Email Scam: They want your password.

I am really amazed by all the different creative ways that a scamming mind can come with up. We have Nigerian princes, world bank, united nations, yahoo corporation, world bank and even Mr. Ban ki Moon emailing us. Well, here is an image of one such email that I received.

The above email was mailed to me on the 23rd of March.

For any of you who are unable to view the image, here is what the email says:

 Dear Subscriber,
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Virus Notification
A DGTFX Virus has been detected in your yahoo folders. Your email account has to be upgraded to our new Secured DGTFX anti-virus 2012 version to prevent damages to our web mail log and to your important files. Click your reply tab, Fill the columns below and send back to us or your email account will be terminated to avoid spread of the virus.
Email:
User name:
Password:
Reconfirm Password:
blueeyes
Note that your password will be encrypted with 1024-bit RSA keys for your password safety.
All yahoo User Should Reply Now !!!
Failure to do this will immediately render your Web-email address deactivated from our database.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Warning Code :ID67565434
AT&T Account Support.
Copyright ©2012
No virus found in this message.
Checked by AVG – www.avg.com
Version: 2012.0.1831 / Virus Database: 2090/4551

So, what are they upto?

Why do they send this type of email?

To us, these emails are as clear as glass. We have been seeing such emails since the time we first got our own internet connection. It is hence, easy for us to understand that this is a scam. However, to a person who is new to the internet, these tricks are new and they end up replying to these emails.

These emails are sent to extract your password. Using the yahoo logo and an official looking email is enough to fool many and people do send their passwords to these people.

Once they have your password, they scan your email for sensitive data like your bank account no. or your Credit Card information.
BEWARE!!