How can I delete my yahoo account when I cannot log in to it?

How to delete a Yahoo Account?

• I deleted my Yahoo Account recently, at least I had thought I did. After deleting it, I tried to log in, to make sure it was gone, and I got the message that the ID wasn`t taken. Today a friend told me, he could still see my profile information. When I checked, I saw he was right. I tried to log in and could access my account again. But my mails and address list were gone. It is just weird. has that happened to anyone else? How do you delete a Yahoo account? Will all information associated with it be gone as well? Or do you have to follow through different steps until everything is removed?

• Answer:

  To cancel your Yahoo account, go here: https://edit.yahoo.com/config/delete_user Then do the following: -Login with your current username and password -Select which account that you want to delete -Enter in your password once again for verification purposes -Enter in the anti-spam code; this is to prevent automated submissions -Click Terminate This Account to finish off this process. You can never open your account back up again because of security reasons. By terminating your Yahoo account, you will permanently lose access to it. Everything stored in your account will be lost during that process. All this includes: -Mail -Address Book -Answers (your posted content will remain permanently archived) -Messenger -My Yahoo! -Groups -Alerts -Flickr -Any other area that is accessible with your username and password The only other alternative is to let your account lapse after 6 months of inactivity, plus 2 months for each year you have been an member.