Possible Yahoo! Scam

I recently received this email and I'm not sure its a scam

Yahoo Account User <[email protected]>



This message is from yahoo messaging center to all yahoo email account owners.We are
currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center.We are deleting all yahoo
email account to create more space for new accounts.To prevent yoaur account from
closing you will have to update it so that we will know that it's a presently used
account.

Your response should be sent to admin manager Email: [email protected]


User Name: .................................... Email
Password:.............................................. Date Of
Birth: ......................................... Country Or
Territory:..............................


WARNING!!! any email account owner who refuses to upgrade his or her account within
Five working days after notification of this update is or her account will be will be
deleted from our data base permanently and can also lead to malfunctioning of the
client or user's account and we will not be held responsible for loosing your account.
Thanks for your understanding as it is geared towards serving you better Thanks.



Yahoo Upgrade team
Warning Code: ID67565434.

[AlanJones]

Yes it's a phishing scam.

Yahoo are not making any upgrades to their system like this and even if they did, they would never remove the details of their existing accounts.

Anyone who responds providing the details that they ask for will find themselves locked out of their Yahoo account.

An email service provider will never ask you to provide those details - they know them already.

Also, they will not, as noted above, delete your email account in the manner the email suggests.

What is likely to happen if you comply with the email is:

1 - your password will be changed.
2 - your "test question and answer" (which you might use to get your password changed again) and your details like date of birth and mother's maiden name will be changed so you can't get the box back again.
3 - your email address will be used to spam other victims, or your entire contact list will receive an email from your address saying you're in a foreign country without funds and would they please send you money via moneygram or Western Union.

Never answer emails that ask for personal details.