please can you tell me if this is spam ,
By weemam
@weemam (13372)
August 1, 2007 6:36am CST
I just got this a minute ago , I am quite sure it is spam , I tried to find a yahoo address to ask but couldn't , I was hopping it was real lol , we can but dream
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU WON $820,000.00!
Yahoo! Mail gives member s random cash prizes. Today, your account is randomly selected as the one of 12 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 And twenty Thousand US Dollars) ($820,000.00) for the month of August Lottery win promotion which is organized by yahoo.messenger.com every month.
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35 responses
@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
2 Aug 07
I am skeptical to believe it is true. Why not just drop an email to Yahoo admin? It would be interesting to hear their reply :P
Just for fun, there is no harm to try to claim the money. If they ask for personal details, or bank account, just be careful NOT to give. I am sure they will ask for lots of more information.... a sign of their sincerity :P
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
1 Aug 07
Sorry to burst your bubble, but it is. If I won all the money they keep telling me with Yahoo Mail, I would be rich. Yahoo, emailed me and told me it was.
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@RobinJ (2501)
• Canada
1 Aug 07
Hi Weemam, I get those letter at least 4 times a month, and I answer them saying I am thrilled to learn of my good fortune, and because there are others that are less fortunate than I am I am donating the entire amount to (charity name) and give their full address and tell them I expect to hear from my charity of the money being deposited in their account. So far zero has been sent. I also send a copy of my reply to the RCMP (federal police) and tell the people emailing me I am sending a copy. Funny I never get a reply never.
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@raydene (9871)
• United States
1 Aug 07
I have gotten those about yahoo before. I contacted yahoo and they said they did not send it and do not give out anything like it. They are trying to suck you in Sis! Just delete it and forget about it....but wouldn't it be nice to win?
Love u Doll
xoxoxoxo
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@procezx (76)
• India
1 Aug 07
Sure a spam I am receiving two every month. Just do one thing put that address in the spam list and contact help center in yahoo services to inform them about this. Because they are also using the yahoo address so yahoo will block them automatically and also will support the authorities to track the users who do this kind of activities with the help of the internet scam busters.
Also inform those mail services from whom you have received this kind of mail.
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
1 Aug 07
You got spammed. If I could get 1/2 of the money that I was told I had won via spam, I would be among the richest in the world.
Don't quit your day job...u are not rich.
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@anonymili (3138)
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1 Aug 07
Yes indeed weehun this is most definitely spam, Just do yourself a favour and delete it. I've received this email several times in recent times in my yahoo and EVEN hotmail accounts which made me laugh. Why would yahoo award someone's hotmail account with a prize? LOL! xx
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@mummymo (23706)
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1 Aug 07
Well Aunty Wee your instincts are right this is pure spam! I have received a few of these and oh how I wish they were for real but I am afraid I can sing a Monty Python song to describe it! You know the one it goes - Spam, spam, spam, spam, spam! lol Sorry honey! xxx
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@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
1 Aug 07
It's definitely a scam. Once you have received any scam emails, it means the scammers know your email address. You will probably receive further scam emails. It is recommended that you bookmark www.scamomatic.com in your web browser for this will help check the email you received if it is a scam or not.
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@tyc415 (5706)
• United States
1 Aug 07
My guess is it is spam. Would be nice to have that much money though wouldn't it? Is there anyway you can forward it on to the server as spoof email and let them let you know? I know with aol, ebay and paypal you can forward on spoof@ then which ever it is you are wantint to check it if it come from them. I hope my reply didn't mess you up, I can't really word it like I was hoping to.
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@farazkh1 (1153)
• Pakistan
1 Aug 07
Obviously its a 100% scam just imagine a company like Yahoo could launch a campaign for such a huge prize of 820,000$ to its users and we have not heard of it from anywhere but they do send us an surprising mail .....
but thanks you have warned the other users who have no idea about differentiating the scams so they might be aware of it ........
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@mimpi1911 (25464)
• India
1 Aug 07
YES, this is a spam outright!! just delete it. I have received a similar spam a few days ago which promised me some alluring dollars. i think, by now net users have got used to this kind of spams and scams. Spammers should try different ploy to trap us - isn't it? lol..
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@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
2 Aug 07
I would not believe any email saying I was big money winner they are usually all spam.
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@grecychunny26 (9483)
• Philippines
2 Aug 07
This is a spam, do you remember joining any online games, there are many like this on the internet, i have received some they telling me i won on a yahoo lottery, obviously it is not true.
@tumalty1980 (256)
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2 Aug 07
Hi there i have just check who owns the domain which sent you the email. It doesnt belong to yahoo. It is a US company called Mark Monitor. I would say it is spam.
