Is this a kind of YAHOO LOTTERY ???
2007-03-05 07:08:18 · 5 answers · asked by Holli3 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Its a scam....*sigh*
2007-03-05 07:10:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 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
2007-03-05 13:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
For the last time: Yahoo does not have a lottery. It is a scam. Do not under any circustances send any personal information to these people I repeat, this is a scam.
2007-03-05 07:49:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Big scam. Yahoo does not run lotteries.
2007-03-05 07:17:19 · answer #4 · answered by mistress_piper 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Scam.
Don't open unknown emails as they are likely to be hackers, viruses or scams.
Best be save and stick to e-mails addresses that you are familiar with. We all have got spam, scams, junk mail and all that - best thing is to ignore and delete them. Other option is report them to Yahoo Spam or set up Block.
Never never give out your bank details or personal details to anyone online unless your buying from a well known trusted site (ie. Amazon)
2007-03-09 06:59:49 · answer #5 · answered by _ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋