2007-04-15 08:04:29 · 11 answers · asked by grasshopper9 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
It is scam. Yahoo (insert any company name here, this answer works for all!) do not run an email 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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lottery_sca...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery-scams.html
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 haven ot bought a ticket. Anyone can set up an email account with Yahoo, they can use any combination of letters they choose. I could be 'thequeenmother@yahoo.com' or 'disneyfreeticketsgenuine@yahoo.com' That doesn't mean that I am either of these and is fine as long as I don't try to use the address to mislead people. Don't be fooled by legitimate looking email addresses which end the same way as any other free account, don't be fooled by fictitious titles such as 'Dr' or 'Executive Director of Winner Claims'.
(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!)
2007-04-16 05:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't get anything for nothing, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information. Just google scam and see how many hits yoou get, there are millions of them and they are all aimed at taking your money.An excellent site giving advice on how to recognise and avoid scams is at www.rz-berlin.mpg.de/~wm/wm-lotto.html Also If you go to the following link you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful.
2007-04-15 08:33:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a common email scam, msn don't do lotteries, if u ever need further information on online scams http://scamsbeware.com is a good resource center to help you stay informed, best wishes.
2007-04-15 11:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is not any such ingredient like unfastened money over the internet (digital mail), till this is a few producer's mail-in rebates for products to procure (in case you presented an digital mail handle for notification). each and every thing else is scam ...
2016-12-26 09:02:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-04-15 08:37:23 · answer #5 · answered by ml18 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2007-04-15 08:39:43 · answer #6 · answered by jazz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's legit. I won it 3 years ago.
2007-04-15 08:06:55 · answer #7 · answered by Always Right 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam.
2007-04-15 14:53:15 · answer #8 · answered by paul s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost definitely: http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscam_Yahoo.php
2007-04-15 08:13:32 · answer #9 · answered by YourLocalGP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YUP I wouldn't trust it
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2007-04-15 08:07:28 · answer #10 · answered by flightpillow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋