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My question is do Yahoo have a lottery scheme like this? Need clarification.
2006-12-19 20:09:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
This is a scam. A pretty common one lately.
Yahoo does not have a lottery. Delete that message.
2006-12-19 20:19:55 · answer #1 · answered by Answer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo is not in the business of giving away stock holders money. This is a Nigerian scam and has been around for a long period of time. Yahoo does not run a lottery or any other type of gambling. I am a retired Police Officer that has investigated Internet fraud and scams for years and frankly this one is getting a bit over used. The Nigerians have Internet cafes that these people sit for hours working out scams and fishing for the gullible.The only way you can win a lottery is "You gotta pay to play". That's how lotteries work. You buy a ticket. Internet survey companies are the leading source of getting your email address. The " Get Paid To Take On Line Surveys". These companies sell your information to whoever will pay for them. Many of the companies that claim to be legitimate to the survey companies are Nigerian scammers. They use offers of reduced mortgage payments and sell furniture for them from a catalog, take your cut and send them the rest and they will ship the product from Hong Kong. No furniture ever arrives. What a shock. There is no "Free Lunch" "There is no pie in the sky" what there is, is common sense and you must use
2006-12-20 06:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
check the email address the info was sent from!
it's a scam!!! I receive lottery notifications everyday! i should be multi millionaire
2006-12-20 04:11:45 · answer #3 · answered by INC0GNIT0 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should first check out weather its true or not caus there are many who would want to hack u r computer if its true go and claim it
2006-12-20 04:23:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
stay away it could be a joke or a trick
2006-12-20 04:11:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋