2007-05-12 19:34:25 · 10 answers · asked by jeevan r 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!)
2007-05-14 09:37:13 · answer #1 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably fake never reply or give out your info in emails spamming that you won money from Europe or Africa ect.. ect.. even the U.S. they are just trying to get your info to either id theft you or for some dumb mailing list.
2007-05-13 04:29:58 · answer #2 · answered by curiouscerv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's real. Send anything they ask of you. All lottery's on the Internet are real. Could I sell you some beach front property in Arizona?
2007-05-13 02:49:25 · answer #3 · answered by Mister Bald 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not fake don't listen what people say its 100% real, but you don't win the sender who sent the email who is wining. you can make your own lottery and make money the same way with the same letter but change a bit and don't let the FBI catch you.
2007-05-13 02:39:17 · answer #4 · answered by troy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FAKE! It's a scam. They even did a show on 20/20 about it.
2007-05-13 02:42:04 · answer #5 · answered by Betty W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you never entered that lottery, then it's 100% fake.
2007-05-13 02:36:41 · answer #6 · answered by RotundSwede 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
must be fackin fack, roight ya aar, ya ain be winnin na fackin lottry pally, ya dig?
2007-05-13 02:40:05 · answer #7 · answered by Steve K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scam
2007-05-17 01:34:39 · answer #8 · answered by paul s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's fake
2007-05-13 02:49:53 · answer #9 · answered by jon c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fake..
2007-05-16 20:28:58 · answer #10 · answered by Felix 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋