Hello,
I'm having the same issue in that Yahoo is saying it does not recognize my email. I have had that same email for almost 20 years now and now, out of the blue, I'm being told it isn't recognized.
OK, so it isn't recognized. By that, and per other people's comments, it means that my email does not exist. If that were the case, I should be able to create a new email. However, when I do so, it tells me that that email address is already in use.
I've emailed Yahoo about this and have yet to get a response. I need access to my emails. I have email notifications that are sent to me that I need to be able to see them in order to reply accordingly to them.
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1) Your account has been deactivated due to a violation of Yahoo's Terms.
2) You or someone else has deleted your account.
In these cases, you should contact Yahoo using this contact form.
But in your case, your account may have been permanently deleted since even the Sign-in Helper doesn't recognize your email address.
I think Yahoo has deleted your account due to a violation of Yahoo's Terms.