Subject: * * * DANGEROUS HOAX EMAIL * * *
Date: Aug 11, 2001 @ 10:12
Author: Bill Hanrahan (Bill Hanrahan <hanrahan@...>)
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* * * DANGEROUS HOAX EMAIL * * *
If you get the following email message or anything SIMILAR to it, please forward the message and headers to
"abuse@...".

FAKE MESSAGE FOLLOWS:

"Dear Yahoo Member,
We here at Yahoo are updating out servers, We are currently running dangerously low on webspace and in order to reactivate your account you need to reply to this e-mail with your login name and password.  Any accounts that do not reply to this e-mail within 48 hours will be terminated. During the next few days you might experience some problems logging in to your account but this is just because of the technical problem we are experiencing. We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes.  Please reply to the email address below.  And just to insure you, all information,such as your user name and password will remain strictly confidential."

The return address says "staff@..." and there is a link to yhoo_server_bot@... right after the name.
The message goes on to ask for your password, etc.  AGAIN, THIS IS A HOAX.  Yahoo! will NEVER ask for your password under any circumstances!