2007-03-12 13:51:28 · 3 answers · asked by sarajace 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Yahoo! does not run any lotteries in the UK or anywhere in the world. Ignore that email.
A lottery scam is a variant of advance fee fraud (also know as a 419 scam). First, you (and thousands of other people) get a spam message stating that you could get millions of dollars -- in this case, because you won the lottery. If you believe the scammer and reply, he will charge you a fee before your winnings can get to you: this may be for having some documents notarized, or to pay the courier who's bringing your check, or to open a bank account, or international taxes, or any number of made-up excuses.
2007-03-14 02:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by Matti 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fraudulent (Scam) Emails – what to do first
Lottery scam (fraudulent) emails are increasing at an alarming rate.
Scam emails try to persuade the email receiver to submit personal information or to part with money as an up front payment in order to release a winning lottery prize.
As a general rule, if you have not purchased a ticket for the UK National Lottery, you won’t have won a prize, and you should treat the email with absolute caution.
The following points are some things to look for in order to identify a fraudulent email:
* If the email says ‘Winning Notification’ or ‘Lottery Sweep Stake’ in the text, the email you’ve received is not from UK National Lottery;
* We don’t tell players how much they've won in an email; and
* We don’t ask for any Player information like name, address or bank details on an email.
2007-03-13 10:59:55 · answer #2 · answered by Rhonda B 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no it's a scam
2007-03-12 13:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by katie d 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋