i recieved an E mail that you have won $800,000.00 usd yahoo lottery , lucky draw held on feb ist 2007, send 400 pounds of courier chargs at this london address,so that your cash prize can be delivered to you.
tell me what should i do?
2007-02-11 06:48:41 · 13 answers · asked by talibali s 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
If Yahoo were genuinely giving away $800,000 they would be making a huge thing of it on their front page to get as much publicity as possible. They would also not charge you to collect the money. These emails are scams. Do not click on any links. Do not give any password or bank account details. Do not send any money. You are one of thousands who have recieved the exact same email today, no one who recieved the email will get any money at all. There is only one thing to do with emails like this...delete.
2007-02-11 09:02:04 · answer #1 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look at the questions I have answered on this site in my info. There are so many winners there could not be enough money to pay them all.There is no International Lottery.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
2007-02-11 15:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's an absolute scam. Delete it. If it were a legitimate lottery, you would have had to buy a ticket already. They seem to be trying to make you think that it's a sweepstakes in which case, you NEVER have to pay to collect. SCAM!
2007-02-11 06:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
rule 1 DO you have a ticket for this "Lottery? NO?
rule 2 do you remember ENTERING A LOTTERY NO?
then its a scam!
all they want IS your money and you will never see a cent
from "your winnings"
althoguht your bank account will be empty
2007-02-11 14:48:53 · answer #4 · answered by mobilemark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a huge con ignore it, How can you win something you didn't enter, don't send any money.
2007-02-11 06:53:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't send the money. It's a scam.
2007-02-11 07:01:16 · answer #6 · answered by krzylove 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wise up send nothing its a scam
2007-02-11 06:52:55 · answer #7 · answered by fergie 11 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but that really is a stupid question .. why not send the dosh and find out. derrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
2007-02-11 06:58:14 · answer #8 · answered by Shaggy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam central - ignore it!
2007-02-12 06:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by confused 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam stay away
2007-02-12 02:22:18 · answer #10 · answered by munchie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋