please tell it can be true
2007-04-22 06:34:32 · 6 answers · asked by PRAMOD G 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=6303 Read for yourself, I have not seen anything from yahoo about a REAL lottery.
2007-04-22 06:47:33 · answer #1 · answered by sirmrmagic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I too received such a mail. I seriously asked someone living in UK to verify details on my behalf, etc. It is a SCAM!!!!!!!!!!! sOON, they will ask you to deposit a small sum , say a mere $2000.oo as handling charges, in a bank account that they will direct you to deposit. As the Bank is genuine and reputed, you will be tempted. DON'T! Do NOT succumb to greed. Think. Why would anyone, out of the blue, contact you and say you have won a Lottery? Did you ever participate in a Lottery? Be honest! How can you win a lotteryu, when you did not even apply and buy a lottery ticket? Save your hard-earned money, Man! I could ill-afford to lose even $2000.00 that they wanted me to send them! Thank God, I did not do so. Now more and more scams---of Nigerians in Delhi doing exactly this scam---have come to light. Five fellows have been caught and jailed at different times, recently.
2016-05-21 01:25:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard of a lottery run by Yahoo to be genuine...it's most definitely a scam. Here is something else to watch out for while you are on line. Yahoo marketing questions...if you answer all and correctly...you will win a prize.
2007-04-24 00:42:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No organisation sends you lottery information. This is a scam. Report it to abuse@yahoo.com, do not open any attachments. Yahoo will probably want the full headers from the email.
2007-04-22 07:28:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 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.
2007-04-22 08:35:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, it's a scam by evil SPAM criminals.
There is no suich thing as a lottery where you get a prize for NOT BUYING a TICKET.
2007-04-26 03:16:15 · answer #6 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋