Are you conducting Yahoo 2008 Mail Glow Programme?

Question

I got sms from 'Yahoo Mail' that my Phone number won $9500 in 'Yahoo 2008 Mail Glow Programme' and asked me to contact '[e-mail]' for free claim.
My personal information had been received by 'Verisign Digital Notarization System' and guaranteed for online data security.
Then I received step2 & 3 of the free claim stating the atterney forms & terms of conditions.
Now I received the final message asking to donate 5% of the prize money to a charity in Africa(HIP Africa,Nigeria) & stating that The United States federal lottery laws prevents Yahoo to deduct the 5% donation from the prize money.
The charity in Africa also confirms their tie up with Yahoo prize scheme for the past 3 years.
The Yahoo atterneys and the charity in Africa are giving assurance for delivery of my prize after donating to the charity.
Shall I proceed?

Answer 1

Best Answer - Chosen by Voters

This is a SCAM. Check out the below link for confirmation of various email scams hitting the internet and how to report them.
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo…
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or…

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. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

Source(s):

Experience within Criminal Justice Dept. U.K. (dealt with such scams.)

Answer 2

This is a scam thousands of these emails are sent
every day DO NOT send any cash or personal details
mark as spam, click the link below to see what
yahoo say about this.
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or…

Answer 3

Ohhhh, the old Yahoo Mail Glow Programme!!!!!
There is no such thing.
Yahoo does not conduct lotteries
Yahoo does not give away money
The U.S. does not have federal lottery laws to prevent Yahoo from doing anything, because such laws are determined by individual states, not the Federal Government.
This is a hoax.
This is a scam.
This is spam.

Answer 4

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-419.co.uk
www.truthorfiction.com
.Also If you go to the following link 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

Answer 5

No. Here's why: spam and scam; fake and fraud. Now turn around and get that fraudulent message deleted right away.

Answer 6

no this is a scam,there is no such thing as the yahoo 2008 mail glow programme

this is what yahoo have to say about the fake lotterys and other scams pretending to be yahoo: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/or…

its just a phishing scam to get your personal & financial details so they can commit Identity & financial crimes on their victims



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