posted on May 21, 2003 10:28:18 AM new
I know this is a Yahoo thing, but I felt it was too important to not post here.
There is someone sending out e-mails pretending to be Yahoo. It will come as a e-mail from [email protected]. This is not Yahoo. It is a scammer trying to get credit card numbers from unsuspecting victims. The link you open does look legite except for it will not be a secure page. Meaning the header will not be "https" it will only be "http"
I contacted Yahoo and they did actually reply telling me that the e-mail DID NOT come from Yahoo. Here is a copy of the response.
> After careful evaluation, we have determined that this email message did not actually originate from the Yahoo! Mail system.
It appears that the sender of this message forged the header information to give the impression that it derived from the Yahoo! Mail system.
Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care.
posted on May 21, 2003 10:54:35 AM new
What happens when the start trying to harvest the CC #'s from the small sites such as Bidville or Epier? Those sites require a semi-annual or annual membership-like fee and sellers may fall for phony emails.
