I won $500 from Yahoo!Winners.

United States
January 21, 2007 12:04am CST
Hi to all,i have received an email today from yahoo groups that i have won $500 dollar from them.It wasnt asking personal details it was just asking for my paypal id so they can transfer the money it says it only takes 3 minutes to transfer to my account.Please can any tell if this is real or some kind of a scam.Please enlighten me guys,i could really use $500 right now if this is real.Thanks
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144 responses
@sarithagp (238)
• United States
21 Jan 07
I got this mail around 100 times.I guess it is a scam.I have 4 yahoo accounts.I get that mail in all my 4 accounts.I gave the paypal ID and they are asking me to register in yahoo games for 8.45$.I thought they may deduct $8.45 from my paypal and never give me $500.But I am sure it might be scam.
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• United States
21 Jan 07
Thank you all for the help,appreciate it.
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@lpetges (3036)
• United States
21 Jan 07
isn't this ashame? you get so many scams out there that you cannot identify them all the time. There should be some kind of filter for this activity on the internet.
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@Jaykin (271)
• India
21 Jan 07
How did you win 500$ .Did participate in some kind of competition or any activity.
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• United States
21 Jan 07
The email said that yahoo mail gives random cash prizes to their members.And my account has been selected as one of the 12 tops winners.I was kind of excited when i get this email today and yet im skeptical thinking about a lot of the scam mails going around.I hope someone can tell me if this is any true or just another scam emails.Thanks by the way for replying.
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@nhtpscd (1416)
• Australia
21 Jan 07
I got one similar recently. Did yours say you must be an upgraded member of yahoo games? Don't pay the fee if so it is a scam. I have emailed yahoo but never go a response. Mine even had the contact yahoo address on the bottom
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@keverw (96)
• United States
21 Jan 07
what yahoo groups was it
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• Pakistan
21 Jan 07
its scam dear! I also recieved the same mail from Yahoo! Mail. They asked for my E-Gold No. and when I gave it they said that u should be a premium member of Yahoo! Games to get paid. So, crearly! Yahoo! is scamming.
• United States
21 Jan 07
Thanks for sharing,i am sure now that its a scam.Good thing i ask here first.
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@lauriefnp (5111)
• United States
21 Jan 07
Don't give them any information, especially your Paypal ID. And don't follow any links in the e-mail. If you want to check it out, contact Yahoo directly through their site, but not through the link in the e-mail. Try to find a phone number where you can contact Yahoo directly. This sounds like a scam. You don't usually get a plain e-mail notifying you of a $500 winning, especially from something that you didn't even enter. Be careful.
3 people like this
• United States
21 Jan 07
Thanks a lot for the warning.I just decided im going to ignore this one,it just sounds to good to be true.But for a moment i was really going to enter my paypal id in there because it seems so real with the sender and all.
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@lauriefnp (5111)
• United States
21 Jan 07
Smart move. I doubt that Yahoo would give away "random prizes". Things just don't work that easily, I'm afraid. I would just delete it and move on. That way you stay out of any trouble or hassles that may result.
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• Philippines
21 Jan 07
scam - Spamming is usually
a scam. So beware!
It may be a scam because you did not where it coming from. You must be aware that spamming is usually are scams. so beware!
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• United States
21 Jan 07
Yeah i guess its one of these scam going around.I can't believe i almost fall on this one.Well,who wouldnt want to believe that you'll get $500 for doing nothing?I guess i have realized now that there's no easy money on the net.Thanks man for the reply.
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@raveena (1353)
• India
21 Jan 07
I received a email also but all this is scam if you realy need to check send a mail to yahoo admin and get the same verified.
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• United States
21 Jan 07
Thanks for replying.Im just gonna ignore it,i wont even bother now to send emails to yahoo admin since i have read here that they get this mails too all the time.
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@neon2000 (2756)
• Philippines
21 Jan 07
This kind of emails from yahoo telling me I won keeps on queing my inbox. I don't know how to get rid of them. I guess they are not really from yahoo, because every week I received emails that I won $500 from yahoo admin.
@milott (2646)
• India
21 Jan 07
I guess that this could one of those scams going on in the internet world, just like nigerian scam, transfering funds to your bank account scam, etc. Please be beware of these type of scams around and don't give any personal information of yours to them. Just tell them that your current email id of yours that they have sent the email is your paypal id and ask them to send the money that mail id itself and if they really send it, accept the money, you don't lose anything with this, since they already knew your email id.
• United States
22 Jan 07
I have received that nigerian scam too but i've never think of it to be real.Its very impossible.But this one almost fooled me.Im glad it didnt happened.Thanks for replying.
• India
21 Jan 07
no no no,never give your paypal information to anyone.or even respond to the e-mail.for any clarification contact yahoo,either by phone or by e-mail add(can be found at www.yahhoo.com)yahoo dont have any lottery scheme till now.thanks
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@pizzoli (3366)
• Italy
21 Jan 07
lucky you. I have heard nothing about this winning i hope for you that is not a scam
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@zal3x89 (280)
• Romania
21 Jan 07
i think it is a scam i got a lot of emails like that when i entered my egold account they said i have to be a premium member of Yahoo! Games an i need to pay a 8$ fee it looks to me like a scam did u pay the 8$??? did u get the 500$ prize??
• Thailand
21 Jan 07
I have received several emails of the same nature telling me that i won this and that. I did,nt reply to any of those emails for i know that they are scams. If you have never participated in any activities that might result in winning such amount you might think first in giving your personal details especially your credit card number and paypal account number.
• United States
22 Jan 07
I have received a lot of emails too that i won something on the lottery but it was obviously a scam.Its very obvious i think nobody will fall on that one.But this one its seems so real with the sender and all.Anyway,thanks for the advise.
@rkaede (62)
• Singapore
21 Jan 07
Well be carefull mate, seems like is a big scam. about the sender from Yahoo. it's not a big problem to create that with some program. to manipulate the sender. i have the same experience like you too. winning about 4000$. If you really ever joining in some yahoo event that offering that kind of prize. well maybe that is really your money. but if it says about randomize. Trully it just a spam mail.
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• United States
22 Jan 07
Yeah,its confirm that its a scam.Thanks for replying.
• Philippines
21 Jan 07
Becarefull to scammer in the net. Most of them are askin about information about you. Dont give it, coz sometimes you think that it was a true page loaded but its not. BE CAREFULL!!!!
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@wasim989 (2298)
• India
21 Jan 07
I can definetly say to you that this is a spam and nothing more so don't even care to respond to that email because they will ask you for some money and if they will not get then at least they will know that your email ID is active and then they will sell your ID to other parties from where you will receive more spam emails.
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• United States
21 Jan 07
I didnt reply to the email,i'll just leave it that way.I just reported it as a spam.Thank you for responding.
@shyam4uall (1002)
• India
21 Jan 07
What's the purpose of the winning..??Did you participated in any events organised my Yahoo group..I think they must have given the details of the event for which you may be the chosen one..read the e-mail very carefully.. And if you didn't participated in any such events like that..then I am afraid, it can be another scam..
• United States
22 Jan 07
I didn't participate on anything.Well,i always play games on yahoo but i dont participate on tournament or something.Most of the responders here said that they got the same emails too so i believe this one is a scam.Thanks for replying.
• Canada
21 Jan 07
This is a scam. I've replied back to the address in the email and have had my emails bounce back to me. Doesn't like the host. Which definately means scam. They want your personal information. Don't do it.
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• United States
21 Jan 07
Thanks for replying.I didnt do anything about it after i read the responses here.Im glad i did the right thing.
• India
21 Jan 07
May be it is scam , but no harm in trying. Make a new paypal id for this . paypal is free. and give that id to yahoo.
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• United States
21 Jan 07
But if your gonna apply for a paypal account you need atleast a credit card or a checking account to verify it.So i think its still a risk.I'll ignore this one.Thanks for replying.
@lastwish (779)
• India
21 Jan 07
If they are just asking you to give you paypal id the no problem,give them a chance and if they send you $500 give us all mylot users a big party...lol
• United States
21 Jan 07
I think im not gonna take the risk.From what i have read from the responses im sure this one is a scam.Thanks for replying.
• Philippines
21 Jan 07
i think there is a customer support in yahoo. send thm your querry. have a nice day!
• United States
21 Jan 07
I'll just delete it and move on.Im almost sure that yahoo would say that it wasnt from them.thanks for replying.