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Scam alert: Yahoo needs $500 for each user to fix security problems.
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Scam alert: Yahoo needs $500 for each user to fix security problems.
March 16, 2017 at 7:43 am
(January 20, 2017 at 6:55 am)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: I've been advising my not-so-bright cousins regarding this. They get emails saying Yahoo is requiring $500 from each user to help solve the security hole in their software. 

I tried getting them to send the money to me and I'd make sure "it gets to the right parties" but I can't lie with a straight face, even via email.  Angry


Can I just send the money to you? I'm not sure about the process but you seem to know the ins and outs.
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Scam alert: Yahoo needs $500 for each user to fix security problems. - by KUSA - March 16, 2017 at 7:43 am

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