I just won msn yahoo microsoft lottery. Please guide me on how to legally collect my price. I have already sent my wining specs. My USA e mail is: carlos hguillen@comcast.net and my home phone number is usa area code 415-239-8606 Please contactme as soon as possible. Respectfully. Carlos Horacio Guillen.
2007-04-18 17:27:16 · 10 answers · asked by carloshguillen 1 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!)
2007-04-18 19:59:11 · answer #1 · answered by 'H' 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My Dearest Carlos,
re your good fortune on winning the msn yahoo Microsoft lottery.I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news,but alas you have won nothing.There is no such lottery,you have been conned.You are not the first and probally will not be the last to be cruelly hoodwinked by these unscrupulous people.I hope you haven't done anything silly like buying a Porshe on the strength of your expected winnings.Look at the name,there is no msn yahoo,that's the give away.Sorry pal.
2007-04-18 17:45:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude, edit out your personal info if you can. This isn't a board for just Yahoo employees; anyone with an internet connection can read it.
Second, Yahoo doesn't run a lottery. This is a scam to try to steal your identity. They say they have a lottery and will try to get enough information to use your identity for any range of illegal activities.
Good rule of thumb: if you didn't buy a ticket for a lottery, you didn't win one.
2007-04-18 18:17:02 · answer #3 · answered by Sanjay M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Congrats Crarlos! We're both winners, I just won the Nigerian National Lottery yesterday and I'm waiting for the lawyer I hired there to send me my $5 million.
2007-04-18 19:07:06 · answer #4 · answered by Michael M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is too precious. Honey, you need to take your personal info off here quickly. There is no prize. It's a scam. We've all received that email. Just forward it to the FTC at spam@uce.gov and then mark it as spam. Also, forward it to abuse@yahoo.com (don't forget to include all headers in your settings). Do not reply to the email with any personal information.
2007-04-18 17:30:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dude, you got scammed. Hope you didnt send out 2 much information.
2007-04-21 19:18:56 · answer #6 · answered by paul s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you won the lottery, they would be coming to you and not just sending emails.....
Congratulations on being duped.
2007-04-18 17:31:45 · answer #7 · answered by stoutseun69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
send it straight to me! i'll take care of everything :P
2007-04-18 17:30:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It says on the back stupid.
2007-04-18 17:37:25 · answer #9 · answered by [quarantine] 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2007-04-18 17:30:53 · answer #10 · answered by TT143 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋