Unlock Locked Yahoo Account
Post Updated: Feb 2017
Yahoo! is very strict in keeping its products and services up to its policies. Any malfunction with its products may lead to a strike on your service usage. If your Yahoo mail account is locked temporarily (12 hours), read the post carefully to regain your account back.
Following reasons are potential causes for blocking
The lock will be lifted automatically after 12 hours, but you can always regain access to your account immediately using the Sign-in Helper.
Step 1: Go to Yahoo Help Forum Page.
Step 2: Here click on “Account Locked” message
Step 3: Now click on Sign-in Helper
Step 4: Enter the Yahoo Mail Address or Phone Number (You can even enter recovery email ID or Phone No).
Enter Your Yahoo ID or Phone No.
Step 5: An ‘Account Key’ will be sent to your recovery mail/phone or you may be asked for the security questions.
Account Key to Recovery Address
Step 6: Follow the steps and you will regain access to your locked Yahoo! Account instantly.
When you log in to your account, cookie in the form of packets of data are stored on Yahoo servers. These cookies are the one which helps recognise your Yahoo account for further references. But when someone attempts a sign in using the wrong password the cookies are deleted. And when the limit number of attempts are crossed the cookies expire. This stimulates the Yahoo filters to think account activity as suspicious and thus locks it temporarily or for so called 12 or 24 hours.
To unlock or unblock your account you can try to Log in using another Yahoo server. These results in the formation of new and fresh cookies. The new server does not have any knowledge of expired cookies. And you are able to login and access your Yahoo! mail account again.
You can use any server listed below. (Try different servers if one doesn’t work.)
Note & Conclusion: I hope the above methods helped you in unblocking your locked Yahoo mail. If the methods don’t work you have no other option other than waiting for 12 hours which is a loose set time of account lock down.
Comment below for any assistance, query or suggestion, we will be happy to hear from you.
This post was last modified on June 24, 2017 7:51 pm
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Hi, I tried all of the methods above, and none worked. I have also waited more than 12 hours and tried them again, and still can't get into my yahoo account. I do animal rescue and I can't access any of my information on which animals I am receiving, where they are going, who needs help, etc. I need to get into this account. I have tried calling Yahoo's corporate number to beg for help and they hung up on me. Please help me get into this account.
I haven't heard anything on this, and there was no response -- can you help me get into my account, or get yahoo to unlock it? None of the methods outlined above have helped. I've been using sandys4pups@yahoo.com for years to do animal rescue and I have all my contacts on it. I've provided an alternate email in case you can email me instructions that will actually work, or let me know that Yahoo has finally unlocked my account.
eureka! thanks for this website guide .i gained 1st time -- that it was possible because of large emails I sent during a support conference for surgeons in my Area that caused the 'disabled'.afterall it was active since 2012.Other than the conference that postponed the
initially advertised venue, the 1st 2 days were also marred by Federal Govt public holidays!So a lot of reminders & the update has to be sent by email.Being very worried & assured that I don't transact anything illegitimate I wrote Yahoo several times & I was guided as above & Yahoo key sent via my recovery email address.So the question now is that ho w will convince Yahoo that that was what actually happened?
2.Many Yahoo keys have been sent to my recovery email address so which of these keys -the 1st or the last -will I use to the lost or disabled email account? 3.will the Yahoo key for the recovery email UNLOCK the disabled email?please help urgently I have lost a lot of internet hours on this issue.
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