Your email address has won you a total sum of 500,000.00 GBP (i.e Five Hundred Thousand United Kingdom Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file REF:YAHOO6/315116127/27 This is from a total cash prize of US$20,400,000.00 shared amongst the seventeen international winners in this category in the YAHOO FINANCIAL PROMOTIONS.
To claim your winning prize, you must first contact the claims department by email.The claims officer contact email is:
Name: Mr David Kumar
E-mail: contactmrdavidkumar@yahoo.dk
Yours Sincerely,
Mr William Moris,
Online coordinator.
2007-03-13 04:22:07 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Its a scam. See http://www.sophos.com/security/hoaxes/lotterywin.html
2007-03-13 04:25:21 · answer #1 · answered by David D 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is to report it to Yahoo and then delete it. Never reply to anything that tells you you have won money - or anything else for that matter - as soon as you reply then you are on their spamming list for good. Also, never click on links in e-mails you are not 100% sure about who you got it from, whether you can trust them, and what the link is. Same thing goes for downloading attachments.
If you identify an email from its subject alone as being spam, a scam, or other unwanted mail, DON'T EVEN OPEN IT - if it is an HTML email, they could embed some nasty stuff in there, and you could get a virus from just looking at the email.
2007-03-13 16:54:36 · answer #2 · answered by Rich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lottery Scam, ignore it.
Everyone reading this question remember that contactmrdavidkumar@yahoo.dk is a scammer and all e-mails you receive from this person is an 419 scam attempt.
Thanks for posting this. Luckily everyone now knows that David Kumar and William Moris are scammers (probably the same person, only different aliases)
2007-03-13 16:27:54 · answer #3 · answered by cppgenius 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have randomly been selected for a great cash payout.....
I suggest you immediately take it otherwise it may not be available.
I suggest you give the emailer your bank details, house keys, car keys and any children you may have, if you dont have any children borrow some.
or just delete the email, which is probably best
2007-03-13 12:42:38 · answer #4 · answered by Shane 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HO I WON A MILLION BUCKS they want My bank details so that they can transfer the MILLION into my bank account.
told them to send me the check registered post and I will place it in the bank myself,,,,,
it is a con e-mail delete it there is a lot going round they want your bank details so that they can steal you ID and use it for other means draw money from your account
If you ever get e-mail like that again delete it
NEVER NEVER GIVE OUT YOUR PERSONAL OR BANK DETAILS TO ANY ONE over the internet
It is called PHISHING........ not Spam
Phishing is they want your personal details
Spam is ADVERTISING, SELLING
2007-03-13 11:33:57 · answer #5 · answered by Carling 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to this Google page and see how many others in Yahoo Answers got this same email. It says you and 17 others. You will find a lot more than 17 got it.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Yahoo+Lottery+email&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&start=0&sa=N
2007-03-13 11:37:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's called spam, BS, and maybe a virus or a spyware mail too; I'd run any anti's you have.
2007-03-13 11:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a spam email and a scam just delete it
2007-03-13 11:26:02 · answer #8 · answered by friendofb 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
It is a well know con, delete it and dont reply at all.
2007-03-13 11:26:58 · answer #9 · answered by jackie_1969uk 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam they will ask YOU for money
believe me!
2007-03-13 11:36:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋