Phishing Related to Your Yahoo! Account Information

If you believe your Yahoo! account has been compromised, please report the incident using our contact form.

Phishing for Other Personal or Financial Information

• If you receive a phishing email referencing a non- Yahoo! web site, email address, or service, we encourage you to report it to the appropriate Internet service provider or the company involved so that it can take appropriate action. You may also want to report the phishing email to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) by forwarding it to spam@uce.gov.

• The Federal Trade Commission has compiled a list of steps to take if you believe you may be the victim of identity theft. Please review the steps and take action immediately if you believe you may have divulged personal information that could be used by fraudsters.

Please note: This information is provided only as a resource. Even if you follow these steps, we cannot guarantee your data will be completely safe. No data transmission over the Internet, or by any other means, is guaranteed 100% secure, but you can take reasonable precautions.

See Also

• What Is Phishing?
• How to Identify a Phishing Email
• How to Identify a Phishing Web Site
• How to Report a Phishing Email or Web Site
• Additional Information on Phishing