Yahoo Email Going?

Bird · September 11, 2018, 06:12:29 PM

Logged onto my Yahoo email tonight and got this message to upgrade to Gmail... Yahoo mail going??
No warning emails and google didnt come up with much....

QuoteAdd Gmail to your Google Account

By completing this form, you're upgrading to Gmail, email from Google. Gmail works on any device, blocks spam, and much more.

You'll be able to sign in using your new Gmail address, which will become the primary email address associated with this account. We'll send account updates, invitations, and other notifications to your Gmail address.

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@yahoo.com will become an alternate email address on this account, and you'll still be able to sign in with it.

If you prefer, you can create a new Google Account with email, and leave this one as-is.

Cruiser 105Tvan · September 11, 2018, 06:40:37 PM

That have anything to do with the recent(few weeks back) business of Yahoo being taken over by some other mob.?

Bird · September 11, 2018, 06:46:43 PM

Quote from: Cruiser 105Tvan on September 11, 2018, 06:40:37 PM
That have anything to do with the recent(few weeks back) business of Yahoo being taken over by some other mob.?

all I can find on newsfeeds is https://www.digitaltrends.com/web/yahoo-mail-spying-sell-ads/

Paddler Ed · September 11, 2018, 06:57:49 PM

Does the link run through to a legitimate Google page?

It looks like a phishing email (albeit well done) for account log on details, and has perhaps targetted Yahoo users as they are often an older user base in Australia.

Cruiser 105Tvan · September 11, 2018, 07:31:17 PM

You know about the source info behind the message don't you Bird?
Shows the Senders IP and any real email addresses that messages are fwd. to.

Hoyks · September 11, 2018, 08:00:03 PM

I only use Yahoo mail and haven't got any notification. I'm also running adblocker add-ons in Firefox, but logging on through Edge I didn't get any messages.

Are you running the old version, or did you upgrade to the new version? I'm still on the old one as I found spam blocking too hard on the new one, so that may be affecting things, but I doubt it.

I'd be inclined to think its a phishing email too. If they had bought out yahoo and wanted you to change then they they will just migrate your account, the website appearance would start to change and they will redirect your mail.

Bird · September 11, 2018, 09:25:34 PM

Quote from: Paddler Ed on September 11, 2018, 06:57:49 PM
Does the link run through to a legitimate Google page?

this wasnt an email - this was while logging on..

Cruiser 105Tvan · September 11, 2018, 10:14:20 PM

Ok, I didn't get one earlier when I opened Yahoo for myself.

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