I recieved an email from you on the 7th of this month saying that I had been chosen in a computer ballot. The person that I had to contact was in Spain, and it is organised by Yahoo Messenger, how true is this?
2007-03-20 07:39:41 · 5 answers · asked by rosie.shannon5@btinternet.com 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Don't go there, they are all fake
2007-03-20 07:43:31 · answer #1 · answered by Animal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is scam. Yahoo do not run a lottery, if they did you could guarantee it would be advertised all over their home page. Check out these links and search answers to see how many people 'win' the exact same lottery every day
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=630...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lottery_sca...
Do not click on any links, the page you will be taken to will look authentic but is not
Do not send them a 'courier fee' or any other money
Do not hand over any bank details or passwords
Do report spam
Do delete
Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. You cannot win a lottery if you havenot bought a ticket.
(I've answered this question so many times that I now keep this answer on my desktop and just copy and paste....that should give you a clue!)
2007-03-20 08:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by 'H' 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo does not run a lottery. This is a scam to get
1) Money
2) Personal information
3) Credit information
4) Some combination of the above
Just avoid it.
2007-03-20 20:03:08 · answer #3 · answered by Sanjay M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Don't provide any payment or personal information. Simply delete the e-mail and forget about it.
2007-03-20 21:00:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not make contact in any way as it will cost you some how, It is a scam.
2007-03-20 07:44:17 · answer #5 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋