2007-02-22 22:14:02 · 18 answers · asked by sujeewa p 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
I havent sent you no emails mate!
This Q&A forum is to ask questions to people, not to Yahoo itself!
Oh and its a scam
2007-02-22 22:17:22 · answer #1 · answered by OriginalBubble 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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
2007-02-23 03:57:29 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is scam. Yahoo do not run a lottery, if they did you could guarantee it would be advertised all over their home page. Check out these links and search answers to see how many people 'win' the exact same lottery every day
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=630...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lottery_sca...
Do not click on any links, the page you will be taken to will look authentic but is not
Do not send them a 'courier fee' or any other money
Do not hand over any bank details or passwords
Do report spam
Do delete
Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. You cannot win a lottery if you havenot bought a ticket.
(I've answered this question so many times that I now keep this answer on my desktop and just copy and paste....that should give you a clue!)
2007-02-22 22:21:04 · answer #3 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
3 factors: a million) No that is no longer authentic, that is an finished con and between the numerous fraudelent e-mails in flow 2) in case you sense the want to ask the question on Yahoo solutions to envision even if it truly is authentic then you fairly might want to already suspect that is not authentic as in case you believed on your coronary heart it replaced into authentic you would probable be on the places of artwork claiming your cheque now and celebrating someplace with some extreme priced champagne and by no potential on your computing gadget 3) gut instinct as above is in many situations correct with this stuff besides the undeniable fact that it truly is sturdy to continually examine first. there are distinctive disguisting scams and identity frauds on the web.
2016-10-17 08:39:59 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way of dealing with this type of email is to hit the delete
button. It is always best to remember, you have to be in it to win it.
If you did not enter then it's definitely a scam.
2007-02-22 22:31:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no for sure?... have u buy any lottery? In singapore, there are cases of people receiving this email and when they wann claim their prize, they need to pay shipping fees and logistic fees and all types of payment but in the end after u apid all of them, u never get the money...
2007-02-22 22:23:47 · answer #6 · answered by a s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Don't give them any personal information and don't hand over any payment. Just delete the e-mail.
2007-02-23 21:16:56 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you have won if you put your bank details here we will transfer the money into your account thankyou
2007-02-22 22:22:22 · answer #8 · answered by crawdash 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no it ain't true they are a scam... it Will say send some money off to somewhere or do something to get it but whatever u do u won't get it... my mum get e-mail's and letters thru the door about that but they are deffo a SCAM!
2007-02-22 22:19:03 · answer #9 · answered by xXx emz xXx 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Honey If I ran lotto and emailed you it would be true, but sad to say I do not run a lotto.....so it has to be false......too bad but scammers use everyones name.......CHEER UP PLAY SOME REAL IN PERSON ONES MAY BE A SIGN OF GOOD LUCK TO COME...TAKE CARE ...GOOD LUCK.....WAKE UP!!!!
2007-02-22 22:28:27 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋