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Someone is pretending to be me on Yahoo!. What can I do?

Yahoo! has many members worldwide, and due to the popularity of certain aliases, similar subscriber IDs are occasionally created. However, if you feel that someone is impersonating you, please cite specific examples where that person makes representations that he or she is actually you. With this information, we will be able to investigate the situation further and take the appropriate action as determined by our Terms of Service.

Yahoo! Mail
If you believe someone is trying to assume your identity or misrepresenting himself or herself as you in an email sent via Yahoo! Mail, please fill out this incident form.

Yahoo! Profiles, Personals, or any other Yahoo! service
If that person is using Yahoo! Profiles, Personals, or any other Yahoo! service, please use our reporting form.

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