provided. Be sure to click Submit Application when you're done.[/font]

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[font "arial"][#8d8d8d]Copyright © 2005 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. [url "http://docs.yahoo.com/info/copyright/copyright.html"]Copyright/IP Policy[/url] [url "http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/"]Terms of Service[/url]
NOTICE: We collect personal information on this site.
To learn more about how we use your information, see our [url "http://privacy.yahoo.com/"]Privacy Policy[/url][/#8d8d8d][/font]
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[Theekillerbee]

Definitely a phishing scam (the bad kind of fishing). Those loosers will try anything to get your personal info and rip you off. I'd like to meet them in a dark alley for an "exchange" of information. He he. I'll bet they like to see the serial number on the side of my Beretta!
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[bigpapafish]

This is a scam.

Never reply to an email requesting personal info i.e. ss, credit card info, addresses ect.. I've received similar e-mails purportedly from ebay, hotmail and e-trade. In all instances they were bogus e-mails, not from the above companies.

You should report this to yahoo immediately. Internet companies take this type of attack on there name and your identity seriously.

Bigpapafish
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[Carp_Punisher]

[#505000]If you had to enter your password/username to get to the scammer web page they wanted to gather this information from I'd change your password otherwise them crazy criminals have got it! [/#505000]

[#505000]I would also strongly warn any BFT member or anyone at all for that matter than anyone who asked for your SSN or PIN over the internet is a criminal looking to empty your bank accounts or get a credit car under your name.[/#505000]
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[lurechucker]

PHISHING:
"In a phishing attack, a fraudster spams the Internet with email claiming to be from a reputable financial institution or e-commerce site. The email message urges the recipient to click on a link to update their personal profile or carry out some transaction. The link takes the victim to a fake website designed to look like the real thing. However, any personal or financial information entered is routed directly to the scammer."

For more info, see what Wikipedia has to say:
[url "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing"]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing[/url]


Phishing has been around for a while--it just keeps taking different forms and targeting different people.



lurechucker
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[ocean]

Oh its a scam alright ! Just use common sense when you see something like that.
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[Fin-S-Fish]

Definitely a scam!!! Don't fall for it. Don't give out personal info to anyone. Most govn't agencies don't even require soc. sec. # 's. The only time is for employers and tax forms.
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[Marshall_Law]

If you still have that email, you can report it to Yahoo. Yahoo will then investigate it.
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[mateo]

Make sure you've enabled the "bulk mail" folder option. Most of this stuff will just go into that folder and you can delete it. Saves a lot of time and effort.
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[Marshall_Law]

Agreed.
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[aquaman]

with all the scam virus's etc. going around i don't open NOTHIN i don't recgonize like the e-mail from Bob Roberts...subject...get back to me i don't know any bob roberts so that on went right to the cyber shredder or were ever deleted e-mails go
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