It is a correct yahoo promotion?
dear Admin,
I got below email under name yahoo UK for "Lottery promotion organized by Yahoo Incorporated for the introduction of all new Yahoo mail beta and Yahoo male classic" , it’s a correct promotion from Yahoo or just a cyber crime ?
Thank you and regards,
susan_1721@yahoo.com
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CONGRATULATIONS YOUR EMAIL I D WON OUR PRIZE £275,000.00 POUNDS
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:33 AM
From:
"YAHOO INCORPORATED" <yahoo2008@walla.com>
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Yahoo! News – Lottery Yahoo! UK and Ireland
Welcome to the official site of Yahoo Lottery Inc. The Online Consumer Promotions 2008
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CONGRATULATIONS!
European Region Office:
10B Canada Square,
London HP1 8HFD,
England. U.K.
Barr Joe Blubleburg Executive Co-coordinator Yahoo lottery Inc
TELE:+44 70359 32156
Yahoo! Lottery Online coordinator ,
Sweepstakes International Program.
Copyright (c)2008 Yahoo Lottery
CONGRATULTIONS!!!!! YAHOO LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL WINNER NO.3
This is to inform you that your email have won a prize money of two hundred and seventy five thousand United Kingdom pounds ( £275,000.00 ) in a Lottery promotion organized by Yahoo Incorporated for the introduction of all new Yahoo mail beta and Yahoo male classic.
Yahoo! arranged and gathered all the e-mail addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo mail and other related email that been powered by Yahoo. We only selected ten (10) subscribers as our winners through electronic balloting system (E.B.S) without the person applying as long as you are making use of your email id. We congratulate you for being one of the people selected winner.
Payment /claim procedure:
Your payment approval file sent to London due to we have 3 lucky winners in UK so that you can be cleared and paid simultaneously there with them. You are to contact our UK head office director international credit department for your date of claim.
Contact person: Dr. James Williams (director international credit department )
Contact email: fountaincourts@gmail.com / fountaincourts@list.ru
Tele: +44 70457 75349
Your Yahoo Prize must be claimed not later than 14 working days from date of draw notification after the draw date in which prize has won.
Note: Any price not claim within this period (14 working days) will be forfeited.
These are your identification numbers:
Ref number……………………YBM/07207/EBS
Winning number……………..YBM/11050/EBS
Batch number………YBM/00101/EBS
These numbers above fall within the United Kingdom Agent Location file, you are requested to contact Dr. James Williams and send your Identification Numbers and Personal Information to Him to facilitate them and process your indenmity file for immediate payment.
Send your Identification Numbers/Your Personal Information to Him immediately:
1. Full name………………
2. Country………………..
3. Contact Address………..
4. Telephone Number………
5. Marital Status…………..
6. Occupation………………
7. Age……………………..
8. Sex…………………….
Indicate your choice of receiving your won prize below
Bank to Bank Wire Transfer (Account to Account wire trnsafer)
Courier Delivery Via Certified bank draft/Cheque
Your won prize will be sent to you via any of this two option above. Only the winner has the right/authority to cash this bank draf/cheque, any where In the world hence he/she is confirm the legitimate owner and the lucky email id.
You have to keep your Batch no, Ref no, and Winning No privately and confidential to avoid double claim or unwarranted abuse. Any abuse of this lottery may result to disqualification or cancellation of your prize.
Note: As this lottery program is highly influence by United Nations in International lottery program, the won price will not be tamper in any way until the beneficiary procure the required documents and signed for claim before Yahoo representative in country during delivery.
Good luck in contacting your claim agent.
Yours in service,
Barr Joe Blubleburg Executive Co-coordinator, Yahoo lottery Inc
Dr. P. Swier, Mr. Gerald Goodman (Manager Foreign Operations)
Mr. Franklyn Van Der Weijden (Manager Domestic Banking Operations)
Dr. James Williams (Director International Credit Department)
Barr Mrs. Sandra Murphy (Executive),
Mr. Michael Cole (Executive)
Mr. Stephen Boer (Chairman).
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If you have questions or wish to claim your prize money kindly contact this email fountaincourts@gmail.com , see the instructions the body of this message
Yahoo! UK and Ireland
One Response
Edd e
05 Jun 2010






It’s a scam thousands of these deceptive emails are sent every day there used to commit identity theft, or try to get you to send money. DO NOT send any bank/personal details click the link below to see what yahoo say about this.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/abuse/abuse-63.html
You can report this with the mail abuse form below.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/original/abuse.html
To report a phishing attempt with the form below.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/security/forms/phishing.html
Or you can forward a phishing attempt email to the address below.
phishing@cc.yahoo-inc.com.