hello,my name is christian and i just received a mail telling me that i won a yahoo internet lottery for the month of october,i really wonder how possible can that be,please tell me more
2007-10-13 09:50:12 · 13 answers · asked by christian m 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
There is no lottery but you have been 'specially selected' to be the victim of a scam.
2007-10-13 09:53:45 · answer #1 · answered by Vogon Poet 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christian ....
Yahoo Lottery ...Microsoft Lottery whatever !
Internet scammers can call themselves anything they like
When you make your claim these thieves WILL be asking you for money. They will say that the "fees" can't be taken from your "winnings" and must be paid in cash by you.
If you tell them that you do not have the money, they will
tell you to borrow it from your friends and family.
Please think about these things:
1) Have you ever heard of this lottery before you got an email saying you won?
2) You did not buy a ticket for this lottery. How did you win a lottery you didn't enter?
3) About 10 million scam emails are sent out EVERY DAY from thieves trying to trick people into thinking that they have won a lottery. How likely is it that the one you got is real?
4) It is ILLEGAL for any cash-prize lottery to make you pay a fee before you can get your prize money in almost every country.
5) Western Union and other money-transfer companies will NOT give back your money if you send it to these scammers.
I know this is disappointing for you. Everyone would like to win a large amount of money, but this is simply a plot to rob you of all the money you have now. If you send these people money, you will NEVER SEE IT AGAIN.
I'm afraid that you will have to keep the day job :-)
2007-10-13 10:04:56 · answer #2 · answered by Michelle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You received an email telling you you'd won, but did you enter Yahoo Internet Lottery? I didn't think so. And if you did enter it, did you give them your email address? If you didn't, it's all a scam. Don't fall for it. There are plenty of chancers online ripping off foolish, greedy people every day.
2007-10-13 09:55:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably spam. These people can throw tricks at you and I wish that I can find them and beat the living **** out of them. I am sorry if you believed that you would get some money but the person that sent you that is just a retarded idiot that can't find himself a girl so he has to do stupid stuff like this
2007-10-13 09:57:02 · answer #4 · answered by Robert B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is NO SUCH THING. The email you got is a SCAM!!! Either delete it, or go scambaiting with it. For more information on scambaiting, go to 419eater.com For more information on scams like this go to fakechecks.org
2007-10-13 09:54:00 · answer #5 · answered by mystry72 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to have to tell you this but,It is a scam,Yahoo do not run lotteries.
2007-10-13 09:52:58 · answer #6 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL I just got the same email, its a scam form the Nigerians, if you notice the adress is from Nigeria, they tend to do lots of money scams (NBC did a report on this). i'm vey surprised they actually had proper grammar and spelling this time, thats a frist. (Hey can I have ten points please?)
2007-10-13 09:54:12 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Charming 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope. There's no such thing. Those messages are spam. Many of them even contain viruses. Soon, you will be getting messages like "Microsoft Promotion Award" & "BMW Award". Dont even open them.
2007-10-13 09:55:20 · answer #8 · answered by Alann 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called Phishing, where you click a link to sign up and hackers get your personal information and steal your identify. Sorry.
2007-10-13 09:53:25 · answer #9 · answered by Psylence 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a SCAM AND A FRAUD. NEVER NEVER NEVER give them any information. Just delete the e-mail and you will be safe.
2007-10-13 09:54:41 · answer #10 · answered by Mike 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋