2007-02-09 20:02:10 · 7 answers · asked by sabarish p 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Yahoo does not run a lottery. It's a well known scam. If you didn't buy a ticket for it, there's no way it's real. Businesses don't exist for the purpose of sending people free money over the internet.
The reason these scams are so prevalent is because they're extremely easy to run. You can send out a ton of e-mails claiming that the recipient won, and you hope to get one person to respond and give identity/credit information in order to claim their "prize." You can then use the information to obtain lots of money, or sell it to someone else and they can use it to obtain lots of money.
Trying to reclaim your credit and identity after a scam like this takes lots of time and energy, and it can ruin your life for a while. Don't fall for it.
2007-02-11 05:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by Sanjay M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have just had the same problem ,It is a set -up do not contact them or give them any personal details ,or account nos,there is no such thing as yahoo lottery.
2007-02-09 22:43:44 · answer #2 · answered by Lindsay Jane 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
congratulations you are another pawn in the game of potential online scams. I would research everything I could before I would try to "recieve" any thing online. Most people are scam artists, watch out.
2007-02-09 20:06:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
scam but who knows that happened to a kid and he won $10000
2007-02-09 22:36:48 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How to tell if it is a scam
if they ask you to pay money
You never brought a ticket
so just delete it
2007-02-09 20:09:45 · answer #5 · answered by jobees 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's commonly referred to as a "SCAM!"
2007-02-09 20:06:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2007-02-09 21:44:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋