This message:
"Your email address have won you a total sum of
οΏ½500,000.00 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 contact the claims department
with your personal information i.e your full names, contact address,
telephone numbers and fax numbers for the remittance of your winnings.
The claims officer contact email is:
Name: Mr Anthony Walkers, Tel: +447031926508, +447031943129
E-mail: agentanthonywalkers@yahoo.com.hk,
contactanthonywalkers@yahoo.com.hk
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs Amelia Hunt,
Online coordinator."
2007-03-26 01:12:13 · 8 answers · asked by psycho_preto 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
NO it is not real. It is an ongoing SCAM to get your personal information. Forward it to abuse@yahoo.com, mark it as spam and delete it. And stop opening emails from people you don't know!
2007-03-26 01:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by Enchanted 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The phone numbers given are mobile phone numbers. why would a legitimate company not supply a proper landline number?
Another clue that this is a scam is the woman's name. It is not usual practice to include one's title (Mr, Mrs etc) before one's name. Mrs is a courtesy title which should only be used by other people, not by yourself. This suggests that the writer is not a native English speaker, otherwise they would know this.
Walkers (with the S), by the way, is a very unusual name: there is only one listed in the whole of London and none in any of the other major cities. I suggest this is a made-up name.
2007-03-26 08:48:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never ever give personal info on line. If this was true, Yahoo! lawyers would have gotten in touch with you, and shown credentials.
2007-03-26 10:38:54 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Tiilynn♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crap, utter crap, don't believe the crap. Delete and move on.
Yahoo is based in California. Shaw. ca is a Canadian internet service provider.
This is a scam
2007-03-26 08:15:21 · answer #4 · answered by thequeenreigns 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No!!! Its a scam,its be around for a while! Do not give any personal information !!!
2007-03-26 08:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is a scam, yahoo has no such contest. Remember if it sounds to good to be true it probably is.
2007-03-26 08:16:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not, dont give them any personal info or reply!
2007-03-26 08:17:11 · answer #7 · answered by Sheldon 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you should NEVER open e-mails from anyone unknown to you
2007-03-26 16:16:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋