2007-05-04 05:16:44 · 10 answers · asked by aurora 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!)
2007-05-04 05:36:51 · answer #1 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't believe everything you hear and half of what you see. Did you enter an Irish lottery? If not once you put that check in the bank and spend your money and send back the money that they usually tell you to send them back you are going to find out that the check is a fake and you have to pay the bank back all the money that you took out of the bank.After the bank tell you that the check is no good you will not be able to contact the people again because they will be done moved on to the next victim. Another thing to think about is how much do you think 1,350,000 sterling pounds is really worth? I
2007-05-04 12:52:58 · answer #2 · answered by ladym 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You won nothing. There is no such thing. This is a variation of a SCAM to get your personal information that has been going around the internet for years. Mark it as spam and delete it and stop opening emails from people and companies you do not know.
2007-05-04 12:25:44 · answer #3 · answered by Enchanted 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations!
When you receive your winnings, I have this fantastic bridge I would like to sell you in New York City.
2007-05-04 12:21:27 · answer #4 · answered by lunatic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
more scam/spam. If it were legit, you would have a) remembered entering it
b) kept a ticket number
c) been advised by registered letter or phone call
2007-05-04 17:20:34 · answer #5 · answered by sheryl S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emails of that sort are always fake, don't believe them.
2007-05-04 12:24:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
--- http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/intlalrt.shtm
2007-05-04 12:24:28 · answer #7 · answered by DanE 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That is just Spam...
2007-05-04 12:25:11 · answer #8 · answered by Rigo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam
2007-05-04 12:25:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a fake
2007-05-04 12:21:13 · answer #10 · answered by BigDaddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋