Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website? Home Categories Informative Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website? 12 12 23.93K 1 13y ago 2012-11-15T20:55:11-05:00 7y ago 2019-04-06T11:13:12-05:00 Online Threat Alerts Today I received an e-mail from search@yahoo-email.com with the subject "Help Improve Yahoo Axis for a Chance to win $500". The e-mail message states that I was choosen to take part in a survey to help improve Yahoo Axis. I was skeptical at first because I have never received an e-mail message from yahoo-email.com and though it was setup by scammers to carry out their malicious activites. The E-mail MessageDear Yahoo! Axis user,In an effort to continually improve our service and provide you with the best possible Axis experience, we gather information from a select group of users, of which you are one.Whether you've used Axis once or several times, we'd like to hear what you think of Axis. Please take a moment to share your thoughts about your recent Axis experiences with us.To show our appreciation for your time and effort, all participants will be placed into a sweepstakes for a $500 check The Response from Yahoo! Regarding yahoo-email.com:We use @yahoo-email.com as one of the main addresses to manage emails that we send to you. We already use @yahoo.com email addresses for our users' personal Yahoo! Mail accounts so we prefer to use a separate address. That way, it is easy for everybody to tell the difference between users' personal emails and email from Yahoo! itself.Click here for more information.The domain name yahoo-email.com is actually owned by Yahoo! and is use for sending out newsletters. Check the comment section below for answers or additional information. Share what you know, or ask a question about this article by leaving a comment below. Online Threat Alerts is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark owner mentioned in this article. 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Although the email appears to be sent from yahoo-email.com, it is possible scammers may have spoofed this email address.Yahoo will notify you of any changes to your account after you have signed into it.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userApr 10, 2014 at 6:01 PM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?an anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United StatesIn fact, right now, I am been asked to upgrade my yahoo mail so i want to know if its from yahoo or not.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoApr 10, 2014 at 9:38 PM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?infoPlease post a copy of the email message for us to analyze.an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 3, 2013 at 9:36 AM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?an anonymous user from: Paris, Ile-de-France, FranceI have received an email from yahoo-service.yahoo-email.com requesting me to update my security parameters within 10 days. Could you kindly confirm if this is a valid and authorised yahoo address and if this request is authentic ? Thanksan anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 1, 2013 at 2:11 AM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?an anonymous user from: Munich, Bavaria, Germanyi will throw away such emails to be on th save side. I am not interested in getting drive by viruses.In my case the email talked about actualizing settings and it leads not to yahoo.de but to email-yahoo.de, so i had to login with my yahoo id and password, i never would do such a thing.infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJun 2, 2013 at 9:53 AM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?infoIt seems that cybercriminals are sending these spam emails to you and spoofing the email address, to make it appear as if it came from yahoo-email.com. With Yahoo.com, anyone can create a free email account and sent spam from it, but the account will be terminated as soon as Yahoo finds out about it. It is also possible that all of these email messages have spoofed email addresses. Read more about email spoofing by clicking here.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoOct 3, 2013 at 12:59 PM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?infoIf you receive any email asking you to update your account, please ignore those emails. Although the email appears to be sent from yahoo-email.com, it is possible scammers may have spoofed this email address.Yahoo will notify you of any changes to your account after you have signed into it.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userApr 10, 2014 at 6:01 PM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?an anonymous user from: Ashburn, Virginia, United StatesIn fact, right now, I am been asked to upgrade my yahoo mail so i want to know if its from yahoo or not.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoApr 10, 2014 at 9:38 PM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?infoPlease post a copy of the email message for us to analyze.
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 3, 2013 at 9:36 AM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?an anonymous user from: Paris, Ile-de-France, FranceI have received an email from yahoo-service.yahoo-email.com requesting me to update my security parameters within 10 days. Could you kindly confirm if this is a valid and authorised yahoo address and if this request is authentic ? Thanks
an anonymous userhttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#an-anonymous-userOct 1, 2013 at 2:11 AM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?an anonymous user from: Munich, Bavaria, Germanyi will throw away such emails to be on th save side. I am not interested in getting drive by viruses.In my case the email talked about actualizing settings and it leads not to yahoo.de but to email-yahoo.de, so i had to login with my yahoo id and password, i never would do such a thing.
infohttps://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/users/#infoJun 2, 2013 at 9:53 AM by Is yahoo-email.com a Legitimate Website?infoIt seems that cybercriminals are sending these spam emails to you and spoofing the email address, to make it appear as if it came from yahoo-email.com. With Yahoo.com, anyone can create a free email account and sent spam from it, but the account will be terminated as soon as Yahoo finds out about it. It is also possible that all of these email messages have spoofed email addresses. Read more about email spoofing by clicking here.