I received an email saying that I had wone a yahoo christmas lottery.It looked very offical . Is it a scam.?

Who do I contact to find out if E-Mail is from Yahoo or I am being scammed. I received a very official looking email saying it was from Yahoo. That I had won a christmas lottery .How do I check this out.

I received an email saying that I had wone a yahoo christmas lottery.It looked very offical . Is it a scam.?
Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information


http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...


http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...


http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...


.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful
Reply:This is a SCAM. If you click on the below link this site confirms various email scams hitting the internet and provides an online form for the reporting of such - (with links for your own country.)


http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yoo2.phpahoo/...


Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Please remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace where it belongs.


Check out these sites for further information :


http://www.scambusters.com


http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Reply:Of course it is a scam. But just so you know- any time you get an email that you think is a fake, just point at the links (DON'T CLICK THEM) and read the REAL web address in your task bar at the bottom of your browser. If it says Yahoo.com, but when you point at it, it reads kjbfa.com/kijbkdsjfblskjgblkn or yahoo.kjbda.com/kjbasdt DO NOT CLICK IT! IT WILL BE A VIRUS.
Reply:Did you enter a christmas lottery? You cannot win something you did not enter. It's likely a scam, but if it's legit, you can contact Yahoo and they should verify its truth.
Reply:Since Yahoo doesn't hold lotteries or give away money, it couldn't be very official. It's spam. It's been going on for years. Spam. Spam. Spam.
Reply:If you didn't enter a Yahoo contest, it is definitely a scam!
Reply:scam!
Reply:no


your 50 cents will arrive soon

web