I received an email, supposedly from Yahoo, notifying me that I have won $ 500. I am supposed to click on the link that will take me to your web page regarding the lottery, and follow the instructions for giving you the info necessary to deposit this in my PayPal, StormPay, e-gold or Money Bookers account. Before I click on the link, I thought I 'd better check it out first. Thanks
2006-09-13 12:28:46 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Noooooo!! Don't do it! It's a scam. Don't click on any links and don't enter any info.
2006-09-13 12:32:18 · answer #1 · answered by Sabina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. It is a scam.
Dozens of people from the UK have asked the same question on Yahoo answers.
Its a good thing you checked.
They are trying to prey on people's gullibility and greed so they can get people's personal information so they can steal your identity or raid your accounts..
Its called "Phishing" you know like fishing for information.
2006-09-13 12:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! STEP AWAY FROM THE E-MAIL! IT IS A SCAM! Yahoo is not holding such a lottery. It probably will ask for your credit card number, and if you type it in, the crook who sent you it will use it for identity theft. DO NOT BE TRICKED INTO DOING THAT.
2006-09-13 12:33:27 · answer #3 · answered by blakerobinson2u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hahahahahaha. yeah, yet there is been a mistake. you should deliver this advice to me at as quickly as so as that i will technique your award. i gets appropriate on it. once you're that gullible. if yahoo did something like that, they might have commercials plastered on one and all of those pages. you spot something on your homepage approximately such nonsense? look on the left fringe of this internet site, see something approximately it? great advice by way of, for any yahoo administrators which may be reckoning on
2016-10-14 23:35:33 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
forward the e-mail to yahoo customer service it is a scam, send them what you just wrote and the e-mail as an attachment, help shut those asses down.
2006-09-13 12:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by gamemanual 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scam....
don't fall for it.. when did yahoo ever give money away?
NEVER
2006-09-13 12:36:42 · answer #6 · answered by bluedanube69 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doesn't sound too good
2006-09-13 12:36:17 · answer #7 · answered by MC 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋