WINNING NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today of your selection as one of the five winners of the promotional Free Lotto Sweepstakes held recently as part of our EXPERIMENTAL BONANZA.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of ( £500.000.00(G.B.P). the value of the amount comes to ($917,956.00 USD) Nine Hundred and Seventeen thousand, Nine hundred and fifty-six United States Dollars.
We in the Free Lottery Sweepstakes is by this program,Launching our model computer balloting lottery draws, developed and designed to satisfy the cravings of the ever-growing number of participants in our various lottery programs. With funds accrued exclusively from previous draws, payouts to all winners are guaranteed and will be transferred in record time.
Sincerely,
GREG SMITH
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent
Mr.Jake Lewis
EMAIL:financedept_lewis@yahoo.co.uk
2006-12-15 15:18:14 · 7 answers · asked by mohamed s 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
most likely they will want your bank routing number so they can deposit the money. when they get that info they take all the money out of your account. it is spam delete it.
2006-12-15 15:20:54 · answer #1 · answered by kipp B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have received hundreds of such emails and they are all scams orginating from Africa, particularly Nigeria and some European countries such as the Netherlands. They are called 419 scams as they originated mostly in Nigeria and are covered by section 419 under Nigerian law. Google for "419 nigerian scam" and you will find many websites devoted to warning potential victims. One site which I found useful is www.419legal.org.
2006-12-15 23:34:31 · answer #2 · answered by roxy9011 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) First of All in ur email no where is mentioned that you won the lottery from Yahoo.
2) You can't win a lotter if you never bought a lottery.
So don't get victum of any scam
simple thing is nothing is free in this world
2006-12-15 23:28:31 · answer #3 · answered by jamil_a74 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea sorry they are right it is a scam i got these in my inbox there is usually a gimmick in it or something
like ur routing number and taking evrything out of ur account in ur bank or they will tell you something else dont believ any of this stuff that they tell u but whats weird is that it is from yahoo
2006-12-15 23:24:38 · answer #4 · answered by josh_b44231 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry no.
It is a common scam
Check out Snopes.com for other myths and scams
2006-12-15 23:21:55 · answer #5 · answered by JuventAus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that sounds too good to be true, it is.
=)
2006-12-15 23:26:35 · answer #6 · answered by GucciGirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i suggest contacting them.
2006-12-15 23:23:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋