The Annual Yahoo! Birthday Mobile Prize Programme is it real from yahoo or a scame? they say u won 9500$ !!?
146429
I received the similar SMS and emails. Its a scam!! I confirmed it with Yahoo! corporate communications.
558754
"Sweepstakes" you find about via SPAM or crappy ads on certain sites (Hit the monkey with the spitball and win a FREE Ipod Nano!) are bogus at best, and phishing schemes at worst.  Not to say there aren't legitimate contests out there---Spam is just not the way to find out about them.
985536
if they are harrassing you then it is almost certainly a scam-if you have won a holiday the organisers will have informed you of this and may contact you at some other time (arranged at your convenience) to make the neccessary arrangements to collect your prize. they will certainly not harrass you. so beware.
210619
It's almost certainly bogus.\n\nThe big giveaway is if they ask for your password.\n\nThis is called a "phishing" attack.
901026
It's a scam to get your personal information from you.  If you respond, there will start asking for your bank account information, etc.  They might ask for a "processing fee" to get the money to you.  It is a total scam.  Thing about it for a minute:  did you enter any foreign lotteries?  Probably not.  I get about about a dozen of these emails per week and they all go into my spam folder.
1104431
Clean your system out. they most likely put in a cookie and it's all a scam. Exactly like the Publisher Clearing House sweepstakes. any organizations that ask you to send your money to claim a prize which you did not apply for is a rip off. Delete all e-mails from them without opening it.To use a cliche, there's no such thing as a free lunch.
9576
No, I didn't.\n\nAnd NEITHER did or does "Yahoo" !!\n\nYou have been hoaxed, spoofed.... don't believe everything you read in your emails !
490521
Sounds very much like a typical advance fee fraud - you'll be asked for endless processing fees (why can't they pay them out of the prize?) for something that never comes.\n\nIf Microsoft (or the company of the week that's being spoofed) really was offering a big cash prize, it would be heavily advertised. It isn't, so the prize must be fake.
1102778
No! There are many hoax e-mail messages (such as the one you are describing) on the Internet, claiming that Microsoft or some other company will reward anyone who forwards the message to as many people as possible. Always ignore these messages. No one gives money to anyone for the hell of it and you cannot win a lottery you did not buy a ticket for. That's the basic rule of any lottery.\n\nIf you ever get messages that promise you of unbelievable riches, do not believe them. If you get a message from someone you do not know, do not open it and do not read it. Delete the message.
293472
More than likely not.  Did you enter into any lottery?  It's a scam, stay away from it.
73616
If you got a spam eMail anouncing you won some money then it is most likely fake, don't reply and definatly don't give out any information if you have not played on that lottery.\n\nIf the eMail looked like the one below then I'm certain it's a scam. Also what lottery lets people win who have'nt even played?\n\n FROM:THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR\n     INTERNATIONAL/PRIZE AWARD DEPT\n\nREF:PL2/209318/09\n\nBATCH:18/103/HME.\n\nAttn:Dear Sir/Madam\nWe are pleased to inform you of the result of the\nLottery Winners International programs held on the\n23/7/2004. Your e-mail address attached to ticket\nnumber 653164251591-6011 with serial number\n7321410,batch number 7151085135,lottery ref number\n6376527711 and drew lucky numbers 4-9-17-36-44-78\nwhich consequently won in the 1st category, you have\ntherefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of\nUS$1.500,000.00  (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand\nUnited States dollars)\n\nCONGRATULATIONS!!!\n\nDue to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that\nyou keep your winning information confidential until\nyour claims has been processed and your money Remitted\nto you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid\ndouble claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program\nby some participants. All participants were selected\nthrough a computer ballot system drawn from over\n40,000 company and 20,000,000 individual email\naddresses and names from all over the world. This\npromotional program takes place every year. \n\nThis lottery was promoted and sponsored by \nAssociation of software producers. we hope with part\nof your winning,you will take part in our next year\nUS$20 million international lottery. To file for your\nclaim, please contact our paying officer:\n\nContact Person:Mr.Paul Zimmerman\nTEL:+31 612 192 105\nEmail:adszix2005@yahoo.co.in\n\nRemember, all winning must be claimed not later than\n25th of February,2005. After this date all unclaimed\nfunds will be included in the next stake. Please note\nin order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications\nplease remember to quote your reference number and\nbatch numbers in all correspondence.\nFurthermore, should there be any change of address do\ninform our agent as soon as possible.\nCongratulations once more from our members of staff\nand thank you for being part of our promotional \nprogram.\nNote: \nAnybody under the age of 18 is automatically\ndisqualified.\n\nyours  Sincerely,\n\nMrs.Queensley Rhoda,\n\nFor Management.\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________\nMail sent from WebMail service at PHP-Nuke Powered Site\n- http://blygen.net
223768
hi,\n\njust to say that it is a crap system, well actuatlly it is not system at all it is just a bit of advise on how to place an add on google and yahoo, kind of and they also tell you to go on pay.com,  save your money it is not worth it.  well actually if you want ill copy the infoand send it to you for free so that you can save $50.  i am in the prossess of trying to get my money back and have had no reply so far even so they say satisfaction garanty or money back... just e-mail me and i'll forward everything to you, my e-mail is anghadgkiss@yahoo.co.uk\n\nkind regards\n\nAngelique
674041
If you are asking this because you have received an email or letter telling you you have won something, then I'm sorry but it's a scam.  Read this:\n\nhttp://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff185647.htm
630396
I'm not waiting now, but I used to until I just gave up.  It is real, but the chances of winning are like 1 in 10 million or something crazy like that.  The chances are so slim that it does seem like a scam, even though it's not.
682320
look at the domain name where the web site is. you can report it to their ISP. \n\nso If the scam is scam.yahoo.com you tell yahoo.
949168
I am not sure if it is a fishing page, but the name should give a clue to anyone that it is not legit.  If it were free lotto, then why would you have to pay to play? I tend to stay away from too good to be true web pages, just like the mail we used to get, if it is too good to be true, then it probably is.
30644
If you did not enter any sweepstakes chances are it is a hoax. The other day I received an email said someones plane crashed and I was the only living family and I had 2 million coming to me, but they wanted my bank account number. I mean these are just ways to steal your money not to give you any.