2007-08-03 19:34:57 · 9 answers · asked by Hitesh 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Let me guess... you got an email that says you've already won! And if you answer, they say you have to pay the taxes before you get the money. It's a scam. Get some education about scams.
2007-08-03 19:39:39 · answer #1 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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!)
2007-08-04 17:04:10 · answer #2 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All international lotteries are scams - unless you actually went to that country and purchased a lottery ticket. It's illegal to sell lottery tickets across national borders, so those will never be legitimate.
Also, lotteries require that you purchase a ticket to participate, so if you didn't buy a ticket, you can't be a winner.
Furthermore, legitimate lotteries post the numbers in the paper and on television - they don't email or telephone the winners. In fact, you usually don't give any contact information when you purchase a ticket, so how could they call you?
Here is some more information about recognizing scams: http://contests.about.com/od/conttestscams/tp/sweepstakefraud.htm
2007-08-04 09:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by Sandra G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Euro-African-Asian Lottery?
Sorry to disappoint you, but its almost definately a scam. I've had about 6 emails like this since the 1st August.
2007-08-07 18:57:51 · answer #4 · answered by Subic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam unfortunately. For legitimate sweepstakes she can enter by purchasing a sweepstakes newsletter like Sweeping America or Sweep Sheet (can do a search online for them) or she can even enter ones online at www.online-sweepstakes.com
2007-08-06 09:00:57 · answer #5 · answered by ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a scam. did you even enter it? that's an email thats duplicated but with different names. I get 3 of those a week.
2007-08-04 02:39:57 · answer #6 · answered by bbbils 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a scam - these things normally are if you didn't enter.
2007-08-04 02:41:03 · answer #7 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
never heard of it - dont think there is one...its bound to be a scam!
2007-08-04 02:37:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you win? Me too!
2007-08-04 02:38:48 · answer #9 · answered by Just_One_Man's_Opinion 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋