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Yahoo! Scam? by OlorinUF 2004-10-22 08:43:43
SO, I have a Yahoo user ID, and e-mail account.
I get an e-mail in it, which is immediatelky placed in the Bulk folder (where spam usually goes) that is:

~ from "Yahoo!" <my_user_id_with_changed_case>@yahoo.com
~ Saying
[quote]
D&#8238;rae&#8236; Y&#8238;oha&#8236;o! M&#8238;rebme&#8236;,

We mu&#8238;ts&#8236; che&#8238;kc&#8236; th&#8238;ta&#8236; y&#8238;uo&#8236;r Ya&#8238;oh&#8236;o! ID was regi&#8238;ts&#8236;ered by re&#8238;la&#8236; peo&#8238;lp&#8236;e. So, to h&#8238;le&#8236;p Y&#8238;!ooha&#8236; p&#8238;never&#8236;t auto&#8238;tam&#8236;ed
regis&#8238;itart&#8236;ons, pl&#8238;esae&#8236; cli&#8238;kc&#8236; on t&#8238;sih&#8236; l&#8238;kni&#8236; and c&#8238;elpmo&#8236;te c&#8238;do&#8236;e ver&#8238;oitacifi&#8236;n p&#8238;ssecor&#8236;:

[link_removed/]

T&#8238;knah&#8236; you.
[/quote]

~ the link, when you hover on it, seems to lead to a google address....

...so, either Yahoo is telling me to use google :-)
AND they are putting their own e-mails in the bulk folder,

OR we should all spell out "SCAM !"

Right?
Anyone else received this sort of thing?

F.O.R.
[ Reply ]
  Give us the mail headers! (nt) by shaddai2004-10-22 08:46:47
    Headers by OlorinUF2004-10-22 08:53:14
      spam spam spam spam by shaddai2004-10-22 09:09:43
        Thanks ! by OlorinUF2004-10-22 09:19:06
      That IP addy lives in Korea by Glytch782006-11-19 12:55:59
  Nope. by Spud312004-10-22 09:15:50
  And with all the crud removed by Glytch782004-10-22 11:40:32

 

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