I received an e-mail saying I won the Yahoo lottery. E-mail originated from uk.?

Question

They said I won the Yahoo Mail lottery. I am supposed to send an e-mail with my basic info (name, address, bd, sex, age, etc) and the WINNING NUMBER,BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER. It is not asking for money (as of now) or any bank account info. I do not know who to contact to see if this is legitimate. They name Dr WILLIAM GERRI (PHD) as the LOTTO CO-ORDINATOR.
The Yahoo.com staff. This is a part of the message, " To begin your claims, kindly contact the Barclays Bank of United Kingdom Fudiciary Agent at this email address ([e-mail]) Tel: [phone] or [phone]. You are required to forward him with the following details:
1.FULL NAME
2.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3.PRESENT ADDRESS
4.SEX
5.DATE OF BIRTH
6.AGE
7.OCCUPATION
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER
9.FAX NUMBER(IF ANY)
10.MARITAL STATUS
11.WINNING NUMBER,BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER.
12 THE MONTH YOU WON........$800, 000 (USD)...."

Answer 1

It's a scam. Don't reply to it. Don't give them any payment or personal information. Simply delete the e-mail and forget about it - we get hundreds of them.

Answer 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

Answer 3

Sorry chum yet there's no Microsoft, Yahoo or different email lottery, it somewhat is a rip-off do not answer do not provide own suggestions. the iinternet is secure sufficient whilst you're careful yet please answer not something which you're uncertain approximately.sturdy success and be careful

Answer 4

DELETE IT DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY PERSONAL INFO OVER THE INTERNET
ITS A SCAM
REPEAT DO NOT ANSWER IT IN ANY WAY DELETE DELETE DELETE

Answer 5

This is a scam!!!!! All they want is personal information for identity theft. DO NOT REPLY.....

Answer 6

YOU BELIEVE IT?
ONE MILLION OTHERS RECEIVED IT ALSO.