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Yeeees, it's that time of year again. A new scam is floating around the internet. I got this e-mail in my Yahoo! inbox:
"Dear Yahoo! User,
We encountered a billing error when attempting to renew your Yahoo! service. This type of error usually indicates that either the credit card you have on file has expired or that the billing address we have is not current.
This is your final notice. Please take a moment to update your credit card information by clicking here and submitting your information.
Please note that we will attempt to renew your service five days from today. If we are still unable to charge your credit card at that time, your service will be terminated.
Sincerely,
Yahoo! Billing Department"
Problem is, they didn't get the link right. Oh, and the e-mail came from "Pageantry H. Guthrie" <support@yahoo-accounts.com> (which just yells "randomised word generator". Or perhaps a relation of Giles'?
). The link is http://wallet.yahoo.com/. Click on that and you get the image below.
Sophisticated, perhaps. But how STUPID do they think we are?
"Dear Yahoo! User,
We encountered a billing error when attempting to renew your Yahoo! service. This type of error usually indicates that either the credit card you have on file has expired or that the billing address we have is not current.
This is your final notice. Please take a moment to update your credit card information by clicking here and submitting your information.
Please note that we will attempt to renew your service five days from today. If we are still unable to charge your credit card at that time, your service will be terminated.
Sincerely,
Yahoo! Billing Department"
Problem is, they didn't get the link right. Oh, and the e-mail came from "Pageantry H. Guthrie" <support@yahoo-accounts.com> (which just yells "randomised word generator". Or perhaps a relation of Giles'?
). The link is http://wallet.yahoo.com/. Click on that and you get the image below.Sophisticated, perhaps. But how STUPID do they think we are?
thats great. Those guys that think they are smart are scamming smarter people. I think I might as well look into my Yahoo E-mail myself.
