Yahoo!!! Mail announce to you the draw of the Yahoo Lottery Coporation program held on the 5th of January, 2007 in London. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: (***********) with Serial number ****/** drew the lucky numbers: ************, which subsequently won you the lottery prize in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of GBP£1,500,000.00 (One million five hundred thousand Great Britain pounds) in cash credited to file *********. This is from a total cash prize of GBP£45 Million , shared amongst the first Thirty (30) lucky winners in this category.
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Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in UK (www.yahoo.co.uk) as indicated in our annual play coupon conducted by the Yahoo Coporartion UK. In view of this, your GBP£1,500,000.00 (One million five hundred thousand Great Britain pounds) would be released to you by our verification unit / payment center in UK as stat
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2007-02-13 06:23:34 · 14 answers · asked by MIDO S 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
SCAM SCAM SCAM
2007-02-13 06:28:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Usually when a letter like this is received, there is a web address to click on in the text. When you click on that address, notice the URL (address that appears at the top of your screen.
If the address starts with http: GO NO FURTHER. If the address starts with https: it's ok to proceed. The "S" indicates that any information you send is secure and safe to use. ALWAYS look for the "S" before you respond.
I've received 4 emails like that from yahoo of England in the past few months.
2007-02-13 14:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by quaver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called phishing, do not do anything with it.
phishing is a criminal activity using social engineering techniques.[1] Phishers attempt to fraudulently acquire sensitive information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or business in an electronic communication.
I too have gotten these, along with the sob stories about the rich africans who want me to hold their money til they get here. would be nice. but nah
2007-02-13 14:40:11 · answer #3 · answered by LoverOfQT 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. If you didn't buy a ticket, you haven't won anything. Someone just wants your name & account details, so add this email to your SPAM file - don't just delete it, cos it will come back at a later date.
2007-02-13 14:42:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam - unless you have entered a Yahoo lottery and paid for a ticket
2007-02-13 16:03:54 · answer #5 · answered by Professor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If any e-mail you receive is offering you something for nothing it's a scam, delete without opening
2007-02-13 14:38:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send it to a anti-virus company and ask them to look at it.
You should maybes scan your computer too.
2007-02-13 14:30:12 · answer #7 · answered by BrilliantPomegranate 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
better get in touch with yahoo direct for some information
2007-02-13 14:26:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
too good to be true. dont give any personal details.
This is phishing - watch out beware!! emails that look that they are genuine may not be genuine.
2007-02-13 14:28:36 · answer #9 · answered by uk.housewife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to go home and rethink your life.
2007-02-13 14:28:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just another internet scam
2007-02-13 14:31:35 · answer #11 · answered by jim06744 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋