I got a mail saying -YOUR EMAIL ID HAVE YOU A LUCKY WINNER from <[e-mail]> . Is this valid or fraud?

Question

I am getting these emails quite frequently asking for dtails

Answer 1

It is most probably a scam.  I get them all the time.  I just delete them immediately.  Dont&#039;t open them

Answer 2

They&#039;re all frauds, and they are impossible to stop. If you can figure out how to get off the list, that will really be lucky.

Answer 3

omg, you lucky bum, you are the lucky winner!!! i wish i was you. some people get all the luck. you should respond and get your prize! i am so envious of you. ps, always normal to pay some sort of fee ahead of time, so don&#039;t worry!

and don&#039;t listen to these other people, they just are jealous of you winning and don&#039;t want you to have anything

Answer 4

Ah, there was another question similar to this a few days ago. This sounds most certainly like a fraudulent email. Specifically, the practice is called &quot;phishing,&quot; where spammers pretend to be a legitimate organization in order to get your information. Remember that legit organizations will follow common and safe practices when hosting a contest. They will likely require some active participation from you and will make clear the terms and conditions of entry. Also, legit organizations will never ask for personal information from you via email. Finally, never determine the legitimacy of an email based on the sender, as sender email addresses are too easy to spoof.

Anyway, I advise you not to respond to the sender in any way. Instead, look in MSN&#039;s help pages for their policies regarding spam and phishing. If you so desire, report the phishing email to MSN using the policies described on their site.

I hope this helps!

Answer 5

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... dont give them any details. its all fake!!!!! they will steel ur identity!

if u can them a lot, i would just get a new e-mail cause the spam get annoying

Answer 6

That fact that you&#039;ve asked this question means you&#039;re gullible.

Be careful and YES!  ALL of them are frauds!

How could you win something you never entered?

Answer 7

This a SCAM. The below links confirm various email scams hitting the internet. There is also an online form for the reporting of such - (with links for your own country.)

http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/id...

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or...

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. Please remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace.

Check out these sites for further information :

http://www.scambusters.com

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/