I received two e-mails in two days stating I was a winner of a lottery held by the UK Yahoo division.
2007-03-19 09:17:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
gosh i hope so
2007-03-20 04:56:53 · answer #1 · answered by jezbnme 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be impossible for Yahoo! to catch all of these scammers, in the meantime follow these guildeline:
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.
2007-03-20 14:44:30 · answer #2 · answered by Rhonda B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋