Internet Lottery Draws-Fake?

Question

Dear Yahoo Team,
We have recently got a couple of mails declaring that we have won draws from lottery,
annnouncing that we have won quite some amount of money.These companies provide proof
that they will be sending the amount if we give them some personal details.And we
have recieved these letters from quite popular companies such as Coca-Cola(UK)& Power
Ball Euro Lottery(also UK).They wanted us to take the charge of paying the amount for
the delivery sevices.The charge is almost £.600.If they are really going to send the
amount its our advantage.But we'ld be at a loss if they are fakes .On asking them for
prooves,they sent us a winning certificate.But there are a lot of fake companies who
claim to give prooves.Are we putting our identity to threat by believing them?Please
help by responding immediately.

Waiting for reply,
Mr.Confused(Sarath Chandar)
[e-mail]
3rd June'07

Answer 1

Fraud

You shouldn't open unsolicted email from unknown sources. Often what happens is that when you open up spam, it sends back a trigger to the originating source indicating that a valid email address has been found thus subjecting you to even more spam down the road. Even using the preview pane in email products sends web beacons back to spammers.( http://helpdesk.gwu.edu/mailfilter/spam.html )

However, in this case since you have already opened up this email which is a probably a variant of the 419 Nigerian phishing scheme, display all headers and send it to Fraud Watch International. The email address is in the link to the webpage below.
http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/lottery/

There is also a Yahoo page dedicated to the 419 Fraud
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/abuse/abuse-110240.html

Answer 2

I got an email from them too saying I won a Million Bucks or something and to claim my Prize I need to contact someperson via Email, the ID of which was provided in the first email itself. I too am not sure if its real or fake but when it comes to sending them money I assume it is a somewhat risky business and I wouldn't pay up unless the amount is low and does not pinch my pocket. 600 pounds is however not a small amount and I would advise you to "shut up" and not "put up"....sorry for the slang :).

Answer 3

Don't trust it. Especially if it says that it's a company from another country, just because it's probably just some guy who will sell that info to companies who will send you things telling you to buy stuff, or they could sell it to dangerous people wh will threaten you. Don't take the chance.

Answer 4

If you didn't ENTER a lottery, then you won't win it. If you didn't enter this one, then you didn't win it. If you're foolish enough to send them this much money with no guarantees (and you WON'T get any), then you deserve what you get - a big fat red entry in your checking account.

Answer 5

It's absolutely real. Do send them the money to get your prize, as you need to spend money to make money.

Answer 6

Yup, their scams. Delete and move on.

NEVER, EVER reply to this junk!!!

Answer 7

ITS FAKE I RECEIVED SOME

Answer 8

well ya!