Microsoft defines phishing as a “type of online identity theft” that uses fake emails to steal confidential account information. For example, you may receive a message in your Yahoo Mail account asking for your account name and password from someone identifying him or herself as an official Yahoo employee. Reporting the phishing attempt to Yahoo, if the sender used a Yahoo account, enables the company to take action against the sender. Not only can you mark the email as spam in your Yahoo Mail account, you also can report it directly to Yahoo via an online form. Tips Writer Bio
