I have recived an e-mail saying that I have won the Yahoo lottery in the UK. It is very elaborate on how they pick thier winners and then ask for information in order for you to claim your prize. But then it says not to tell anyone until you recieve your money. Is this for real or is it just another scam?
2007-03-08 17:29:19 · 18 answers · asked by Paula C 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
YES!! IT IS A SCAM!! They send you fishing emails, say you won some thing or got some thing FREE in a email then you can not get out with out giving up a your email address with your name and home addresses and credit card number to buy some thing you did not realy want or need to start with.
They send you these to get you to verify that the email account is active then keep sending you tons more junk mail in your inbox. They hand send these emails so as they will not go into your junk mail box and go into your inbox. Just do as I docheck the box next to the email then click on report and delete. Then they will never know if your email address is active or not because your email account will send it to the trash. What ever you do, DO NOT REPLAY or click on any thing in these type of emails. They can contain viruses as well! I have had many of these as well my self. I had over 20 a day just because I had tryed one once! And lucky me I used a fake real name and credit card number. The best thing to do is never to respond to these ever.FREE Stuff is NEVER FREE! Unless you entered a contest your self.
2007-03-08 17:51:09 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 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
2007-03-09 02:00:31 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, consider what information they request. Credit card number or social security number? Most likely a scam. Phone number, email address, address? Possibly a scam. Personally, I've never heard of this "yahoo lottery," but, then again, I don't live in the U.K.
2007-03-09 01:33:47 · answer #3 · answered by tori.bird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a scam to me. You say it is very elaborate and scams like to give lots of details to make it seem more believable. And why should you not tell anyone about it until you get the money? Sounds kinda fishy to me.
2007-03-09 01:33:09 · answer #4 · answered by sa7914 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck I won the Great Britain lottery 6 times in one day. Oh you bet its a scam.
2007-03-09 22:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by David A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a scam to me. Is there another way you can find out if you have won?
2007-03-12 22:52:12 · answer #6 · answered by Vergie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100% scam. If someone was actuaally giving away large sums of money, they would have contacted you through a more legitimate medium than e-mail.
Also, the part where it tells you not to tell anyone is a huge red flag.
2007-03-09 05:51:02 · answer #7 · answered by Buxx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam.
depending on where you live try having an look on your national police web site. Our here is the Federal Police, and they have alterts on such scams.
2007-03-09 01:36:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a scam. never trust any email unless you know who it is from. I have princes in other countries who want me to hold their money for them till they get here and they will reward me big time, ha, yeah right. Dont ever give ANY info out.
2007-03-09 01:33:35 · answer #9 · answered by Robbyz3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam. Dont event think about it. That e-mail has been going around for a while so dont fall for it.
2007-03-09 01:33:10 · answer #10 · answered by Mist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋