2007-11-04 08:06:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
If you get an email that looks like it’s from Yahoo! but tells you you’re the winner of a Yahoo! Lottery or other contest – and it asks you to email personal information to claim a cash prize or reward – click Spam to dispose of it. You can also forward the suspicious email to mail-spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com.
"Phishing" is a play on the word "fishing" — because perpetrators are "fishing" for your private information or trying to find ways to trick you into sending them money. Don’t be fooled! These deceptive emails are used to commit identity theft, charge your credit cards, empty your bank accounts, read your email, and lock you out of your online account by changing your password.
2007-11-04 09:01:04 · answer #1 · answered by G 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO! it is a scam. Yahoo doesn't have lotteries.
Do not give them any information. Anything you say can and will be used against you. Just like being arrested. But here they will take your ID or bank acct. or both.
2007-11-04 16:14:21 · answer #2 · answered by shrdlu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, its a SCAM (look up '419 Advanced Fee Fraud')
If you want to waste some time, report it to PC Plod @ the Met. Police Computer Crime unit ..
2007-11-06 03:45:47 · answer #3 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of yahoo lottery??!??
2007-11-04 16:14:50 · answer #4 · answered by skinnylyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably a scam
2007-11-04 16:12:36 · answer #5 · answered by tru_story 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋