They have given me the option to click to receive the prize to e-gold account. Once I clicked , it told I am not premium member of Yahoo Games,hence I have to pay thro e-gold $8.75 and become premium member of yahoo games and then $500 will be credited.
How can I find out that the mail is genuine and not scam ? by someone imposing as yahoo.com ?
2007-01-14 05:09:48 · 16 answers · asked by young 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
I would not trust it. I never trust anything that wants me to give them money so they can give me more. They should just send you $491.25. If it sounds too good.........be cautious.
2007-01-14 05:36:48 · answer #1 · answered by metoo 7 · 0⤊ 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
2007-01-14 07:56:09 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got the mail too, and once I saw that I have to pay $8.75, I closed it immediately.
And to the person that said this is a Nigerian scam, I'm telling you it is not! People from all over the world scam, not only Nigerians. Nigerians only do theirs to target individuals directly, unlike other nationalities that do it in a very tricky manner.
2007-01-17 03:13:06 · answer #3 · answered by goodguy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll learn that you get nothing for free, young man. Notice that you have to pay $8.75. That's not free! And you have ABSOLUTELY NO guarantee that you will get the $500. They probably sent THOUSANDS of these out. How much is 1000 times $8.75? Listen to your little guy inside who's saying, "Don't be a fool, meatball!"
2007-01-14 05:21:38 · answer #4 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Think about it, what is to be gained by giving you 500 dollars. First rule of spam mail, if it seems to be to good too be true, it probably is.
2007-01-14 05:13:35 · answer #5 · answered by packman_132004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Friend, Can you win in a race you have not participated? These type of SPAM mails do come in frequently and gullible ,weak minded people respond to them and give valuable personal information and some times even lose money by sending towards processing or handling fee. Any person with least COMMON SENSE can judge that it is a FAKE mail. How can you win in a lottery in which you have not participated? PLEASE DO NOT RESPOND TO SUCH MAILS, THEY ARE SPAM,JUNK,FAKE MAILS. DO NOT FALL INTO THE TRAP AND LOSE YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY AND CONFIDENTIAL PERSONAL INFORMATION. BE ON GUARD.
2016-05-24 00:36:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it's a scam. Anytime anyone asks YOU to pay to get your cash prize it's a scam.
2007-01-14 05:13:32 · answer #7 · answered by Jen G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anyone can get an @yahoo.com e-mail address. Like the one you are using. So yes, this is a scam.
2007-01-14 05:13:15 · answer #8 · answered by colorlesschunk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never pay for a prize ...
it's a scam
2007-01-14 05:14:18 · answer #9 · answered by frozenbrew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam
2007-01-14 05:17:38 · answer #10 · answered by southern65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋