emails about winning the yahoo/msn lottery?

Question

I received 3 emails from different users saying I won the Yahoo/MSN microsoft windows lottery How is this possible

Answer 1

No one gives you something for nothing. I get that all the time , I delete them.

Answer 2

Typically when you receive 3 emails from 3 unknown people, for the same thing -- well, that is an excellent red flag for spam.

I would just go ahead and flag them as spam.

Remember, emails should never ask you for your username, password, SSN, or any other important information. And chances are that the links in that email are fake. If you mouse over a link, the "true link" appears at the bottom of your browser in the Status Bar (you can turn on status bar by clicking VIEW in your browsers main menu). Typically the true link is different than the link you see in your email. This is a definite sign of spam.

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Answer 3

It's a sure spam...and most probably from Nigeria syndicate. I also got one but it's not a yahoo lottery though they're all the same. I tried to check the bank they have posted in their email. Yes, it was there in the correct address but uses different email address I've learned later. They called me ... I was too naive to gave them my mobile phone number as I thought I could easily change if I like it. And tried to played with them.

There are many people involved, different names ( I know they're all fictitious), many different contact phones but none of them goes back to numbers on that particular phone in Nigeria where they were calling.
They're offering hundred thousands of dollars and they only ask for 500 US dollars for processing. I got nothing to offer, I told them, so why not just take that amount from my winning prize?

That made them stop making contact to me.

Answer 4

What you have is the famous 419 scam



More information about Nigerian Advance-Fee Loan scams is available from the U.S. Secret Service (http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml) and the U.S. Department of State (http://www.state.gov/www/regions/africa/naffpub.pdf).

EFCC bust Nigerian 419 scammers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fLn86Q4wSM

OR just have a laugh and see what the ebola man is doing to make fun of these scammers
http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/index.html

Nigerian advance-fee fraud has been around for decades, but now seems to have reached epidemic proportions: Some consumers have told the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) they are receiving dozens of offers a day from supposed Nigerians politely promising big profits in exchange for help moving large sums of money out of their country. And apparently, many compassionate consumers are continuing to fall for the convincing sob stories, the unfailingly polite language, and the unequivocal promises of money. These advance-fee solicitations are scams. And according to the FTC, the scam artists are playing each and every consumer for a fool. Here's the play book:

Claiming to be Nigerian officials, businesspeople or the surviving spouses of former government honchos, con artists offer to transfer millions of dollars into your bank account in exchange for a small fee. If you respond to the initial offer, you may receive "official looking" documents. Typically, you're then asked to provide blank letterhead and your bank account numbers, as well as some money to cover transaction and transfer costs and attorney's fees.

You may even be encouraged to travel to Nigeria or a border country to complete the transaction. Sometimes, the fraudsters will produce trunks of dyed or stamped money to verify their claims. Inevitably, though, emergencies come up, requiring more of your money and delaying the "transfer" of funds to your account; in the end, there aren't any profits for you to share, and the scam artist has vanished with your money.

Things you can do
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/nigeralrt.htm
http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml


More infomation on the scam
419 Advance Fee Fraud The Worlds Most Successful Scam
http://potifos.com/fraud/
http://www.419legal.org/
http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
http://www.nextwebsecurity.com/419LifeCycle.aspa


Scamming The Scammers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okE6TRQlZY8&mode=related&search=
http://www.youtube.com/user/419eater
http://www.youtube.com/user/stargatebaiter

To aggravate and humiliate scammers worldwide. While TSB mainly focuses on 419 Advanced Fee Fraud, we also are involved with tormenting other scammers as well- and as many as possible. By wasting these scammers time, it is less time they have to focus on potential victims.
http://www.thescambaiter.com/

Answer 5

Sorry chum yet there isn't any Microsoft, Yahoo or different digital mail lottery, that's a scam do no longer answer do no longer supply own information. the iinternet is secure sufficient while you're careful yet please answer no longer something which you're uncertain approximately.good luck and be careful

Answer 6

It isn't possible, Betty. It's a scam. No doubt they'll be wanting you to give them details of your bank account, password, etc.

Just delete the files!

Answer 7

possible nigerian 419 scammers. Beware!!!!

Say, "well send you check for so much $$. but first, you have to pay a processing fee"

verify this with yahoo.

can you post a copy here?

Answer 8

There was no lottery. Delete it.
DO NOT GIVE ANY PASSWORD OR BANK DETAILS.
DO NOT CLICK ON ANY LINKS!

Just delete it.