Sat, 02 Dec 2006 07:15:30 -0500
From:"FROM YAHOO"
Subject:CONGRATULATIONS YOU WON £500,000.00 ON THE YAHOO END OF YEAR BONAZA
YAHOO END OF THE YEAR PATRONAGE BONANZA
(Thanks for contributing to our Financial Success)
CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL GRANTS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT
REF:YAHOO6/315116127/27
BATCH:15/623/UK.
Registered Lottery No 220949
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Dear Esteemed Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Yahoo End of the Year Patronage Bonanza held on the 20/11/2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 883734657492-5319 with serial number 7263-267, batch number 8254297137, lottery ref number 7336065782 and drew lucky numbers 14-22-28-37-40-44 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £500,000.00 (i.e Five Hundred Thousand United Kingdom Pounds).
Please note that this Promotional Programmes tagged "Thanks for contributing to our financial Sucess" was sponsored and organized by the Yahoo Corporation in view of the Financial benefits YAHOO have recieved from its numerous customers either through adverts, hosting and personal emails.
The reason this lottery was organized is to thank the numerous public including users and non-users of YAHOO MAIL for the financial benefits THE YAHOO CORPORATION have recieved as a result of their Patronage this Financial Year.
The online draws was conducted by a random selection of email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031 e-mail addresses of individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for representation and privacy.
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) from a database of over 250,000 email addresses providers drawn from all the continents of the world.
This Lottery is approved and licensed by the International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery is the first of its kind organised by YAHOO In view of this, your Five hundred Thousand United Kingdom Pounds (£500,000.00) would be released to you by any of our Yahoo Offices
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
Our claims director will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him or her. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.
CLAIMS PROCEDURES:
It is our standard practice to allocate accredited agents for the processing of claims application. It is even more imperative for overseas winners. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised as a matter of urgency, to contact the under listed licensed and accredited claims agent for the processing of your prize awards winning.
Please contact your claims agent immediately, to begin your claims process;
CLAIMS CONTACT AGENT:
MR.MICHEAL FONGER
Email:michealfonger@yahoo.ar
Tel: :+Tel:(+44) 7031924017 (+44) 7031921214
You are to provide the assigned cliams agent with the under listed information as soon as possible.
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APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM
(Receipt Official Notification Letter)
1. FULL NAMES :
2. ADDRESS :.
3. SEX:
4.AGE:
5.MARITAL STATUS:
6. OCCUPATION:
7. HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE (identification on delivery):.
8 INDICATE PREFERRED MODE OF PRIZE COLLECTION:.......................................................
9.E-MAIL ADDRESS:
10.TELEPHONE NUMBER:
11.TICKET NUMBER:
12. SERIAL NUMBER:
13. STATE:.
13. COUNTRY:
Please indicate "X" for the option you want your prize remitted to you. Listed are the options of receiving prize payment.
1).CASH PICK UP IN ANY OF OUR PAYMENT CENTRES IN EUROPE(IRELAND UK AND MADRID SPAIN) [....]
2).CERTIFIED CHEQUE MADE OUT IN YOUR NAME COURIED TO YOU VIA OUR AFFILIATE COURIER COMPANY ROYAL COURIER COMPANY [....]
Once again on behalf of all our staff, CONGRATULATIONS!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Your Sincerely,
Mrs. Amelia Hunts
Online Promotions Manager
Uk Administrative Unit
Mrs. Linda Wilim
LOTTERY COORDINATOR.
N.B:
1. All claims are nullified after 20 working days from today.
2. Your Ref number must be in all your mails with the claims officer.
3. Do inform the claims officer of any change of names or addresses.
4. Please do not reply to this email. Contact your claims agent.
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Note for security reason this email is strickly restricted from copy writters and it should be highly confidential as it has to do with you alone as the Yahoo End Of Year Lottery Winner.
2006-12-02 20:34:12 · 4 answers · asked by isaia m 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
definitely a scam - the domain @iweb2.net is a giveaway.
2006-12-03 00:23:07 · answer #1 · answered by Bubuchachum 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hoax or phishing. Don't give them any info. Report this e-mail to Yahoo.
2006-12-03 04:44:29 · answer #2 · answered by Bags 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a phishing scam to me...
of course if u like providing all your personal info to a stanger then by all means answer
2006-12-03 06:14:09 · answer #3 · answered by __MeTa__ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its just jumk mail it wont work dont worry bout it its just a way 4 u 2 pay money
2006-12-03 04:42:00 · answer #4 · answered by Ali J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋