i recive a mail that said that i won a yahoo news lottery is real?
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If you response you 'll be asked to deposit some money in order to claim the prize. You wind up a loser instead of a winner. It's not from Yahoo.
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It sounds like a huge scam... Does this letter look familiar?\n\nCONGRATULATIONS: YOU HAVE WON AUSTRALIA LOTTERY PRIZE !!!\n\nAUSTRALIA LOTTO LOTTERY INC.\nDate:21/02/2006\nRef: 200658961725 \nBatch: ALLINC 0064943902/188 \nWinning no: FGAGN2701/LPRC \nCONGRATULATIONS ....................\n\nDear Sir/Madam, \n\nWe are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the  \n 20th of  FEBUARY 2006 from the Australian International Lottery programme.\n\nWhich is fully based on an electronic selection of winners using their \ne-mail addresses \nYour name was attached to ticket number; \n0061725 07056490902 serial number 6641145002 \nThis batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 4-13-22-38-46 bonus number \n17,which consequently won the lottery in the second category. \nYou hereby have been approved a lump sum pay of US$1,000,000.00\n(DOLLARS) \nin cash credit file ref: ILP/HW 47509/02 from the total cash prize of \nUS$5,000,000.00 shared amongst five lucky winners in this category "B".\nAll participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn \nfrom Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United \nStates, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our \ninternational \npromotions program which is conducted annually. \nThis Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomeration of some \nmultinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the \ncitizens in the communities where they have operational base. \nWe hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year \nhigh stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw. \nHOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE \nSimply contact our fiducial agent, Dr Mr David Akume at \ninfolotteryaus@yahoo.com.au to file for your claim . \nPlease quote your reference, batch and winning \nnumber which can be found on the top left corner of this notification as well \nas your \nfull name, address and telephone number to help locate your file easily. \nFor security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information \nconfidential from the public until your claim is processed and your \nprize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid \ndouble claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by \nnon-participant or unofficial personnel. \nNote, all winnings MUST be claimed by the  2nd of  MARCH - 2006\notherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed and eventually donated to \ncharity \nCongratulations once again on your winnings!!! \n\nBest Regards \n\nSandra Dean(co-ordinator) \nPLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL.CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS \nAGENT:infolotteryaus@yahoo.com.au\nBREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE WINNERS WILL RESULT \nTO \nDISQUALIFICATION. \n \nTHANKS:\nMANAGEMENT.\n\n\n\nIt's a scam letter, originating in Nigeria: check out the website \nhttp://www.quatloos.com/Posted_Letter.php?ID=13136\n\n\nHope that helps!
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As an American citizen, you can not win an "International Lotto." It is a scam! Delete the email and/or mark it as Spam
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Lottery winnings  Info. If you really want to know if it's a scam, IT IS!  When they ask you to send money, give bank account numbers credit card info ect .Do not give this info to anyone in an email!. If its real all they need is your mailing address to send you the money, with no up front fees to pay. REMEMBER IF YOU DID NOT SEND IN AN ENTERY FORM YOU CAN NOT WIN!  http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpam/Lott
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It's a scam.  Pay no attention to it.\nIf you didn't enter a contest or buy a lottery ticket, how do you expect to win it?
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watch out! if you have an email informing you that you have won millions in a lottery it's an internet scam to 'phish' for your personal information. don't ever send your personal details. search the web, type: "internet scams" to learn more...
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It's a scam. \n\nThey want two things from you - \n1. Your ID details so they can impersonate you; and/or\n2. Your money\n\nBasically they will either ask for your details (including bank account details) so they can transfer the money to you - and of course what they will actually do is steal money out of your account\n\nAND/OR\n\nThey will ask you to send them money for such things as "registration fees" or "money transfer fees" etc etc.\n\nRemember:-\n\nNO-ONE EVER WON A LOTTERY THEY DIDN'T ENTER!\n\nThere is no money. You haven't won anything!\n\nWHAT TO DO:-\n1. The simplest of all - DELETE it. Never reply, even to say "ha ha I know you're trying to scam me" This just confirms that you have a functioning email address and the scammer will then try to sell it on to someone else - and what you will get is more scammer emails!\n\n2. If the email comes from an email provider that you recognise and trust, like Yahoo, Hotmail, Netscape etc then forward the message headers to the email provider with a note of the complaint. [The message source maybe faked but often a contact email address is quoted in the message the scammer actually writes to you.]\nTo do this on Outlook Express:-\nRight click the message and select Properties\nClick on the Details tab\nClick on Message Source\nRight click the mass of code you see and click Select All to highlight the entire message\nRight click again and click Copy\nPaste into your message to Yahoo, Hotmail or whoever\n\nThe address to email this to is "abuse@(the email provider) eg. abuse@yahoo.com
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I am sorry to advise you it is a scam. Ask yourself. Did you buy a ticket, do you have a proof that you have a ticket with winning number? When did you go to South Africa to buy a ticket?? And they would have called you.\n\nIf you just got an email.. and they write back for more info from you.. you know you on a way to be robbed. DO NOT GIVE ANY DETAILS> No one knows who wins a LOTTO till the person with a ticket goes to the LOTTO themselves.
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jsut curious did  you receive something i your email from this person? If so then I would ignore it it is just a scam .
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I got an email like this that was a scam. If you win a lottery they will not contact you like that. You can report the site but I can't remember the site I reported mine to but just type in scam lotteries and you will be directed to many sites. Just give them all the info you can.  Be carefull of your email.
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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.
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I have not heard of them until I received a letter on Friday.  I took the check to my bank manager to confirm my suspicion that this is a scam.  In order to win a lottery, you first have to play.  Ask yourself...how did they get your address, why didn't it come certified (especially with a check, etc.) The bank manager told me that they can get your bank account number from you endorse the check to deposit it.
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Yahoo has never, ever offered a lottery for free stuff.  Do NOT open any attachments sent with that e-mail, and DO NOT click on the website link (if any).  Doing so may open a virus, spyware, or at the very least, validate your e-mail address to spammers!\nONLY label it as SPAM to yahoo.  At the very least, just delete it.
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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
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Daily I am getting nearly 5 mails like this.  All cheating.  If you donot believe me, then pay the amount and try your luck.
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No, don't trust it. My suggestion is delete the email, and don't visit any links on it. Probably a hoax or a virus or something.
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I received the similar SMS and emails. Its a scam!! I confirmed it with Yahoo! corporate communications.