Monday, August 16, 2010

Random Yahoo! Mail cash prizes?

I recieved an e-mail from admin@mail.yahoo.com that says I won $500. The e-mail says:





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You won $500! Yahoo!® Mail congratulates you!





CONGRATULATIONS!





YOU WON $500!











Yahoo! Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account has been selected as the one of 12 top winners accounts who will get cash prizes from us. Please click the link below and follow instructions on our web site. Your money will be paid directly to your e-gold, PayPal, StormPay or MoneyBookers account.





Click here to get your prize:





http://www.yahoo.com/members/prizes.php (Link clipped so noone clicks it if its a link to adware, spyware, virus, etc)





Sincerely,


The Yahoo.com staff


Yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com








So what is this all about? I'm not gullible enough to click the link and start filling in info. But would love to win $500. Any way to contact Yahoo and see whats up?

Random Yahoo! Mail cash prizes?
SPAM! SCAM!


If you received an email impersonating Yahoo! and would like to report it please forward the email to:


mail-spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com. If you have already been tricked into giving your password, please visit http://security.yahoo.com/article.html?a...


and follow the instructions there. Also:


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Reply:Fwd your letter to





mail-spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com
Reply:seems its true try the link because its is a yahoo link





good luck !!
Reply:fake because some other people have had the same message and the link doesn't work! If it worked it would be http://members.yahoo.co.uk/cashprizes
Reply:Yahoo Customer Service Info:


866-562-7219 or 408-349-3300


Yahoo Personal Email: 866-492-4664 (small fee)


Yahoo Small Business: 866-562-7219


8am - 5pm M-F (Pacific Time)


cc-advoc@yahoo-inc.com


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