Is this a scam?
YAHOO ! INC. PROMO/Batch: xxxxxxxxxx
YAHOO GRAND PROMOTIONS
(Customer Services)
+447031841490
(8am-6pm)uk GMT TIME1
UNITED KINGDOM
Ref: xxxxxxxxxxx
Batch: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the Result of the
YAHOO GRAND PROMO ,online Sweepstakes International
program held on Thursday 204Th June,2006 in Liverpool,
UNITED-KINGDOM. Your e-mail address attached to
Serial number xxxxxxx.
Batch: xxxxxxxxxxx
Ref: xxxxxxxxxxxxx
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of £963,659( Nine HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE POUND STERLINGS) in cash,
credited to file xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. This is from a total cash prize of £16,005,360 Pounds, shared amongst the first thirteen (13) lucky winners in this category. All participants for this online version were selected randomly from World Wide Web sites through
2006-06-21 17:03:17 · 14 answers · asked by warrentalb 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
continued:
computer draw system (AMETHYST)and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed in our yahoo online services.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play coupon. In view of this,your £963,659(NINE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE THOUSAND,SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY NINE POUND STERLINGS) will be released to you by any of our payment offices in Europe. You are required to contact our payment officer via the aid of your assisgned fiduciary agent/payment officer.
barnesunit1@walla.com
Bar. Barnes Smith
(Fiduciary/payment Officer)
Congratulations Oncemore
Your sincerly
Janice Bruce.
Online coordinator for YAHOO!Inc International Program
© Copyright 2006 YAHOO!Inc.
2006-06-21 17:06:34 · update #1
It sure is a scam. You should report it to :
http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/
They will take action.
2006-06-21 17:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
hi...
you are not alone... I also got an e-mail similar to that...
2 things that I can suggest to you...
1. You will NEVER win anything if you've never bought a ticket from any lottery or sweepstakes. Where will they get the prize money if they don't have the funds from ticket selling?
2. IF it is legitimate, they will not contact you via e-mail... E-mail is not a secure medium of communication because of hackers... They will call you or send you mail.
Please do not send any of your personal informations to prevent fraudulent activities being done by using those info of yours....
Good luck and I hope that you win (legitimately!) in any lottery that you join in the near future. =)
visit www.consumerfraudreporting.com for more info...
1209
2006-06-21 18:15:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't ever believe a contest would rely on "email" communication to notify you of such a prize. That's ludicrous!
It would have to state your FULL name and mailing address to have any shot at legitamacy, but even then, it is likely fraudulent. The point of such emails is to see if your address is active in hopes you'll respond.
Any legitimate contest would contact you by phone and/or mail.
2006-06-21 17:13:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not reply to that email. Report that to Yahoo. In fact I think there is a Yahoo email address that you can forward that to.
These contest scams that you never entered, but were "selected" to be in, are all scams.
2006-06-21 17:25:05 · answer #4 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to call Yahoo's corporate office .Sounds like a scam.
2006-06-21 17:07:13 · answer #5 · answered by hippiegirl672003 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why in the world did you open that? Did you know that when you open that, it sends a signal to the sender comp that this indeed is a valid email addy, SELLS your addy and then you get bombarded with spam emails......that can compromise your addy and send viruses to everyone on your list.
2006-06-21 17:08:55 · answer #6 · answered by Halo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, all lotteries operate randomly over the internet. NOT!
Just wait until they ask for your bank account "to deposit your winnings" or a "credit card verification" or your SSN.
Obviously phishing.
2006-06-23 07:08:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two ways to tell if something is scam:
- You won even though you did not have to enter the contest.
- They do not mention your name anywhere in the e-mail; it could be sent to anybody.
2006-06-21 17:15:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bet they want you to send them $$ for a processing fee, right? No lotto is allowed to charge a processing fee in the US. and if you send your money to a stranger, guess what happens?? don't fall for it. THere is one scam where they actually send you the check for your winnings. but they want you to send them the money by western union. so you deposit the check, send them the money and they 2 days later you find out the check was bogus.
2016-03-27 00:35:06 · answer #9 · answered by Cindy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, scam.
2006-06-21 17:06:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋