she says her husband died in a civil war but he has 12 mill in bonds that she can't get to unless I give her my full name and contact number. This is a scam right? But what can she possibly do with just my full name and contact #? Also who do I get ahold of to let people know she is trying to scam them?
2007-10-25 06:46:52 · 7 answers · asked by Kookie M 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It's fraudulent.
You shouldn't open unsolicted email from unknown sources. Often what happens is that when you open up spam, it sends back a trigger to the originating source indicating that a valid email address has been found thus subjecting you to even more spam down the road. Even using the preview pane in email products sends web beacons back to spammers.( http://helpdesk.gwu.edu/mailfilter/spam.html )
However, in this case since you have already opened up this email which is a probably a variant of the 419 Nigerian phishing scheme, display all headers and send it to Fraud Watch International. The email address is in the link to the webpage below.
http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/lottery/
There are a couple Yahoo pages dedicated to the 419 Fraud
Yahoo Lottery Fraud
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/abuse/abuse-63.html
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/abuse/abuse-110240.html
2007-10-25 06:51:57 · answer #1 · answered by MLM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. If you reply she will also have your email address, plus any other personal information that might be contained in the email file.
And, yes, someone can send an email to you without knowing your email address by using a virus that will automatically send emails to addresses found on an email server.
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2007-10-25 13:56:30 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is a SCAM! : )
I get those e-mails ALL the time.... Just hit "spam" instead of deleting it.
Each time you get an e-mail like this, "SPAM" it.
When you "SPAM" it - it will AUTOMATICALLY be reported and investigated by your e-mail carrier!
: )
Hopefully, most people will know it is an OBVIOUS scam [they even make fun of these in a recent t.v. commercial lately].... so just be smart & keep "spamming" them
: )
: )
2007-10-25 13:56:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its a scam, they always use the same idea of sombody dieing in the family with so much but the person who dies always changes.
dont respond.
2007-10-25 13:49:47 · answer #4 · answered by BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most definately a scam, ignore and delete the email.
2007-10-25 13:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by hunt_ken 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is a scam. delete that letter
2007-10-25 13:54:25 · answer #6 · answered by steven25t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is SO a scam. Report it, and send it to your 'spam' please.
2007-10-25 14:09:42 · answer #7 · answered by jjoy4444 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋