Received a sweepstakes promotion that I won British pounds in a Microsoft/AOL lottery. Is this legitimate?

NO!!! It's a SCAM. All they want is either you to send them money (handling, delivery fee etc) or to inform them of your bank details so they can rob you blind. Don't respond and delete it.

Received a sweepstakes promotion that I won British pounds in a Microsoft/AOL lottery. Is this legitimate?
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 thousands of these emails are sent


every day DO NOT send any cash or personal details


mark as spam.
Reply:yahoo/Microsoft/AOL do not have lottery's, this is a scam, and therefore not legitimate.





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these are some methods,techniques and websites to minimize the amount of spam messages you receive:





how to minimize the spam emails you receive:


-block the sender/s email address/es


-send the emails to your spam/bulk folder


-ignore them- do not reply


-DO NOT OPEN the e-mails if you know they are spam by the title


if you open them then the sender knows you have an active


email address and will continue to send them to you through various other email addresses, and they will sell your address on so other spammers will send you spam emails


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visit these websites to tackle spam problems: http://www.scambusters.org/stopspam/inde...


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http://www.obviously.com/junkmail/


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/ya...


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go to this website to look at the latest fraudulent and spam emails being sent to people, it also tells you about internet lottery scams etc: http://www.data-wales.co.uk/nigerian.htm





remember if something sounds to good to be true or you get unsolicited emails of this nature....99.999% of the time they are





stay safe online,know how to spot these tricks of the fraudsters, Don't be the next victim to internet fraud





all the best


-Jake
Reply:That is a SCAM and mark those emails as SPAM, please do not respond back to them, once they have your address and other stuff they need you are done !!!!

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