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snowcreature23
04-30-2008, 09:56 PM
You won £950.000! Yahoo! Mail congratulates you!
Messenger
IS THIS FOR REAL,HAS ANYONE EVER GOT THESE SCAMS THEY SURE LOOK REAL....
YAHOO INTERNET LOTTERY

CONGRATULATIONS!

YOU WON £950.000!
Yahoo! Mail gives members random cash prizes. Today, your account is randomly selected as the one of 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 £950,000.00 GBP (NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ). for the month of April, 2008. Lottery win promotion which is organized by yahoo messenger .com every month.

YAHOO, collects all the mail ID of the people that are online on yahoo messenger, among the millions that subscribe to yahoo messenger we only select five people every month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we are congratulating you for been one of the people selected.All participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base. Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our British representative office in, as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of £950,000 will be released to you from this regional branch office in UK.

We hope with part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes for US$1.3 Billion international draw.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
This is your Ticket Number: - TICKET NUMBER: 5647600545188

To begin your claims, kindly contact the HALIFAX BANK PLC UK FIDUCIARY AGENT: Mr. Williams Sullivan Email: ( fiduciaryonlineagent@myway.com )

You are required to forward him with the following details:

1.) FULL NAME:
2.) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
3.) PRESENT ADDRESS:
4.) STATE/PROVINCE:
5.) OCCUPATION/COMPANY:
6.) COUNTRY:
7.) TICKET NUMBERS:
8.) SEX:
9.) AGE:
10.) TELEPHONE NUMBER:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) AMOUNT WON:
13.) THE MONTH YOU WON:

As soon as you contact the Attorney, he will advise you on what to do in order to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!! For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you.

This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-participant or unofficial personnel

Yours Sincerely,



Mr. James Walker
LOTTO CO-COORDINATOR.
The Yahoo.com staff
Yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com



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Hollow
04-30-2008, 10:01 PM
definitely a scam. if it were yahoo offering that prize (which is unrealistic to begin with), they would ask you to send your information to them, not to that guy with the myway.com email.

robyrob
04-30-2008, 10:12 PM
definitely a scam - report it to the effa be eye:

http://www.ic3.gov/

Zoneboy
04-30-2008, 10:16 PM
I've had this crap sent several times to both my hotmail and yahoo addresses. :rolleyes:

This message was sent using Dodo Webmail - www.dodo.com.au

Sent using Dodo by a Dodo stupid enough to believe that anyone would fall for it. :rolleyes:

TJL
04-30-2008, 10:23 PM
Well, if you feel bad about recieving such a large cash reward, you can send it to me.

No pressure.

;)

Scoobiedoo30
05-01-2008, 01:23 AM
it looks like a scan to me

InspectorExstead
05-01-2008, 02:28 AM
yeah, that sounds like a scam to me.

Stormtracker TF
05-01-2008, 03:20 AM
If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. :lol:

BarneyFife
05-01-2008, 08:18 AM
Yes, thats a scam, whatever you do, don't send them any money.

coffield3
05-01-2008, 06:15 PM
Well, if you feel bad about recieving such a large cash reward, you can send it to me.

No pressure.

;)

Maybe we could split it 50/50? :lol:

TJL
05-01-2008, 06:41 PM
Maybe we could split it 50/50? :lol:

Wait, I have to get a ruling from the judges....

I'm sorry, they said no.

;)