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Topic: Is this a scam?Not astrology related
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Diandra23 unregistered
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posted March 20, 2009 03:35 PM
i received this on my yahhoo mail today.Im not very familiar with these things,have you ever heard of this? Or received any prize? this is what i have received: " Messenger Yahoo! Lottery Results you won $800.000! Yahoo! Mail Congratulates you! Yahoo! Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account is randomly selected as the one of 5 top winners accounts who will get cash prizes from us. We are happy to inform you that you have won a prize money of (Eight Hundred Thousand Us Dollars ($800,000) for the month of march, 2009. Lottery winner promotion which is organized by yahoo messenger.com every month. YAHOO, collects all the mail ID of the people that are online on yahoo messenger, among the millions that subscribe to yahoo messenger we only select five people every month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we are congratulating you for been one of the people selected. All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Furthermore your details (e-mail address) falls within our British representative office in United Kingdom , as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of US $800,000 will be released to you from this regional branch office in UK. 2 We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US $1.3 Billion international draw. HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE These are your identification numbers.......... Batch number.......................number # Lotto number........................number# Winning number...................number # ( i edited the numbers..) To begin your claims, kindly contact the Accounting Officer at this email address (mrjonhkan03@yahoo.com) You are required to forward him with the following details: 1. FULL NAME 2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 3. PRESENT ADDRESS 4. SEX 5. DATE OF BIRTH 6. AGE 7. OCCUPATION 8. TELEPHONE NUMBER 9. FAX NUMBER (IF ANY) 10. MARITAL STATUS 11. WINNING NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER. 12 THE MONTH YOU WON..................................................... As soon as you contact the Officer, he will advise you on what to do in order to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!! For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non- participant or unofficial personnel. Yours Sincerely, Blake Jorgensen Chief Financial Officer The Yahoo.com staff Yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com Yahoo! Lottery Results Yahoo! Lottery is a free service that does not require you to register or be a Yahoo! registered user before winning.
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evander Knowflake Posts: 19 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 20, 2009 03:40 PM
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070221143241AAsy6x7 seems like it's a scam! Bummer IP: Logged |
Peri Moderator Posts: 147 From: Ukraine Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 20, 2009 03:43 PM
it's a scam Dee, ignore itIP: Logged |
kaira unregistered
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posted March 20, 2009 03:44 PM
all of these are always scams, especially now since we're in a recession.IP: Logged |
Diandra23 unregistered
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posted March 20, 2009 03:44 PM
Ohhh dawm I wished it were true hihihih thank You!! I sort of tend to believe in these things,but now i know better IP: Logged |
gemlike unregistered
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posted March 20, 2009 03:46 PM
Total scam. These have been going around for a while. You give them all your info, then they say they need a check or your bank account info or something and they gouge you. There was an MSNBC news expose about it some time agoIP: Logged |
Diandra23 unregistered
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posted March 20, 2009 03:50 PM
i see..seems that these are the "famigerous" Nigerian scams.makes sense...if i didnt entered in any lottery...then i couldnt have won anything either hihihi Well i DID bought a ticket today on Euromillions letīs see if those 29 millions come over here! IP: Logged |
evander Knowflake Posts: 19 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 20, 2009 03:57 PM
good luck! recently this girl in a class that my friend teaches in won around million euros. she was flunking at a very poor school at the time. you never know where luck strikes
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Diandra23 unregistered
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posted March 20, 2009 04:01 PM
Really??She deserves the best.Now she can study whatever she wants! Well..i also went to that site of real-wishes.com - seemed to be like an interesting wishfull-thinking place. You bet i have made quite a few wishes there also.! IP: Logged |
Astra Knowflake Posts: 11 From: Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 20, 2009 04:05 PM
That's a scam for sure. IP: Logged |
amowls Knowflake Posts: 4 From: Falls Church, VA, USA Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 20, 2009 06:35 PM
Definite scam. Anything that asks you to email them your information is a scam.I've been getting SO many of these lately. IP: Logged |
Lara Knowflake Posts: 420 From: aspideronmars Registered: Apr 2009
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posted March 20, 2009 06:56 PM
A SCAM!!!!!!!IP: Logged |