is the email subject ‘message from yahoo’ that i keep getting sent to my address real or is it a scam?

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Patricia asked:

This is what is says:

AT&T Yahoo!

Dear AT&T Yahoo! Customer:

We noticed that you are accessing email using non-secure settings in your email software.

We would like to ensure that your AT&T Yahoo! Member ID, password, and email messages are transmitted securely between your mail software (such as Outlook or Outlook Express) and the AT&T Yahoo! Mail servers. In order to meet this need, please enable SSL via the instructions that are available on the Help site.

Since multiple email notifications have already been sent out about this, we request that you please make the necessary changes immediately. Remember, you need to make these changes if you want to continue to send/receive email using a mail client.

Thank you for your cooperation,

AT&T Yahoo! Customer Support

Please do not reply to this message. This is a service email related to your use of AT&T Yahoo!. To learn more about Yahoo!’s or AT&T’s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. AT&T Internet Services is located at 6500 River Place Boulevard, Building III, Austin, TX 78730-1111.

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4 Responses to 'is the email subject ‘message from yahoo’ that i keep getting sent to my address real or is it a scam?'

  1. exo - June 1st, 2009 at 5:54 am

    I am not sure if it real or not but I will suggest that you forward that mail to Yahoo.

    To report a phishing email, please forward the email to.

    If you need reply, forward that mail to Yahoo customer service and ask if it is genuine.

    The E-Mail address for Yahoo! customer care is

  2. mike j - June 1st, 2009 at 11:36 am

    just check you setting if they r fine disregaurd message mark as unsafe

  3. Webman™ - June 4th, 2009 at 7:08 am

    This could be a phishing e-mail to get your password. Forward the e-mail to Yahoo!.

  4. lucee - June 7th, 2009 at 12:24 am

    This is called spoofing or phishing. I got one of these and I’m not, nor have I ever been, an AT&T customer.
    If you received an email impersonating Yahoo! and would like to report it please forward the email to:. If you have already been tricked into giving your password, please visit…
    and follow the instructions there. Also:…


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