What's my Yahoo account password?

Dear Dave, I wrote to Yahoo previously asking about my mail I believe had been hacked because my password is suddenly rejected. I am so disappointed no help has been given. What can I do to ask for a new password and retrieve my mail when I can't remember the zip code I entered previously?

It is such a disgrace if Yahoo! does not provide alternatives to handle such cases.
In my country, unlike the US, zip code aint popular at all. We don't use such data often. I was about to register full service by credit card, for Yahoo! with no ads, but now I am so disturbed and highly disappointed!

Pleeeeeeeeeeease HELP?

Dave's Answer:

These are always interesting requests for help to receive, actually. On the one hand, it's true that prompting for a zipcode as a key to retrieve a password is very ethnocentric since most other countries in the world have either something only vaguely similar (postal codes, but they can contain letters and numbers) or have nothing that serves a similar purpose.

On the other hand, Yahoo! lets you chose from about 30 different countries, including China, Japan, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Thailand and Vietnam. Further, you can actually set any of about a dozen different reminder questions if you don't have a zip code, as shown here:

If you have an account, it's your responsibility to set it up so that you can recover and restore any settings or similar.

But there's a bigger issue here. The issue is how does Yahoo! know that you have legitimate claim to this account?

If you were someone who was trying to break into an account, a "hacker" as you suggest, then you wouldn't know the zipcode for the password reminder and you wouldn't know the password.

In fact, I don't like to help people recover their passwords when they don't know the answers to their recovery questions, the situation you describe here, because I also have no way of differentiating between someone in a frustrating and unfortunate situation and someone who is trying to game the system, trying to con me (or Yahoo!) into releasing access to a personal account.

So the final answer I'll offer is that if you really want to have a Yahoo Mail account, then make sure that you promptly modify your account settings so that you have a reminder question that you're 100% sure you'll remember.

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Reader Comments To Date: 870

jr ricardo said, on December 19, 2009 4:40 PM:

Need help

Ishan said, on December 22, 2009 5:59 AM:

HI DAVE
I WAS USING MY YAHOO ACCOUNT FROM LAST FEW YEARS AND I WAS LIVING WITH MY GIRL FRIEND NOW SHE CHANGED MY PASSWORD MY SECURITY ANSWER.
PLEASE HELP TO GET IT BACK PLEAS.
THANKS

yasir nasir said, on December 24, 2009 12:45 PM:

plz my yahoo id password will have been lie plz my yahoo id password explain me.my yahoo id is sirfdosti2002@yahoo.com

Parveen said, on January 3, 2010 11:01 PM:

Somebody hacked my password id is praveen2255@yahoo.com--I dont remember any details I created tht id very long ago--Pls help

Parveen said, on January 3, 2010 11:05 PM:

Somebody hacked my password id is praveen2255@yahoo.com--I dont remember any details I created tht id very long ago--Pls help-plssssssssss....................

april wheeler said, on January 4, 2010 10:57 PM:

im tryin to sign up on twitter and its tellin me dat my password is wrong i need it 4 da sign up i think i know it i just signed up 4 yahoo and there tellin me idont know it

Alex said, on January 8, 2010 7:28 PM:

I gave my password and username to a friend for a Facebook account.Than I got in fight with him and he took my Yahoo account and changed password -.-...So,I can't take it back because I don't remember the year that i said i was born...And I didn't put my real year of birth because it was my first account and i thought that everyone can see it...I was afraid of pedophiles...What ever...So,what should I do,how can I get my account back...??? And it's very stupid-.- On hotmail you don't have to put all these things into your account..I never give personal information that I think it's not essential for them to know...So...Again,WHAT SHOULD I D??? anyone...Please :)

rashid faruqee said, on January 18, 2010 10:53 PM:

sir my password has been chaged.please send my password of its mail great.shashank99@gmail.com

rashid faruqee said, on January 18, 2010 10:56 PM:

Hi, Last weekend some one hacked in to my yahoo and has surely changed Zip code and password. It wont let me login. In less than 24 hrs my yahoo account was gone. I remember loggin on to a geocities site, but dont remember exactly what it was. Is there any solution that I can get yahoo id back. I remmeber the persinal info, but I guess the hacker has chnaged that too.

sara said, on January 23, 2010 2:44 AM:

hi dave, I have a real problem:((
my yahoo Id account was blocked about 2weeks ago
i tried to log in but my password didn't work by this message that try again
i tried to reset my password but after first step i saw this message: password cant be reset for some security reseans!!!
someone told that u shoud wait couple of days but i wait 2weeks but no result
what shold i do? i really need that ID
my best friends and best remembers are there
please help me
for god sakeeeeeeeeeee
please help meeeeeeeeee:((
oh, excuse me for my language, I'm iranian and have so problem in english language,sorry:(

josephmendiola said, on January 23, 2010 5:01 AM:

dude help me i dont know my password please help

Rahul Sharma said, on January 23, 2010 5:56 PM:

Hello,

I was wondering if there is anyway of getting my old password back. I am using firefox and it saves my password, this is why I did not have to worry about it for last couple of years. Everything was fine until my computer crashed and I had to reformat my computer and that deleted all the history and saved passwords of every website and email providers. I am really scared and don't know what to do. I have used the same password for every website. I know its very unlikely for it to be hacked because of my security privacy thing in every website.

But I was wondering if there is anyway that I could get my old password back. I know I could go and change my password, but I have bee using it for a little while and I do not want to change it now and the fact its the same everywhere I dont really have to worry about it changing everywhere else and do the same process...

Please help me and let me know if there is any way that I could get into my account with the same old password that I used to use it for past so many years...

Thank you very much!

Rahul Sharma

Prosper Njoku said, on January 26, 2010 3:49 AM:

My Client have been using this email for 12 years and it was hacked into by unknown intruder who have been sending mails through the account, we really donr know what to do and have tried some password crackers all to know avail and the security information was also change, please is it possible to recieve an answer?

Thank You

Prosper

jitendra kumar said, on January 27, 2010 3:42 AM:

sir,
i forget my yahoo login password and question & answer.so what I do

kamran said, on February 4, 2010 11:48 PM:

i have forgot my password and also security question please help me, please give me suggestion on this email Address need_of_friendship786@yahoo.com
i will be very thanks full to you please tell me by mail
thanks
kamran

abhishek rastogi said, on February 13, 2010 5:59 AM:

Dear Sir,
i lost my yahoo password and forgot secret answer.
Plz help me. this is my important mail id. If available plz give the toll free regarding this.

regards

abhishek rastogi +91 9837113515

clyde said, on February 20, 2010 8:26 AM:

RE: YAHOO INTERNATIONAL/..."MOTHER-GOOSE"
.
I'VE HAD 4 YAHOO ACCOUNTS 'BROKEN' OR DISABLED FROM THE "camp of acsess" NYPL ...USA's NYC.
.
YAHOO SERVICE SEEMS TO BE AT A LOSS TO REPAIR THEM
.
CLYDE

annie said, on February 24, 2010 9:43 PM:

hi how are u i need ur help this my old i.d angel_anne_0624@yahoo.com and i forgot my pets name and my alternet plss help me

haider said, on February 26, 2010 7:42 AM:

hey m forget my yahoo password n secret answer plz help me

haider said, on February 26, 2010 7:45 AM:

hey m forget my yahoo password n secret answer plz help me

amitha said, on February 28, 2010 6:02 PM:

dear sir i have a yahoo id amitha110@yahoo.com but it cannot work password not working. what can i do. i give my detail but cannot work????????? please help me

jane said, on March 1, 2010 2:17 AM:

i forgot my password

subbaiah said, on March 10, 2010 12:02 PM:

some one hacked my yahoo password...my id is venki_042003@yahoo.co.in plz tell me how to recover my password

samreen said, on March 11, 2010 3:04 PM:

hi
some one hacked my id and now hez blackmailing me n because i have got lots of pics on dat id and he send he will send my pics to every one , itried alot to recover my password. please help.
my id is sweetpari57@yahoo.com
thanks........

ali zulfiqar said, on March 13, 2010 12:55 AM:

dear I have lost my pass word,the question asked by yahoo,one is correct & one I dont know why answer coming wrong,any way how i can get again my password?

satish said, on March 16, 2010 11:46 AM:

i have forgot my password and also security question please help me. plese sugestion my yahoo id passward changd without loss my data.

Marvin e carpenter said, on March 16, 2010 7:45 PM:

Hi Dave about 5 years ago I made a yahoo account that got stolen about three years ago I wouldn't worrie about it but long story short I have a credit card account locked into my old account also a xbox360 profile I can't edit becuz it's connected to it to also a old myspace 2 with some horrible pictures I wouldn't worrie about it but now it's very important 2me I no how 2reset it I tried 2but I remmeber everthing like the zip birth date ,ect but I forgot my answer 2my sceret question (what's my pet name)

S hassan said, on March 16, 2010 11:25 PM:

Hello,
I'm really glad I found this site because I also have the same problem as some of you described here. I've been using my yahoo email for over 10 years. All of a sudden I cannot sign on. When I tried to reset my password, my secret info is not recognized! I'm just freaking out now because I stored important info in my account.
please help me sir dave

Ganesh said, on March 22, 2010 2:13 AM:

Hi I forgot password,I remember all question but my alternate mail not working,how do i get back password with out using alternate mail.Help me please. thanks in advance

Nimisha Raval said, on March 25, 2010 5:40 AM:

Dear Sir,
My Yahoo. id is nr_1139@yahoo.com & this account is locked & i lost my yahoo password and forgot secret answer.
Plz help me. this is my important mail id. Pls. do me needful.
regards

farhan said, on March 27, 2010 1:02 PM:

my password does not work

renee singleton said, on March 30, 2010 1:28 AM:

I JUST OPENED AN ACCOUNT WITH YAHOO..THEY MADE ME PUT IN AN ALTERNATE EMAIL. I USED MY DAUGHTER'S. I TRIED TO OPEN AN ACCOUNT WITH TAGGED. THEY WON'T LET ME USE MY EMAIL ACCOUNT; THEY MADE ME USE MY DAUGHTER'S ALT ACCT. HELP

Dattu said, on April 5, 2010 8:56 AM:

hi,

my name is Dattu from india, my yahoo id is datturavi@yahoo.co.in and somebody hacked my id and changed the password and the secret question and the alternate email id as well, please help me in retrieving my yahoo id as its very important for me and i will receive all the important communication to that mail id only. i have tried all the ways including the alternative one which was told by you. but no sucess.

please help me in this. please

gurminder choudhary said, on April 10, 2010 2:37 PM:

Hi dave,
same prblem here. my account has been hacked and i cant get my passsword. the hackers have changed my questyion. i know this cause it was changed sep2009. and my account waas set up years ago. my account id is gurminderchoudhary

many thanks

gurminder choudhary

easycook said, on April 13, 2010 2:38 AM:

hai

my mail id is herbxfoods@yahoo.com,i forgot my password and secret question but i know my DOB and postal pincode entered for registration please do favour to me to get my password earlier

thanks and regards

maryam Ahmad said, on April 16, 2010 6:50 AM:

I forgot my password & i kept two secret question. for which i do remembber one anser of secret questionm, but the answer of seconf question i forgot. I kept it allah but with Allah i had given some more word that i completely sliped from my mind. Please help me to revover my password

Kristy said, on April 19, 2010 7:04 PM:

Is my Yahoo IM ID the same as my Yahoo ID or do I need to create a new IM ID?

fareesa said, on May 1, 2010 3:31 AM:

i forgot my password. i tried a lot but cannot access password.could you please help me in getting my password? mail my new password in to my another id: rosylover_145@yahoo.com

Emm said, on May 5, 2010 12:16 AM:

Hello Dave. I don't know why or how but my yahoo password is not working anymore. I tried everything I could... Can you help me ?
Thank you

ashleyck said, on May 5, 2010 4:20 PM:

my password on my myspace facebook and yahoo password all got changed plz help me out ...=[

Roar Liljebakk said, on May 11, 2010 1:31 PM:

I want to change my password
Please help me to do that,

Roar Liljebakk

siddiq said, on May 14, 2010 3:50 PM:

hey siddiq here...

sum 1 hackd ma gurl acct.... can u help me pplz.....
pplz
pplz
pplzzzzz.....

nova said, on May 18, 2010 10:05 PM:

hi dave,
ive got problems with my yahoo mail account, i did change my password coz i think someone new it. first it was ok, i can open it, but after the next day it wont work anymore. so what i did is to recover my password. it come out security questions.
i was able to answer the first security question but the second one is i totally forgot. can you please help me to recover my password or my account. this account is very important to me, Ive been receiving emails here from different companies.

JULIANA said, on May 19, 2010 5:33 AM:

i forgot my secret question anwers can some one help me my id jrickerts@yahoo.com

diya said, on May 21, 2010 1:58 PM:

sir,
i lost forget my pass words and i too forget my secrete question answers,now i want to recover my same id passwords so can you help me in this condition .if you can you can mail me in my fans id smartysp_ptm@yahoo.com
hoping to get help thx bye

ma. czarmine yu said, on May 23, 2010 1:42 AM:

I had this problem yesterday, May 22, 2010, for my personal yahoo account. For no reason, I was chatting in my yahoo messenger, it simply automatically logged out itself and when I try to signed in back, I get the message that I typed in an incorrect ID and/or incorrect password. How can this be happening that, I always checked the "Remember my ID & password"?
I'm fearful, that I can't recover this personal account of mine, I have all the addresses and other contacts of my other relatives abroad.

Please do help me.....I really need to get back my account.

I really do remember my ID and Password it's just that once i signed in, it says that the Id and password I entered are invalid.

Neeraj said, on May 26, 2010 11:08 AM:

somebody hack my acount and change it's password please help their have lots of my imp. mails so please help me to recover my password for neer_kanwal (yahoo id) and send it to neer.kanwal@gmail.com plz help me

nicoe "marie" eckford said, on June 2, 2010 9:45 PM:

i just came from my deployment and i have been logging into my account however my husband for some reason changed my password and no longer here so he`s not giving it to me. i have a lot of emails that i need to take care of and respond to in regards to work. he didnt change the first security question but the second i know he did because it`s not giving m the right answer that i put in. the id is on yahoo and it`s sexyms197732@yahoo.com. please help me and this time i will ensure that it`s safe.

shaheen said, on June 16, 2010 4:21 AM:

i forgot my previous yahoomailpassword which was my favourate yesterday it was changed but i want my previous password please send me the old one what was that

ayesha said, on June 25, 2010 1:46 AM:

hi,
as i signed in to my account i found all my mails r lost ,my account z cmpltly empty now,
plz tell me how can i retrive my lost mails back ,as they r really imp to me...
thanks,
in wait of ur reply sir,
india

bijaya said, on June 27, 2010 6:04 AM:

Dear Dave, I wrote to Yahoo previously asking about my mail I believe had been hacked because my password is suddenly rejected. I am so disappointed no help has been given. What can I do to ask for a new password and retrieve my mail when I can't remember the zip code I entered previously?

It is such a disgrace if Yahoo! does not provide alternatives to handle such cases.
In my country, unlike the US, zip code aint popular at all. We don't use such data often. I was about to register full service by credit card, for Yahoo! with no ads, but now I am so disturbed and highly disappointed!

Pleeeeeeeeeeease HELP?

saranya said, on July 2, 2010 8:53 PM:

hi,
pls can u help me to recover my yahoomail password... i forgot my password n not able to access my account.. so if u get my password of the above mail id pls send the password to this id... epraveenrock@yahoo.co.in

chai said, on July 3, 2010 1:35 PM:

I also have the same problem as some of you described here. I've been using my yahoo email for over 5 years. All of a sudden I cannot sign on. When I tried to reset my password, my secret info is not recognized! i have stored important info in my account. I need help to recover my password. can you help me please?

john said, on July 3, 2010 1:40 PM:

i need help to recover my password. i know all of my personal info but my secret answer has been changed and i'm not able to rest my password please help thansk

vijane catanghal said, on July 10, 2010 9:01 PM:

i don't know what is my password cause i'm not the one who make it!!

glenn said, on July 12, 2010 2:02 PM:

my yahoo more than 8 years account was hacked few hours ago. tried to reset password, but to no avail. kindly help me. . . glenn632002@yahoo.com

karthiga said, on July 13, 2010 4:14 AM:

hai i need to recover my pass word i know all my personal details but at time of opening my account i forgot my secret answer so kindly help to reset my pass word and send us the new pass word to my gmail acount karthiga4362@gamil.com

richard said, on July 14, 2010 1:52 AM:

hello, i need to recover my password. i forgot my secret 2nd answer and i use this for almost 5 years. so kindly help me to reset my password in yahoomail account and send us the new password. my yahoo account is richard_khay@yahoo.com.ph, thanks for everyone

Ted Sladek said, on July 15, 2010 12:21 PM:

Hi Dave: I cannot find my I.D. or password for my yahoo stock accounts. My information is as follows:

[[[ omitted. Tip: Do NOT share things like your mother's maiden name on a Web site. Eek! ]]]

fricky khan said, on July 19, 2010 10:52 AM:

pls send my pass word

KD said, on July 21, 2010 3:05 PM:

Hi

Yahoo email account is hacked please tell me how to recover the same as i forgot the answer to 2nd security question and someone has hacked my account and change the password.

thanks
kedar

radhika said, on July 22, 2010 10:47 AM:

dave,
i am using yahooid for the past 4 years and now i am not able to login my account and i have got lot of details in it . . .rad_mech@yahoo.co.in is my yahoo id... kindly help me out of this...i have also forgot the answer for my secret question...pl help me.......

aneel said, on July 25, 2010 12:49 AM:

hey dave i m having a problem i cant login my fb......it is maybe i cant remember my password...n they says that they will send me a emali code...but i dunt remember my yahoo mail n id password...pls help me

hamzaqh said, on July 25, 2010 4:49 AM:

plz help me for find the password

Chetna Charul said, on July 29, 2010 4:00 AM:

plz help me for find the password

teresa monge said, on August 5, 2010 11:15 PM:

okay so my friend email got hacked and he really needs that email passward! he knows his zip code and he knows his Alternate email address but he says that the Alternate email address doesnt work and he doesnt know his secret question or answer!so how can he reset his password? can he reset his passward? ... like can he use my email to reset it?

teresa monge said, on August 5, 2010 11:19 PM:

please help my friend get his password! he really needs it!
THANKS

pubudu mahesh said, on August 8, 2010 12:22 PM:

please help me to recover my yahoo account...
pubudu1982@yahoo.com this ie tha mail really i want..

kaushik said, on August 12, 2010 6:37 AM:

hi Dave,
some one changed my yahoo password,yahoo id is kaushik639@yahoo.com,I don't remember any personal info as it was created long long back what should i do now?
please help me.
bye,
kaushik adhikary
calcutta, india

Sandeep said, on August 12, 2010 7:05 AM:

If i forget my password and also forget my alternet id's password so what do i do.if i won't get my password so i miss my all data.

Sandeep said, on August 12, 2010 7:11 AM:

hi Dave,
some one changed my yahoo password,yahoo id is er_maheshwari@yahoo.co.in,I don't remember any personal info as it was created long long back what should i do now?
please help me.
From-Sandeep Maheshwari
ratlam,m.p.

Rique said, on August 20, 2010 4:29 AM:

My ex girlfriend changed my password and account information so I can't be able to get it back. I still know my previous personal information before she changed it. I want to recover my account. Please help. Thanks. riquetoy@yahoo.com

said said, on August 23, 2010 4:06 PM:

Greet for you i have email when i creat it assistance me my freind but now i don not have access why i don not know ineed help i have more message in inbox i want read it but ineed help to access

ashok swain said, on August 24, 2010 6:44 AM:

hi nix,
i m ashok, forget her password, if u can help me then plz send password.
my mail id (ashok.swain@gmail.com)

Nupur said, on August 26, 2010 4:04 AM:

Hello Sir,
2 days back when i logged into my yahoo account, suddenly i found that i am unable to login in using my original password. I tried to recover it but no use. I remember my personal info but i dont remember the Security Answer or Someone Hacked my account and change all questions. i tried hard but it's just no use.i am broken; i have been using these ids for everything - 4yrs yahoo it seems i have lost just everything - all my contacts and all my precious mails.

I don't know whether you wud help me or not but all i can do is to request u and i myself also wud try out all the possible ways to recover password. plzz if u get my password plzz send it to nupurdutt.dutt@gmail.com.
Thanks alot

SUFIANU said, on August 28, 2010 1:36 PM:

Hi am Sufianu, for one week now i have not being able to log into my yahoo, though using the right id and password.
Please help me. U can please message me in myspace, through this 'sufianu15@myspace.com'

sameeksha sud said, on August 30, 2010 9:43 AM:

hi Sir,

i also need your help urgently...i have changed my password few days back..now i dont remember the new password i have given and i am not able to sign in...i have even forgotten answer to secret question as well..pls help..i need to access my account as early as possible...

waiting for your fast help..thanking you in advence

nahab,
This my email id:khusisud@yahoo.com

sonu gupta said, on September 3, 2010 1:45 AM:

HI
This is sonu gupta from delhi i have been using yahoo email for more than 5 year.all of sudden i cannot sign on when i tried to reset my password, my secret info is not recognazied.i am just fraking out now because i nstore my all data and importantant infomation in my account.without this i cannot do my professional work my carrier become zero. please help me on this metter.

regard
sonu gupta
m 9811664403

bharat singh said, on September 5, 2010 5:43 AM:

I FORGAT MY PASSWORD

daniel said, on September 14, 2010 6:19 AM:

i can't get to my mail,i forgot the password can u help me,i can't even get the confirmation code of my facebook which is there

angel said, on September 17, 2010 4:06 PM:

me and my ex was fighting and they changed my password, i have no idea the birthday and the zip cuz my dad made me for me over 8 years ago..he doesnt remember it either..what should i do??

MtSon said, on September 25, 2010 12:18 AM:

Lol. Yahoo sucks period. I had my wow info on the yahoo account my cod4 cod6 tf2 like 30 games cd keys and account info/passwords on my email and guess what. My account got hacked and well yahoo lets you change your Security Question date of birth and all of that stuff which DOES NOT help with security. So once your account gets hacked and you have important things on it like credit card # or anything your screwed because hackers can change every bit of personal info and make it there account and what can you do? nothing. So if you guys are mad at yahoo switch to G mail or hotmail. or something because Yahoo sucks at keeping your account safe

rodel quisado said, on September 29, 2010 10:51 PM:

hi dave!please help me to recover my password without resetting it.i still remember the security question and alternate email.i can prove i am the owner of this account.actually im using my alternate email address now because i cant access my original yahoo mail account.thank you.

MUKESH KUMAR said, on September 30, 2010 6:42 AM:

PLEASE HIDE MY PASSWORD DO NOT OPEN IT BEFORE TYPE

Chinni said, on October 25, 2010 1:59 PM:

Hi Dave,

I was cheated by in a public room chatting by someone and my ID "completelyin@yahoo.com" has been hacked and all the information such as Birth Date, Residing City and Pin are changed. I am unable to access my ID and worrying a lot.

Kindly assist me. I would be very much grateful to you.

dina said, on October 27, 2010 2:56 AM:

hi
plz i forgot my yahoo id dina_beauty16@yahoo.com i need ur help

thanks

cathy lee rigz said, on October 29, 2010 12:47 PM:

Hi dave, i need a help, someone has hacked my password on yahoo messenger and changed all the security question.. what should i do to get back my password??

Owen Myhill said, on November 1, 2010 12:10 AM:

Gday Dave,

Just got an interesting one today with regards to Yahoo. Was logged into my email, had a glitch with a video download from an email attachment from my old man, and now I cannot log in. Wierd thing is, when I go to reset my password, and I cannot get past the random image verification, even tried the audible number generator.

I went to try and create a new account with the same id, but it won't let me, so that should confirm the id hasn't been accidentally wiped from the system.

Any idea on what is going on or how to fix it?? There is no email address I can send a complaint to (that I can find anyway), nor a number I could call within Australia.

Cheers, Owen

najam said, on November 8, 2010 1:10 AM:

my yahoo account is hack someone person pl z my problem is solve

thandiwe said, on November 12, 2010 6:27 AM:

hey Dave,
Someone hacked into my yahoo account which is thandz1@yahoo.com and has changed my password.please help me retrieve it back.

ronald said, on November 14, 2010 2:27 PM:

hi dave,

iforgot my yahoo password and i forgot the secret password question and answer

Niks said, on November 15, 2010 9:38 PM:

Hey,

I forgot my yahoo password and the secret question's answer too..

then how do i reset my password..

is there any solution??

please help me out if anyone can..

Oana Popitiu said, on November 30, 2010 3:22 PM:

I forgot my pass for one of my e-mail oanajurna@yahoo.com. I remember my secret question and the answer also.
Can you help me?

kunhu said, on December 2, 2010 3:46 AM:

any time when I open yahoo..then just click to mail there have already my password on PW block... so,, may be this laptop will open other one he also can enter my yahoo...inside.. so, I want stop that and don't show again my password dots on any computer in sign in block...pls.

cory fasetti said, on December 2, 2010 8:42 PM:

how do I get my e-mail password sent to me on my alternate e-mail address?

Hasham Dogar said, on December 4, 2010 4:36 AM:

plz tell me password and favorite uncle name? thanks 4 help

Ezimoha Hope said, on December 9, 2010 1:57 AM:

pls Sir, am confused, i can not login with my password since yesterday and i can not remember those information that i filled. Pls help me. My email address is ogo242@yahoo.com

mohamed ali said, on December 9, 2010 7:15 AM:

hi sir,
I am just confused in recovering my password of my mail id.It has been hacked by some one. all the security question has been changed by the hackers. please do tell me how to recover my old password of my yahoo mail id: m_d_a_l_i1651977@yahoo.co.in.

slyarchi said, on December 17, 2010 6:52 AM:

Good day, i don't know what to do anymore. Ve tried accessing ma mail but could't cos ma password, alternative email addy are forgotten. is there any way out? Goodheadisgood@yahoo.com

Sana said, on December 26, 2010 9:31 AM:

i lost my password and continuously contacting yahoo people but every information i have written with me they are saying it is not matching am too much upset now i have had this account of mine from the last 9-10 years you can say its being ages that i have using this account. can anyone help me here? i have given them every single detail of my account even told them that they can ask my friends about my id but till now there is no response after my last mail. i want my id back very badly it means the world to me is there anyone who can tell me how can i get it back?

I do have a lot to say, and questions of my own for that matter, but first I'd like to say thank you, Dave, for all your helpful information by buying you a cup of coffee!

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