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Title: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: Vamps on 19 March 2008, 21:26:32
I have an email which says that it comes from Yahoo Lottery and give a London address.
Tells me that in conjunction with yahoo & Microsoft windows I have won £500,000.00
Says 15 people a month are selected
Asks me to provide lots of personal details, not bank details and ring;
Mr James Harold
Remittance Director. Yahoo Promotions UK
Tel +44 705 571 3956, also provides a fax number so presumably it is not a premium rate phone number.
Email address is; nationalclaims220@yahoo.es

This is not like the usual foreign emails asking for details.
Have I won some money or is it, as I suspect a con. :( Could use the money though. :D
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: CaptainZok on 19 March 2008, 21:30:13
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I have an email which says that it comes from Yahoo Lottery and give a London address.
Tells me that in conjunction with yahoo & Microsoft windows I have won £500,000.00
Says 15 people a month are selected
Asks me to provide lots of personal details, not bank details and ring;
Mr James Harold
Remittance Director. Yahoo Promotions UK
Tel +44 705 571 3956, also provides a fax number so presumably it is not a premium rate phone number.
Email address is; nationalclaims220@yahoo.es

This is not like the usual foreign emails asking for details.
Have I won some money or is it, as I suspect a con. :( Could use the money though. :D
As the old saying goes if it looks too good to be true it probably is.
Deffo a scam email IMO.
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 19 March 2008, 21:30:18
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I have an email which says that it comes from Yahoo Lottery and give a London address.
Tells me that in conjunction with yahoo & Microsoft windows I have won £500,000.00
Says 15 people a month are selected
Asks me to provide lots of personal details, not bank details and ring;
Mr James Harold
Remittance Director. Yahoo Promotions UK
Tel +44 705 571 3956, also provides a fax number so presumably it is not a premium rate phone number.
Email address is; nationalclaims220@yahoo.es

This is not like the usual foreign emails asking for details.
Have I won some money or is it, as I suspect a con. :( Could use the money though. :D

Would think it was a con but worth a phone call even if it cost a fiver just in case;)
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: platty on 19 March 2008, 21:32:10
That would appear to be a con if I'm honest - the following things seem dodgy to me:

- £500,000 to 15 people a month... thats 90 million a year.
- 07055 sounds like a dodgy number to me
- @yahoo.es... where is this? Estonia? Doesn't match with London address

Just my opinion, but I stand by the saying "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is"
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: mars on 19 March 2008, 21:33:27
Would be very surprised if it's not a con. Treat with caution. :-/
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: miggy on 19 March 2008, 21:34:28
Leave alone :y :y :y
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: Vamps on 19 March 2008, 21:36:45
Anyone know how you contact yahoo direct? either to claim or complain.
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 19 March 2008, 21:45:13
.es - espagne - spanish.

Gotta be a con....
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: Danny on 19 March 2008, 21:46:24
@yahoo.es is Spain

070 number is not a cheap number as far as i know

contact yahoo and forward them a copy of the e-mail
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: waspy on 19 March 2008, 21:46:31
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Anyone know how you contact yahoo direct? either to claim or complain.

http://help.yahoo.com/
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/abuse/

Try these bud :y
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: dbug on 19 March 2008, 21:46:47
Con - leave well alone!!
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: HolyCount on 19 March 2008, 21:48:57
if you were an organisation giving millions away would you have a yahoo address ---- I sell discounted cosmetics at a couple of quid a pop and have a "kosher" web based address. Methinks a large lottery company  could do the same !
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: smoothomega on 19 March 2008, 21:50:16
Dodgey........be warry  :-/
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: Vamps on 19 March 2008, 21:56:22
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Anyone know how you contact yahoo direct? either to claim or complain.

http://help.yahoo.com/
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/abuse/

Try these bud :y

Thanks Guys.
Thanks Sir Waspy there is no Yahoo lottery, they have a Q on it so must be a comon ish problem. :( Sent it to SPAM, whoever he is. :D

I could have done with the money as well, never mind, get nowt for nowt. ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: waspy on 19 March 2008, 22:01:52
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Anyone know how you contact yahoo direct? either to claim or complain.

http://help.yahoo.com/
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/abuse/

Try these bud :y

Thanks Guys.
Thanks Sir Waspy there is no Yahoo lottery, they have a Q on it so must be a comon ish problem. :( Sent it to SPAM, whoever he is. :D

I could have done with the money as well, never mind, get nowt for nowt. ;D ;D ;D

No worries bud. Glad to help  :y :y
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: Bandit127 on 19 March 2008, 22:05:49
Something like this?

http://lottoscams.blogspot.com/2006/12/you-have-won-yahoomsn-inc-microsoft.html
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: rad cap on 19 March 2008, 22:09:59
well spotted bandit, good link :y
Title: Re: Am I rich or potential con victim
Post by: Vamps on 19 March 2008, 22:11:09
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Something like this?

http://lottoscams.blogspot.com/2006/12/you-have-won-yahoomsn-inc-microsoft.html

Exactly like that, cheers. :)