I received an e-mail stating that I had won money from yahoo lottery. Do you know anything about this?

Question

It stated that I was one of five people selected monthly. It asked for name, address, ph #, sex, and age.

Answer 1

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scam

Phishing for info to steal identiy or bank account and there are a dozen a day here,

dump it

Answer 2

Yahoo does not run a lottery. This is a scam. Avoid.

Source(s): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_scam

Answer 3

Generally no one will contact you by e-mail asking for that info..Dont ever give out personal info. by e--mail.

If it sounds too good to be true, usually it is.

Answer 4

It's a joke toots. And if you give any info you deserve what you get

Answer 5

I wouldn't do it.....I've heard about this stuff and they just want info so they can scam you.....I wouldn't give them any info at all.....it could screw u up bad!!!!