"Phishing" — a play on the word "fishing" — occurs when fraudsters send fake emails or set up fake web sites in order to fraudulently obtain your username, password, or other private information.
To report a
web site you suspect is perpetuating a phishing scheme, please use the form below. You may also report phishing messages you've received via
Yahoo! Messenger.
If you think you have given your Yahoo! ID and password to a phishing site,
click this link to learn how to recover your account.
To learn more about phishing scams, please visit the
Yahoo! Security Center.