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This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($300,000.00) for the YEAR 2007 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC for the introduction of the new YAHOO BETA MAIL which all YAHOO users are required to switch YAHOO! & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, arrange and gather all the e-mail addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail, and others we only select FIVE (5) candidates per annually as our winners through Electronic Balloting System (EBS) without the candidate applying, we congratulate you for being one of the winners selected.
HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
We are sorry that your Payment Approval File was sent to Africa because we have 3 lucky winners in Africa. You are to contact our LONDON Location BARRISTER (BARR, JOHN BOSCO) who will direct and provide the necessary documents which will help you claim your prize as soon as possible.
These are your identification numbers:
Batch number.....................YBM-EBS-390AF
Reff number........................YBM-EBS-719AF
Winning number...............YBM-EBS-798AF
These numbers above falls within the African agent's Location file, you are requested to contact him and send your Identification Numbers and Personal Information to him immediately;
NAME: BARR, JOHN BOSCO
EMAIL: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
PHONE: [phone]
You are therefore advised to send the following information to him to facilitate them and process the transfer of your fund with the appointed paying bank.
Send your Identification Numbers/Your Personal Information to him immediately:
Personal Information
1. Full name....mohammad ayesh hassan abu awwad..............
2. Country....jordan................
3. Contact [e-mail].........
4. Telephone Number.962796895722........
5. Marital Status..married............
6. Occupation...mecanics...............
7. Age.32........................
8. Sex....male.....................

Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,

We hope you're enjoying your new Yahoo! Mail account.
Now take the next step and claim your money and say thanks to Yahoo!.
You select how to transfer the prize money to you:

Cheque Delivery To Your Address
Bank Account Transfer
Diplomatic Means
NOTE: NOBODY WILL TOUCH YOUR MONEY FOR ANY REASON AND AN AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BANK BY THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT OF NIGERIA, BEFORE THE BANK CAN RELEASE YOUR MONEY.

Answer 1

Total SCAM. I had a great laugh at one of the first of those that I received. The idiot scammer claimed it was a Yahoo lottery but he sent his message from a HOTMAIL address and had a MYWAY reply address in the text! Talk about dumb.

Answer 2

It's a scam email. Yahoo! have never run a lottery or sweepstakes like this and they don't just give random cash prizes to people who use their free products.

Even if they did, why would they care what your occupation, age or marital status was? It's all just a scam to get your personal information that can then be used to steal your identity and rip you off. This email is definitely not from Yahoo!.

Answer 3

It's a scam, period .You didn’t enter a lottery, and YAHOO isn’t running a lottery. All you are going to win is an empty bank account and more trouble than you ever dreamed of. Possibly a “courier” bill for a few thousand to “deliver” a “prize” you’ll never see. If you want to bother, forward the fraudulent email to [e-mail], [e-mail], and [e-mail].
FBI: http://www.fbi.gov/
FTC: http://www.ftc.gov/

Answer 4

I really hope you did no give them your info. It is a scam everyone gets them. Delete it!

Answer 5

it's a scam

Answer 6

SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM