I have an email saying that I have won 2 million dollars. I need to provide them with my real IDs such as passport and Drivers Licence. THis email came from yahoo.de person know as alb.copps@yahoo.de
2007-05-01 16:26:34 · 4 answers · asked by samuel d 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
It's yet another in a series of online scams.
First off Yahoo! don't operate a lottery in any country, which makes the German Yahoo! email address suspicious.
Secondly, no major corporation would secretly and randomly pick people and give them money. What would be the point?
The only way to win a lottery is to purchase a ticket and hope for the best.
If you provide your ID to these scam artists they will use your information to rip you off. It's that simple. There is no upside here. Delete the email and move on. You can report it to Yahoo! so that this guy will get his account closed. Maybe sent it to abuse@yahoo.com.
2007-05-01 17:15:12 · answer #1 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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!)
2007-05-02 06:31:10 · answer #2 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam, dont give out any personal information
2007-05-02 09:07:06 · answer #3 · answered by paul s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they're as real as Nigerian scam mails
2007-05-01 23:33:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋