2007-08-23 06:16:39 · 10 answers · asked by Angie 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
You have not won anything. Yahoo or MSN do not operate any lottery or give away any cash prizes. Check out the below link for various lottery scams and how to report them :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscam_Yahoo2.php
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
2007-08-23 10:17:35 · answer #1 · answered by JillPinky 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!)
2007-08-24 23:31:44 · answer #2 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound's like you had the same spam I did. It probably looked like this:
'FROM: THE DESK OF THE CLAIMS DIRECTOR,
YAHOO INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS / PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: YAHOO6/315116127/27
BATCH: 8254297137
Registered Lottery No 220949
(Thanks for contributing to our Financial Success)
ATTENTION: WINNER,
This is to inform you that you have been selected for a cash prize of
£500,000.00 Pounds held on the 19th August 2007 in London Uk. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number 883734657492-5319 with serial number 7263-
267, batch number 8254297137 drew the lucky numbers 14-22-28-37-40-44 which
consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of £500,000.00 (i.e Five Hundred Thousand United Kingdom
Pounds Sterling) in cash credited to file REF:YAHOO6/315116127/27. To file for
your claims you are to contact our REMMITANCE DIRECTOR for further infomation
and details as regarding your winning.
You are hereby advised to provide our claims department (REMMITANCE DIRECTOR)
with the following information: : REF Number:, Batch number:, Winning Email
Address.
NAME: MR WEST NEWTON (REMMITANCE DIRECTOR)
EMAIL: w_newton101@yahoo.com.hk
Tell: +44-795-516-7964
Fax: +44-795-516-5964
Mrs. Sherrell Barber (Zonal Coordinator)
YAHOO! PROMOTIONS'
I get several emails a day saying either I have won a lottery or someone wants to give me the millions of a deceased nigerian prince.
It is all rubbish. Delete it immediately and whatever you do don't give them your details
2007-08-23 06:24:09 · answer #3 · answered by The Mad cyclist 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's no such thing as a Yahoo lottery. The concept is laughable.
The email you received is a scam to get your money and bank account details. Ignore it.
2007-08-23 06:24:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yet again, it's a load of guff!!!! If you don't have an actual ticket for any lottery, then you are being dragged intae a scam. Keep away!!!
2007-08-23 06:38:45 · answer #5 · answered by Angela M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get three emails a week telling me I've won millions. I file them along with the gentlemen's enhancements, viagra, loan approvals, and requests to update my bank details. I haven't been asked to ransom any Spanish prisoners lately.
2007-08-23 06:23:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes it is a scam if you gave them your bank info yopu will win an empty bank account
Yahoo does not have a lottery!!!
2007-08-23 11:12:25 · answer #7 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yahoo doesn't have a lottery.
2007-08-23 06:24:40 · answer #8 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam don't believe it.
2007-08-24 11:31:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i received that e-mail what happening with you
2007-08-26 21:06:10 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋