I just got what I assume is a scam on my email acct announcing yahoo lottery winner...Do you all know about it

I would be happy to forward the announcement.


Don't you think you should warn members?

I just got what I assume is a scam on my email acct announcing yahoo lottery winner...Do you all know about it
You assume correctly. This is a scam. Check out the link below for confirmation of many email scams and how to report them.


http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...
Reply:Just delete it or mark it as spam. If people think that some other country randomly picked their e-mail address for a winning lottery, In my opinion, they deserve the scam.
Reply:Sorry friend. If you did not buy a ticket remember this.You don't get anything for nothing, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information. www.scambusters.org www.scambusters-419.co.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:The best advice I ever heard about things like this is "if you never entered how can you win?" Never answer this kind of thing. Go to yahoo itself and ask them. This is called phishing and is a way for them to get your information. I just spam this crap.
Reply:This is a scam! Somebody is trying to verify your e-mail address so it can be sold to spammers, or they are trying to get your bank account info so you can be ripped off later! Report such a mail to:


phishing@cc.yahoo-inc.com!


Federal Trade Commission spam@uce.gov


Treasury Department 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov





To read more about this go to the links below.


http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/hughes/4337


http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/intern...