Ever wondered why people want to steal you email address?
The answer is pretty logical. If someone has your email address then they can pretend to be you. If they pretend to be you then they can carry out crime in your name and get you into trouble whilst they make a mint out of their ill-gotten gains.
The main use of email addresses is for that of phishing and spamming. Email theft can convince others that any communication is from a legitimate business. Therefore, business email addresses are often stolen. If you think a communication is from a legitimate company then you are more likely to share personal details with them. This is known as phishing.
Friday, December 31, 2010 7:50 PM
The answer is pretty logical. If someone has your email address then they can pretend to be you. If they pretend to be you then they can carry out crime in your name and get you into trouble whilst they make a mint out of their ill-gotten gains.
I've received latest email that contains identity theft procedure/instructions :
______________________
TERMINATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT AVOID CLOSURE
Dear Account User
VERIFY YOUR YAHOO MAIL ACCOUNT NOW TO AVIOD IT CLOSED
This Email is from YAHOOMAIL Customer Care and we are sending it to very
EMAIL YAHOO User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due to
the anonymous registration of YAHOO accounts so we are shutting down some of
the accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending
this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to
use this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by
filling the space below..Your User name, password, date of birth and your
country information would be needed to verify your account.
Due to the congestion in all YAHOO users and removal of all unused YAHOO
Accounts, We would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to
confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after
clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours
for security reasons.
* Username:....................................
* Password: .....................................
* Date of Birth: ...............................
* Country Or Territory: ................
After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this
request. We apologize for any inconveniences.
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two
weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
Sincerely.
The YAHOO Webmail
Above email try to steal my email account that lead to steal other internet ID from my email, like facebook id, paypal id, credit card data, blog id, etc. Never reply this email.
VERIFY YOUR YAHOO MAIL ACCOUNT NOW TO AVIOD IT CLOSED
This Email is from YAHOOMAIL Customer Care and we are sending it to very
EMAIL YAHOO User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due to
the anonymous registration of YAHOO accounts so we are shutting down some of
the accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending
this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to
use this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by
filling the space below..Your User name, password, date of birth and your
country information would be needed to verify your account.
Due to the congestion in all YAHOO users and removal of all unused YAHOO
Accounts, We would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to
confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after
clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours
for security reasons.
* Username:....................................
* Password: .....................................
* Date of Birth: ...............................
* Country Or Territory: ................
After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this
request. We apologize for any inconveniences.
Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two
weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.
Sincerely.
The YAHOO Webmail
______________________
Above email try to steal my email account that lead to steal other internet ID from my email, like facebook id, paypal id, credit card data, blog id, etc. Never reply this email.