"yahoo security"?

[+ Charlie]

I just received an email on my yahoo email saying it was from "YAHOO SECURITY," saying possible illegal activity had been seen on my email account, referencing "Eastern Russia." It gave a phone number to call, so I did, and got a woman with an eastern European accent telling me to perform certain movements, which I did. When I realized it was moving toward the possibility of a remote takeover of my computer to "investigate," I immediately stopped the process and ended the phone call. The email has disappeared from my inbox. Is this some new scam?

[Kevin Slater]

yahoo security

 

Oxymoron.

 

Kevin Slater

[Kevin Slater]

Given that situation, I might have googled a Yahoo! 800 number on my own and call that number, rather than the one provided by the likely phishing scam. Glad you stopped it.

 

Kevin Slater

[+ quoththeraven]

Sounds like a scam to me.

[rvwnsd]

It sounds like a scam. @Kevin Slater makes a good suggestion.

[+ oldNbusted]

I just received an email on my yahoo email saying it was from "YAHOO SECURITY," saying possible illegal activity had been seen on my email account, referencing "Eastern Russia." It gave a phone number to call, so I did, and got a woman with an eastern European accent telling me to perform certain movements, which I did. When I realized it was moving toward the possibility of a remote takeover of my computer to "investigate," I immediately stopped the process and ended the phone call. The email has disappeared from my inbox. Is this some new scam?

 

I'm sorry to say but the email 'disappearing' most likely means your computer is compromised and you should act accordingly. A slightly less serious interpretation is that your email account is compromised.

[Guest]

I just received an email on my yahoo email saying it was from "YAHOO SECURITY," saying possible illegal activity had been seen on my email account, referencing "Eastern Russia." It gave a phone number to call, so I did, and got a woman with an eastern European accent telling me to perform certain movements, which I did. When I realized it was moving toward the possibility of a remote takeover of my computer to "investigate," I immediately stopped the process and ended the phone call. The email has disappeared from my inbox. Is this some new scam?

No, it's an old scam. As rule, never click on a link or call a phone number on an e-mail you receive from a company or organization. If you think there may be something that isn't a scam, open a new window and contact that organization from their regular website (or call the number on the back of your credit card or from their website).

Edited November 18, 2017 by Unicorn