I received an e-mail from someone in England stating I won and I want to know if it's just another scam
Does anyone know if Yahoo %26amp; MSN Windows have a cash award program selected at random using e-mail address?windows xp home
This is a SCAM.
Check out the below link for confirmation of various scams, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them.
http://www.hotscams.com/articles/759/1/L...
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/
Does anyone know if Yahoo %26amp; MSN Windows have a cash award program selected at random using e-mail address?microsoft visual studio internet explorer
It is a scam they dont have cash rewards.they cant just pick randomly and choose someone and say oh you just one a cash reward blah blah blah.Were would they get the money from and ur email
No. There is no Yahoo! Lottery, and we would never send you information about a contest you never entered.
That’s the definition of unsolicited: you never asked for it. It showed up out of nowhere. The message probably also displays two other hallmarks of fraud emails: it appears to be official (with company logos, even links), and it demands urgent action “to claim your prize”, or something similar.
If you’ve received a message like “Final Notification: Yahoo! Mail Winner!” or “Your Email Address Has Won $XX million”, it’s a scam.
Don’t reply to the email, don’t click on any links in it, and never divulge any personal information. Instead, click Spam.
Yahoo! Mail will never request personal information in an unsolicited email.
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. Thanks!
"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.
Check out Yahoo’s Security Center for more information on email scams and ways to protect yourself.
Same true with MSN %26amp; windows there is no such lottery draw.
It's all SCAM!
Spam scam they are after your money and your personal details do not click any part of the email mark as spam check out the links below to see what yahoo say about these so called cash prizes and lotteries.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or... http://yodel.yahoo.com/2007/07/08/theres...
Sorry friend but there is no internet -e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information.
www.hoaxbusters.ciac.org
www.scambusters-419.co.uk
www.truthorfiction.com
.Also If you go to the following link you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
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