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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 can investigate the situation further and take the appropriate action as determined by our Terms of Service.

Message Boards

If that person is using Message Boards, please use our reporting form and also include examples of your posts on the board. When citing these examples, please make sure to include the name and/or URL of the message board, message board post number(s), and Yahoo! user name of the person you feel is harassing you.

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!, please fill out this incident form.

Yahoo! Profiles, Yahoo! Personals, or any other Yahoo! service

If that person is using Yahoo! Profiles, Yahoo! Personals, or any other Yahoo! service, please visit our Abuse Page and select the appropriate Yahoo! Property.

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