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Is there a Yahoo! Lottery?

Alun Hill MCIJ — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:12:41 +0000

Does Yahoo! Mail ever offer cash prizes?

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 report this suspicious email by going to our Abuse Form and filing a complaint. 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.

Yahoo Scam – 124 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester M60 2DB

Alun Hill MCIJ — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:10:50 +0000

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Yahoo Awards Center 124 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester M60 2DB – United Kingdom
Winners shall be paid in accordance with their Settlement Centers. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed not later than 30 days from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited and returned to its source as unclaimed.
Stated below are your identification numbers:

BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2007234522
PIN: 1207

You are requested to contact our co-ordinator in Manchester and send your winning identification numbers to him:

Award coordinator’s Name: Mr. Bratan Petko
E-Mail: windows.claims@live.com (email varies – also uses williammacpherson1953@gmail.com
Tel: +44-703-183-7097
Fax: +44 -704-579-3633

Scam to take money from you -please send copies to us and do not send them money!

Yahoo Lottery

Alun Hill MCIJ — Sun, 04 May 2008 15:54:59 +0000

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Yahoo Lottery,
Incoperation,
Baley House, Har Road.
Sutton, Greater London,
SM1 4te.
United Kingdom.

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND British Pounds ( Â£300,000) for the month of MARCH 2007 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.

YAHOO, collects all the email addresses of the people that are online on Yahoo email addresses, among the millions that subscribe to Yahoo we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we are congratulating you for being one of the people selected.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

You are to contact your Claims Agent on or before your date of Claim, Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
Yahoo Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

These are your identification numbers:
Batch number…………………YM 09102XN
Reff number…………………..YM35447XN
Winning number……………….YM09788

You are requested to contact the agent Dr JOHNSON BROWN and send your winning identification numbers to him, via his email:

Name: Dr JOHNSON BROWN

E-mail: johnsonbrowns@myway.com

phone: +447024022078

You are therefore advise to send the following information to the Cliams Agent to facilitate them and process the transfer of your fund.

1.Full name………………………..
2.Country………………………… .
3.Contact Address…………………..
4.Telephone Number………………….
5.Marital Status……………………
6.Occupation……………………….
7.Age……………………………..

Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,

MRS. Linda Moore