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Can I recover my account if the hacker already changed the password and secret questions?

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Not easily. If you have your account linked to another email account it might be possible to reset the password. Personally, I would recommend contacting Yahoo customer service.

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Yahoo is requesting money and permission to turn my account over to someone to recover it. What should I do?

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That is a scam. Delete it and move on.

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How do I stop spam emails after I recovered my hacked Yahoo account?

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Unsubscribe to all newsletters and delete all of the newsletter emails and spam.

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My Yahoo account has been hacked and the password with recovery details changed. It has been almost 4 months since I accessed it. How can I retrieve it?

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Your only option is to try to contact Yahoo for help in recovering your account.

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How do I contact Yahoo about a hacked account?

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Follow the steps in How to Contact Yahoo for instructions on contacting Yahoo.

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My Yahoo mail was hacked and I changed the password. Now I am not able to get any mail to this account. How can I solve this problem?

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Make sure that the hacker did not mess with your filters. They may have also set up email forwarding to send all of your email to them. For help doing these steps and with other troubleshooting, Contact Yahoo .

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What do I do if my Yahoo mail has been hacked and Yahoo support wants to charge me to fix my problem?

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Yahoo support will not ask you to pay money to fix the problem, this is a scam. Follow the steps in the article to recover your account, then you should follow the steps on How to Contact Yahoo for steps on how to contact the real Yahoo. If you payed the scammers, contact whoever you processed the payment through and dispute the charge, then you should report the scam to the FTC .

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How do I delete a part of my hacked Yahoo account?

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You can't delete a part of your account, you can only delete the whole thing, follow How to Delete Yahoo! Accounts for directions on deleting your whole account. Securing your account is all you have to do after it has been hacked, you just need to change your password and you should consider enabling 2-step verification .

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My phone number is not receiving Yahoo account key and I don't have a recovering email, how do I login to my account?

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Check your phones settings to make sure that Yahoo's number is not blocked. You can also Contact Yahoo for help.

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How do I change the language on my Yahoo account?

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How to Manage Your Account Settings on Yahoo! might be able to help.

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How do I recover my emails after recovering my account?

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If the emails you're trying to recover were deleted, and they're not in the trash folder, they are gone forever. Otherwise, I suggest contacting Yahoo Support.

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What do I do if I create a new password and it accepts it, but I still have the same problem when I log in?

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You should contact customer support, and have them walk you through the steps to resolve this problem.

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How can I recover my Yahoo account if the hacker changed my phone number?

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Try to use a recovery email address. If that does not work, then Contact Yahoo .

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How do I recover a hacked Yahoo account if I have a new phone number?

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You can try to use a recovery email, and if that does not work, you can try to Contact Yahoo .

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How do I recover files that were deleted from my hacked Yahoo account?

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You may need to contact Yahoo support in order to recover the files.

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I have a hacked Yahoo account. It can't recognize my cellphone number or my recovery email. What should I do?

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If you are unable to answer the security questions you set up at registration, contact Yahoo support, and they will help you recover your account. You will need to request a new password.

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How can I recover my Yahoo Mail account if the password and security questions were changed?

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Try using your recovery email address or phone number.

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