How Many of you have received a Yahoo upgrade warning?

Not a question. WARNING I received a SCAM email asking for my username and password from "Yahoo"?

• here is the email DO NOT BY ANY MEANS GIVE UP YOUR INFORMATION IF YOU GET THIS EMAIL! Yahoo makes updates and does not need your password and definitely doesn't need your birthday, occupation, or country. Account Alert Dear Valued Member, Due to the congestion on Yahoo. We are upgrading accounts. You are required to provide us with information to Upgrade and protect your account under our new security policy. Removal of all Yahoo Accounts that refuse to update would be shut down indefinitely. You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Info below after clicking the reply button. User Name: ..................... Password: .......................... Date of Birth: ........................ Occupation: .......................... Country Or Territory : .................... Following the instructions will ensure that your account will be upgraded and improved. Thanks for your attention as regards to this request. We apologize for any inconvenience. Thanks for choosing Yahoo.......... Warning!!! Account owners are advised to update. This upgrade is for the entire Yahoo Account holders. .

• Answer:

  Yes you are correct. This is a known phishing scam attempting to get you to give them all your personal info. It's not from Yahoo, just delete it and ignore it. Good luck and be careful.