YAHOO PROMOTIONS
(Thanks for contributing to our Financial Success)
Dear Esteemed Winner,
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the YAHOO! International
Promotions Program held on the 16th of March 2007. Your e-mail address
attached to ticket number 883734657492-5319 with serial number
7263-267, batch number 8254297137 drew the lucky numbers 14-22-28-37-
40-44 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore
been
approved for a lump sum pay out of £500,000.00 (i.e Five Hundred
Thousand United Kingdom Pounds)in cash
2007-04-20 14:00:45 · 10 answers · asked by hamid66us h 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
That's an old scam, soon they'll ask for your personal informatio (for identity theft) and they tell you you need to pay an small fee for the paper work than asfter sending the money you will never hear from them.
2007-04-20 14:10:50 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm always amazed at how bad the editing is in these scams. If you're going to try to con someone, the least you can do is spell thing correctly and use proper grammar.
Criminals are, for the most part, really stupid.
2007-04-20 21:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report the Fraudulent email to Yahoo.
How do I report email scams, such as Nigerian "419" scams or other advance fee fraud scams?
Advance fee fraud scams, including Nigerian “419” scams, promise to share riches in exchange for loans to help cover some sort of upfront cost, such as bank fees, or in some cases, ransoms for “kidnapped” millionaires. If you receive one of these emails, mark it as spam, including any messages that originate from a yahoo.com email address. These emails are usually sent in bulk, and are rarely targeted at a specific individual. Yahoo cannot investigate these scams—reporting these emails as spam is the most effective measure you can take as it will help ensure additional copies are not delivered.
To learn more about advance fee fraud scams, please visit:
* Snopes.com page on 419 scams
* Wikipedia.org advance fee fraud page
* About.com Nigerian 419 scam page
2007-04-20 21:16:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
this kind of promotion does not exist
do not reply,or give any information ,its how they steal your identity or worse
many similar frauds are going on
yahoo does not give away money .they dont evn give away coffeee mugs which they promised .you will be lucky if you can get a badge
2007-04-20 21:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam, just delete it. Yahoo does not promote these things.
2007-04-20 21:04:46 · answer #5 · answered by Stephanie F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That e-mail WAS NOT from Yahoo. You NEVER win a contest you didn't ENTER. If I need to say more, its not worth MY time.
2007-04-20 21:20:19 · answer #6 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heck no. I doubt that is from yahoo. Don't share any personal info with this person!
2007-04-20 21:05:06 · answer #7 · answered by Psi Chi member 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
their referring to the whine of Republicans
2007-04-20 21:05:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
scam! delete!
2007-04-20 21:03:31 · answer #9 · answered by peace 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wine money??? Is that new???
2007-04-20 21:04:37 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋