well, I have received an email, and it says that I have to claim a lottery worths 1,500, 000 pound sterling, I dont know it is true or not, or just virus, how do I know?
2007-01-04 18:21:18 · 10 answers · asked by mysterious girl this year!! 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
It is a spam. Many hours are wasted due to spam email. However, by taking simple precautions while giving out your email and installing updated free software, you can prevent spam. More info available at
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2007-01-06 13:28:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is not true. The message may have an infected attachment, but it could be a more dangerous thing: the starting point of an online fraud (it is called social engineering). As a rule of thumb, don't reply unsolicited email, by doing it you are only confirming your email address, as the mail could be sent randomly.
It also could be just SPAM, annonying SPAM.
2007-01-05 06:05:10 · answer #2 · answered by andrade4sveta 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's neither. Neither true nor a virus, I mean. It's a scam - usually known as "advanced payment fraud" (the official name) or "419" or "Nigerian scam".
The claim is false and the people behind it will keep asking to you for sending them small amounts of money ("small" relatively to the prize they claim you have won - but a few thousands could be a substanstial amount of real money for you) in order to "cover expenses for transferring the prize to you". Sometimes they will ask you to provide access to your bank account "so that they can transfer you the money". In rare cases people have been kidnapped for ransom when inviting them "to come here and see the money with your own eyes".
2007-01-05 06:06:32 · answer #3 · answered by Vesselin Bontchev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever here the saying Nothing is Free. This is not a Virus, but could be SPAM or phishing or extortion. Do not respond. In fact send it to the abuse@ your email provider
2007-01-05 02:30:51 · answer #4 · answered by mpccol 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
does it contain any attachment?? if yes then 1st scan it with ur AV program. Visit the site 4rm where it was delivered.
Try 2 recall if u had played an online lottery sometimes back or not?
But be cautious!!!
2007-01-05 02:36:22 · answer #5 · answered by JACKY 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont open any attatchments as one suggested in answer, what you recieved is a spam chainletter
you didn;t win anything
if you reply they will be after money for you or worse? who know just dont reply to it or click any links either
2007-01-05 06:35:41 · answer #6 · answered by great one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's not true and it's not virus. it's a scam to make you give somebody your bank account details. it's called phishing, here's an article about that:
http://www.2-spyware.com/articles/security/22.html
2007-01-05 06:30:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not true; they will ask you to send money before you can claim your prize.
2007-01-05 02:38:03 · answer #8 · answered by amateur_mathemagician 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't win anything and if you follow that link you surely will have lost
2007-01-05 02:46:38 · answer #9 · answered by Çlïgér4™ ♂ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's called spam, every one gets it.
2007-01-05 10:14:26 · answer #10 · answered by Tyler 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋