The amount of prize is one million pounds,GBP and US dollars.How to verify these information is true or not?If it is scam whom we should complain?
2007-11-02 03:16:41 · 4 answers · asked by lavanya C 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
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
Microsoft also has a similar webpage
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/lottery.mspx
2007-11-02 03:19:46 · answer #1 · answered by MLM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) 419 Advanced Fee Fraud scam
2) Met Police Computer Crime unit
2007-11-06 03:41:13 · answer #2 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it sounds too good to be true, it is. No One gives away one million dollars randomly.
2007-11-02 10:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you win the lottery you'll not hear by email.
2007-11-02 10:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara Doll to you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋