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[Peter]

I have just received the email below allegedly from Yahoo Accounts, I have not made any changes and I'm concerned it is a scam.  Can anyone tell me if this is or is not genuine Yahoo information please?

Peter



New secret questions were added to your Yahoo! account.

To ensure that your account information remains accurate and secure we notify you whenever this information changes.

This change request was made on 01 March 2010 at 12:25.

If the changes described above are accurate, no further action is needed. If anything doesn't look right, follow the link below to make changes:
https://edit.yahoo.com/forgot?stage=fe100&src=&intl=uk&done=http://www.yahoo.com&partner=reg


Regards,
Yahoo! Account Services

[UncleUB]

How can they add a secret question to your account without you knowing about it ?

If it is used as part of the log on security,then when asked for how are you going to reply if you don't know what it is in the first place.

I would send an email to yahoo for them to explain and forward them the link you have received.Until you have received an answer from them I wouldn't alter anything to your account

[jeffbb]

Hi
Very odd!
Regards Jeff

[tuftedduck]

I had something similar a couple of months ago.
They wanted me to go back into my account wherein lived my then existing login details. password etc. and where they that instituted another section in which there was a list of preset secret questions. From that list, you selected a question and then inserted an answer known only to you.

I thought it was a scam and did not do anything about it.....the result was that I could not get into mt Yahoo Mail until I had done the routine they wanted.
So I did eventually accede to the request and all has been well since.
There is no evidence that the thing was a scam.

I think the request is genuine.

[jeffbb]

Hi

quote New secret questions were added to your Yahoo! account.

To ensure that your account information remains accurate and secure we notify you whenever this information changes.


1  :are they saying that the ANSWERS to YOUR secret questions were changed ?

2  :Is  this is a warning that the answers were changed ?. So if you went and changed your details legitimately you would expect this message ?

edit.yahoo.com into google search brings up Yahoo logon screen

Regards Jeff

[Peter]

I can add no further info sorry, but I have reported it to Yahoo UK as Abuse.

I let you all know the answer as soon as I get it, thanks to all.

Peter

[tuftedduck]

If I go to the URL in peter's original post, my Opera browser built in anti-phising gizmo tells me that it is a genuine Yahoo site and gives me the yellow ok ( meaning genuine site as long as no financial transaction is to be made )

[Peter]

Well that was quick!  Here is the reply I got:
After reading TuftedDuck's reply I'm not sure where this leaves me now.
So I'll leave 'Well Alone' for now.
Peter

Thank you very much for reporting this incident to Yahoo! UK & Ireland.
This is an automatic response to let you know that we have received your
report regarding a Terms of Service Violation or Abuse issue involving a
Yahoo! member.
 
We take reports of abuse on our site seriously and appropriate action,  
in accordance with our Terms of Service, will be taken against the
offending account immediately.

If you seriously feel as though the safety of someone is being
jeopardised, we suggest you contact your local police station.

[tuftedduck]

Ah, you did well to leave it alone...obviously a scam based on an older genuine episode.

Well done for reporting it to Yahoo.

[UncleUB]

The main thing to remember about any kind of suspected phishing/fraudulent activity is to leave alone until you have contacted the company involved and await their instructions.

[HPsauce]

obviously a scam based on an older genuine episode

Hmm, don't think so....  

That was, as it says, an automated reply, i.e. just acknowledging receipt. Proves nothing.

It looks genuine to me, but is rather confusingly worded. I suspect your earlier post was nearer the mark.

Easiest way to find out would be to log in normally and check, surely?
(but don't click on any links to do so)

A question for the OP (Peter?):
The link you have posted, is that the "description" of the link in the message you got or is it the "target". It is very easy to have a link that looks like it goes to one place but actually goes somewhere else.
You can usually tell where it goes by hovering the mouse over it or right-clicking on it and looking at its properties.

[Peter]

HP, what I posted was the acual email 'Copied and Pasted'

Just tried to log in but get 'Page not found'.
Peter

[Peter]

 :-[As you were!  I tried to log in to a site I was no longer a member of, logged in ok now, now probs, but saw a red warning on new securuty for Yahoo, couldn't make out what that was all about though.

Peter