Yahoo international lottery?

Question

CONGRATULATIONS !!!!

YOU HAVE WON £800.000.00 POUNDS!

YOU HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS ONE OF THE 5 TOP LUCKY WINNERS !!!

Yahoo! Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account is randomly selected as one of the 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 Great British Pounds (£800,000.00 GBP) for the month of January, 2008 lottery win promotion which is organized by Yahoo Inc. every month.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomorate of some

multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the

citizens in the commmunities 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 £800,000.00 GBP will be released to you from this regional branch office in UK.

CONGRATULATIONS ONCE MORE!!

BEST WISHES,

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DR.DAVID WRIGHT.

FINANCIAL CONTROLLER.

World lottery association ,......AUTHORISED BY YAHOO MAIL INC.

the question is? is it true?

Answer 1

no its a con

Answer 2

total scam...a dozen rip offs a day

Answer 3

Scam, and furthermore report as spam so you don't keep on getting this.

Answer 4

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

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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 5

Yes it's true.Has true as my d**k is 3ft long.-(slack)