If it was a hoax about the lottery, that's ok, people do that every day
2007-01-13 06:26:27 · 12 answers · asked by bodylotion 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
How do I get an answer to my question, if you don't have lottery just say so and I will drop it, I don't think it's very nice for people to say you have won something and you haven't. I will close now. rbyhannah@yahoo.com
2007-01-13 06:30:33 · update #1
It's a hoax. Forward it to spam@uce.gov
2007-01-13 06:30:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
These type of e-mails have been going around for a long time. They are all scams and hoaxes. They are trying to steal your banking information. A legitimate lottery, in which you have to purchase or submit an entry, will notify your by certified mail if you have won.
If you have purchased a ticket for a state lottery, such as Powerball, it would be up to you to check if you have the winning numbers and go to the lottery office to pick up the prize if it is a big winner
2007-01-13 14:37:32 · answer #2 · answered by Shaula 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a Nigeria scam. Yahoo/MSN, U.K. and Australian lotteries, football lotteries from the same counties, Global-Link, World Poverty, Microsoft, Free Lotto, which now seems to have it's own people answering gambling questions on this site claiming they have won which is a total lie, and hundreds more. I am a retired Police Officer that has years of experience investigating Internet scams and frauds. This is an old one. The common link to them getting your email is on line surveys. Yahoo does not give it's stock holders money away nor does it give it's email subscribers address's to lotteries. The only way to win in a lottery is to buy a ticket, if you didn't you could not possibly win. Here is the website of the 17 nation law enforcement task force that investigates cross border Internet crime. You may file a complaint there. www.econsumer.gov. Also go to www.ripoffreport.com and browse complaints and you will find many having the same doubts as yourself about these scams. Below is a typical scam and how they work it. They just go under a thousand different names. They are asking you to send a prepayment to collect your winnings and they want you to send it by a money wire service. Lotteries do not just pick your name out of thin air, and just so happen to have your email also. No Internet service provider gives their email list out to lotteries. If you did not pay to play you could not possibly win.
recieved letter of winning $65000.00 Pacific Player International lotteries,please contact claims agent miss linda strong at 204-951-7582. Second letter came with a check for the amount of $2,470.00 To deposited in my bank account for processing fee,a week later check cleared my bank. I contacted my claims agent over the phone she advise me to wire the balance of $2,341.00 to a Mr Edward Culwell in New York,New York.I called miss linda strong to advise her of the western union confirmation number,to date can not get in touch with linda strong just her voice mail, I know now that it was all a RIP-OFF and now Iam in the hole with $2,470.00 with my bank.... Please send HELP... THANK YOU VERY MUCH
2007-01-13 17:34:40 · answer #3 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This one was definitely a hoax. You can check for hoaxes like this at scam.com. There have been over 20000 people that have checked on this same e-mail about the lottery, so you aren't the only one to be curious if it is for real.
Another good site to check if things are real or not is snopes.com. Great site to tell you if that story that's to good to be true is really true or not.
2007-01-13 14:57:39 · answer #4 · answered by An Oregon Nut 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo does not have a lottery. The e-mail you received was an example of a "phishing" scam. If you still have the e-mail you can report it to the FTC and then delete.
2007-01-13 15:20:19 · answer #5 · answered by ghiagirl 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a scam. I received several such letters too from Nigeria and the UK online lottery. Don't bite for it. Report it to the authorities.
2007-01-13 14:36:01 · answer #6 · answered by Germz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a hoax. Yahoo doesn't have a lottery.
2007-01-13 14:29:53 · answer #7 · answered by Stuart 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely real - just send me your full bank account number and social security number to verify your identity and we'll deposit the money within 90 days!!
2007-01-13 14:31:29 · answer #8 · answered by UNITool 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well a Nigerian Prince is going to give me 10 Millions bucks too.
2007-01-13 14:29:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I can sell you a bridge if you just give me $5,000 to transfer the title over.
2007-01-13 14:30:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋