I recieved an E-mail telling me that I won the yahoo lottery and its prize is 250,000. Is that real?
it said : I won the lottery in
the 2nd category. You are therefore, been approved to claim a total sum
of TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($250,000) for the JULY
5TH 2007 lottery win promotion which is organized by MSN & YAHOO LOTTERY
INTL INC .Every month.
and is there a Mr. Patrick . C. Gill in your agent?
Thank you
2007-07-14 19:47:56 · 10 answers · asked by toumingyuc 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No, Yahoo does not run a lottery. It is the oldest scam trick in the book and by now you must be one of about 18 people on the planet who is not aware of this.
2007-07-14 19:52:57 · answer #1 · answered by eriverpipe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no Yahoo or Internet Lottery, it's a scam.
I used to post links to the debunking articles about this, but I've seen so many questions about this absurd "Yahoo Lottery" that I don't bother anymore. The people posting clearly can't be bothered to type two words into a search engine, or read the links Yahoo brings up when you try to submit a question about it.
2007-07-18 07:20:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam friend!
They are probably after your bank account information or some other type of personal information.
Like previously said by another answerer, if you didn't buy a ticket in the lottery, how could you win?
2007-07-14 20:41:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam.
2007-07-14 21:08:24 · answer #4 · answered by Robert C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo do NOT have a LOTTERY. It's a SCAM dump it and report.
2007-07-14 19:57:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you buy a ticket??
You can only win a lottery if you've bought a ticket.
Think about it...
2007-07-14 20:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its a scam
2007-07-14 19:52:57 · answer #7 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Delete it or it'll cost you $249,999 to claim your $1 prize!
2007-07-14 20:23:39 · answer #8 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this is a scam they are trying to take you
2007-07-14 20:35:24 · answer #9 · answered by vdv_desantnik 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No and no. It's a scam.
2007-07-14 19:49:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋