"YAHOO LOTTO PROMOTION is it a scam?

YAHOO LOTTO PROMOTION





E.A.A.S HEADQAUTERS UNITED KINGDOMhttp://national-lottery.co.uk/player/pww...











Dear Sir/Madam








We are happy to inform you that you have won a prize money of ONE MILLION DOLLAR ($1,000.000.00 USD) for the month of DECEMBER lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO!.





Anually YAHOO! collects all the E-mail id's of the people that are online on yahoo amongs the Millions that subscribe to YAHOO!, Eight People Are Been selected All Over The World.





Our Winners Are Selected Through Electronic Balloting System Without The Winner Applying.We Are Congratulating You For Being One Of The People Pelected For This First Random For The Year 2007.





These Are Your Winning Identification Numbers.....





Batch number..................................... 09225


Ticket/Lotto number.......................Lwh 09446


Refrence number.............................Lwh 09552


Serial nunber..................................... 009/552/007


Catigory...................................





To Begin Your Claims, Kindly Contact The Claims Agent For Your Prize At E-Mail: paymentoffice_agent_alex@yahoo.it, Without Any Further Delay. Otherwise Your Prize Will Be Returned Unclaimed To Our National Headqauters In U.K And Will Be Donated To Charity Homes.





You Are Required To Forward To Your Agent With The Following Details:





1.FULL NAMES...............


2.COUNTRY OF ORIGIN............


3.DATE OF BIRTH...............


4.OCCUPATION.............


5. CITY.......................


6.TELEPHONE NUMBERS............


7.RELIGION/BELIEVE...............


8.SEX AND MARITAL STATUS............


9.REFRENCE NUMBER...............


10.BATCH NUMBER...........


11 TICKET AND LOTTO NUMBER...............


12 SERIAL NUMBER...............


13 CATIGORY..........


14 CONTACT ADDRESS...................


As soon as you contact Him He Will Advise you on the Procedure to claim your Won Prize Money Immediately.





NOTE: YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO KEEP ALL YOUR WINNING CONFIDENTIAL TILL CLAIM IS MADE TO AVOID WRONG OR DOUBLE CLAIMING.ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENCIAL DISQULIFIES YOU FROM GETTING YOUR PRIZE.





Congratulations Once More!!





Yours Faithfully,


Dr.Austin Owchor Finance Director,


Mr Alex Claims Agent,


Dr.Ronney Smith Head of Administration.


[YOU MUST CLAIM YOUR PRICE ON OR BEFORE 21 DAYS]

"YAHOO LOTTO PROMOTION is it a scam?
Of course it is !


...Usually such fakes were identified by the simple query : 'How can one win in such a Lottery, without even submitting one's e-ID ?'


This scammer seems to have found a way of avoiding this, by including the phrase that the winner(s) were selected through an "Electronic Balloting System Without The Winner Applying" !


That's the only new trick used in this SPAM !


:-)
Reply:can any one hepl me even i got a same e-mail like this even i have paid the the money they want but still i did not get the prize money can anyone help me.plz contact me my e-mail id (rajit_rj@yahoo.co.in) Report It

Reply:C'mon! You can't see how transparent this is?
Reply:You don't get anything for nothing, 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
Reply:Well there's a very simple question to ask there... did you enter any kind of lottery?!!





Guessing that this is very definitely a scam!





If you want to know, email Yahoo directly, not replying to the mail you recieved - but email customer services.





I think you might want to read the link below. :o)
Reply:This is a SCAM. Check out the below link for confirmation of various scams, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scam and how to report them.


http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...


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/
Reply:I got the same thing and reported it as a scam. If it looks like a scam and sounds like a scam then more than likely it is a scam. By the way, do you remember entering this contest? My guess is "NO".
Reply:Its a scam no doubt..
Reply:Of course it is. The object is identity theft.


Yahoo does not run lotteries, and certainly does not give money away.
Reply:It's definitely a scam


I can't believe people still fall for this


One rule of thumb - if you didn't solicit it, it's a scam!
Reply:When did you enter the Yahoo Lottery and give your e-mail? I haven't seen a chance to enter. It would be worth it for a chance for a million. Yes it is a scam of the truest proportion. Would surprise you how many greedy people want something for nothing and will respondm then send in the transfer fee of several hundred dollars, or will give their complete bank account info on request.
Reply:It's a scam sad to say.