Solutions
on how to access my or your yahoo mail account without security questions – This
tutorial will show you How to access a Yahoo account if you lost your security
questions and answer. This could be very awful especially if yahoo is your only
current registered mailing account and you might feel that all hope is lost in
retrieving your mails but I have good news for you because there are certain
reasons I’m here to help you with & certain remedies:
I
always see this search preference on search engines:
My Yahoo Account Has been Locked.
My Account Has Been Compromised
Can’t access my Yahoo Account
I Lost My Security Questions
I forgot my Password
I don’t Remember the Answer to my Security Question
Now here is the real truth and Solutions:
Your
Yahoo account has been locked for security reasons; this means that there have
been too many unsuccessful attempts to sign in to your Yahoo account with the
incorrect password. As a security measure, your Yahoo account has been locked
to prevent unauthorized users from being able to access it. – This step is highly recommended.
If
you haven't been trying to sign in to your Yahoo account with the incorrect login
details (username or password), this is not necessarily a reason for worry. It
could simply be the result of another user mistakenly thinking that your ID is
theirs or that someone somewhere is trying to gain access to your account. To read
and learn more about Yahoo account security, visit the Yahoo! Help Security
Center on http://security.yahoo.com/
The
problem usually occurs when an incorrect username or password is repeatedly
used, and locking the user out of the Yahoo account is for security reasons. Lock
out form a Yahoo account is automatically enforced for 12 – 24 hours – the
account owner will have to wait (this can
be very frustrating).
You
can use the Yahoo link below to the complete details of how to go about it:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/edit/id_password/edit-22.html
More
Explanations for Better Understanding
Security of
Yahoo Mail Account
- Yahoo! uses temporary, automatic account locking as a security measure to guard
accounts from unauthorized access. Sometimes you can also become temporarily
locked out of your own account as a result of several failed login. If you (or
someone else) use the wrong password three or more times when attempting to
sign in to your account, the account will be locked, for your Yahoo account
protection, for 24 hours.
YAHOO HELP
SECURITY CENTER - Yahoo Account Security Solutions
There
are some certain reasons why you might see the message: "Account locked for security reasons" when attempting to
sign in to your Yahoo Account:
· Three or more
failed sign in attempts: This triggers Yahoo security system to temporarily
lock the account for 24 hours. (Try again after 24hrs)
· Someone with a
similar Yahoo! ID accidentally typed your ID on log in: If you haven't recently
tried to sign in to your account, then it could be someone else's harmless
mistake. Their Yahoo! ID may be similar to yours and they may have mistakenly
typed in your Yahoo! ID instead of their own. (No alarm at all)
· Automatic
security measures: In case an unauthorized person tried to access your account,
Yahoo locks it for your protection. (This is recommended)
1.
It
lasts for 24 hours, starting from the third unsuccessful log in attempt.
2.
It
doesn't reset. Attempting to login again within the 24 period will not help.
3.
Try
again after 24 hours. Once the lockout time has expired, your password should
work as usual.
4.
Yahoo
can't provide the lock time information to you. They can't give you the exact
time that your account was locked or when it will be unlocked neither can our
team.
Additional
Information:
If
you see an "Invalid Password" error message, see our help article
about how to recover a lost password or go directly to our password helper. If
you think someone may have accessed your account, see our help article on
compromised accounts."
Series of Yahoo
Account Problems Faced by Users
The
security question to enter my Yahoo account slipped from my mind, I can’t even
remember my alternate email address, please help me to recover the email
address which has an important data as I can't remember the answer I used for
my yahoo question. I don’t want to lose all of my costumers. – from
Daniel Brains, USA
I
remember my password but I forgot the security question I answered when opening
the mail, now I can’t seem to log in my account as it is asking me the security
question. It always says that the device I am using is unknown. Please help me
to with solutions. – from
Cecilia Swam, United Kingdom
I
have two Yahoo Mail Accounts, one of the security question is asking me about
where I spent my honeymoon at 23 September 2009, but unfortunately I didn't
remember the answer. The second one is asking about the nickname of my oldest
son. What shall I do? – from Chikason Okoro, Nigeria
What
if I remember my Yahoo! ID and password but don’t remember the answer to
security question and didn’t add an alternate email address, how can I access
my account if it still asks for security answer? – from Li Chan, China.
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