I received a notice from yahoo in regards to winning the lottery is this legit?

Question

Does yahoo conduct an international lottery?

Answer 1

NO the they do not. It is a scam.

Answer 2

No. Yahoo may offer competitions from time to time, but they do not conduct lotteries.

Your email is a scam.

Answer 3

How many tickets did you pay for?

None. Well then this is a scam, a very old one, and there are still fools that fall for it. Don't fall for it, and delete it. Set up your spam filters to get rid of these emails.

No Yahoo doesn't run a lottery.

Answer 4

No, they don't. Win I first got an email address and would get that kind of stuff, I'd wonder, too. Then I thought about it. I can't win a lottery I didn't even enter! That's like hitting a slot jackpot when you didn't play the machine. Can't happen

Answer 5

Phishing scam!

Answer 6

This is 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.) This site also gives excellent advice on what steps you can take to achieve a spam free inbox :

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

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, 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/

Answer 7

NO! It is a scam !!!

Answer 8

No it is not from yahoo and is 100% a scam.

http://www.pstarstrade.com

Answer 9

Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...

http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...

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

.Also If you go to the following site 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

Answer 10

Nah- I got that junk mail in 3 different accounts today. It's spam. Let some other sucker follow it up.