Posted by Linda Juenger on 10/2/09 11:53am
Msg #305926
Yahoo email. Did anyone else get this notice??
Due to the congestion in all Yahoo, There will be removal of all unused Yahoo Accounts,Yahoo would be shutting down all unused Accounts,You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Info below after clicking the reply bottom, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.
UserName:..................... ....................
Password:..................... .....................
Occupation.................... .....................
Date of Birth......................... ...............
Country....................... ........................
After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal.
Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Warning code:..................VX2G99A AJ
Account owner that refuses to update his or her account before two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
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Reply by Glenn Strickler on 10/2/09 11:55am
Msg #305927
It's "Phishing" do not reply.
They automatically remove accounts that have not been used in 6 months anyway. It's in the terms of service.
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Reply by davidK/CA on 10/2/09 11:56am
Msg #305928
Smells like a scam to get your Yahoo info. It's called Phishing.
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Reply by Linda_H/FL on 10/2/09 11:56am
Msg #305929
I didn't...yet... but then again, Yahoo is my primary e-mail
account. Maybe that's why I didn't get it?
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Reply by Glenn Strickler on 10/2/09 11:59am
Msg #305930
Re: I didn't...yet... but then again, Yahoo is my primary e-mail
They use a computer program to generate random email address to the target mail provider. The phishers do not know what your email address actually is ... unless you send them that info. It's completely random if you get the email or not.
you can forward emails like this to [e-mail address], but they probably already know about it.
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Reply by Linda_H/FL on 10/2/09 12:02pm
Msg #305931
I wouldn't have responded anyway...
simply because I won't provide my password to a random e-mail from ANYONE, and they have no need to know my D.O.B.....requesting the password and D.O.B. is what raised the red flags for me.
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Reply by davidK/CA on 10/2/09 12:06pm
Msg #305932
Re: I wouldn't have responded anyway...
Unfortunately there will be people who fill in the blanks thinking that's what they are supposed to do "or else" and then suddenly they become a victim of identity theft.
Bad people doing bad things.
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Reply by Bob_Chicago on 10/2/09 12:17pm
Msg #305933
Another giveaway. Seems to have been written by
someone sitting with an English/ ??? dictiionary
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Reply by LKT/CA on 10/2/09 2:34pm
Msg #305938
Check out the scam email I received.
I cut and pasted it from the email.
NDC DEBT COLLECTIONS INC.
ACCT #: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
AMOUNT: 0.00
INTEREST: 0.00
RATE: 0.00
FEES: 0.00
TOTAL DUE: $99.83 (WILL SETTLE FOR THIS AMOUNT)
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE HAVE BEEN RETAINED TO COLLECT THIS DEBT FROM
OUR CLIENT. WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO NOTIFY YOU ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS
REGARDING THIS DELINQUENT ACCOUNT. WE THOUGHT IT BEST TO STATE OUR
INTENTIONS AND MAKE IT CLEAR THAT WE INTEND TO COLLECT THIS DEBT USING
ALL AVAILABLE MEANS AT OUR DISPOSAL.
UNLESS WE RECEIVE PAYMENT FROM YOU, WE WILL ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE NO
INTENTIONS OF LIQUIDATING THIS DEBT VOLUNTARILY. WE WILL ADVISE OUR
CLIENT THAT THEY MAY WISH TO FILE SUIT TO RECOVER THIS DEBT. PLEASE
UNDERSTAND THAT IF LEGAL ACTION IS UNDERTAKEN, IT COULD BE COSTLY AND
TIME CONSUMING. IF ONE SHOULD LOSE IN SUCH AN ACTION, ONE COULD ALSO BE
SUBJECT TO COURT COSTS AND/OR ATTORNEY FEES, IF APPLICABLE. THERE ARE
VARIOUS AVENUES WHICH COULD BE USED TO SATISFY SUCH A JUDGEMENT. THIS
COULD INCLUDE GARNISHMENT OF WAGES, SEIZURE OF BANK ACCOUNTS OR OTHER
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
IT IS NOT OUR INTENTION TO THREATEN YOU BUT TO POINT OUT THE PROBLEMS AND
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH REFUSING TO PAY A DEBT. WE HOPE THAT NO FURTHER
ACTION WILL BE NECESSARY AND YOU WILL AGREE TO OUR AMICABLE PAYMENT
ARRANGEMENT.
PLEASE: TO ENSURE PROPER CREDIT, REMIT PAYMENT IMMEDIATELY.
FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE WE MAY BE ABLE TO ACCEPT PAYMENT ON THIS ACCOUNT IN
THE FOLLOWING METHOD: PAYPAL(VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS,
DISCOVER, OR ECHECK).
PLEASE FOLLOW THIS LINK TO MAKE YOUR PAYMENT: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-
bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=8140548
THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.
UNLESS YOU NOTIFY THIS OFFICE WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THIS NOTICE
THAT YOU DISPUTE THE VALIDITY OF THE DEBT OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, THIS
OFFICE WILL ASSUME THIS DEBT IS VALID. IF YOU NOTIFY THIS OFFICE IN
WRITING WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM RECEIVING THIS NOTICE, THIS OFFICE WILL
OBTAIN VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND MAIL A COPY TO YOU OF SUCH
VERIFICATION. IF YOU REQUEST IN WRITING WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIVING
THIS NOTICE, THIS OFFICE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE NAME AND ADDRESS OF
THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR, IF DIFFERENT FROM THE CURRENT CREDITOR. THIS IS AN
ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED SOLELY
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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Reply by Sylvia_FL on 10/2/09 2:56pm
Msg #305939
Re: Check out the scam email I received.
Wow Lisa,
You owe the same amount as this guy 
http://www.jamesmaurer.com/ndc-debt-collections-inc.asp
wonder how many people have been scammed by this.
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Reply by LKT/CA on 10/2/09 9:44pm
Msg #305993
Re: Check out the scam email I received.
Yep...wonder how James Maurer and I (and many others) let our $99.83 bill go to collections? LOL !!!. I am surprised that the scam artist bothered to utilize the grammar/spell check.....usually these things are filled with typos and poor grammar. Sadly, if this joker sent out thousands of this scam email and got even 100 people to fall for this....he'd have stolen $9,983 !!
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Reply by MikeC/NY on 10/2/09 4:40pm
Msg #305950
Someone in my office got the same email, same amount "owed"
Just the latest in a string of never-ending attempts by the bad guys to separate the unsuspecting from their money....
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Reply by Marilynn Wells on 10/2/09 3:28pm
Msg #305943
I get phishing emails most frequently for PayPal. This one for Yahoo is poorly written & since when would Yahoo need to Date of Birth??????
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Reply by PAW on 10/2/09 5:24pm
Msg #305954
Any company offering "chat" type forums are required to establish the age of the user. So DOB is required to ensure that certain areas are restricted for minors. Of course, who's to say that the kid didn't type in false information.
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