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Lottery scam: 2008 Yahoo! Financial Promotions


Hot Scam Specifications:

Scam Type: 419 Scam (Lottery Scam)
Likely Fake Names: Sir.Freeman Wallace, Mrs.Queensly Brown
Offer Type: Award or lottery, its the same.
Winning Amount: 1,000,000 GBP
Storyline: ...officially organised to thank the numerous public including users and non-users of Yahoo! Mail for the financial benefits The Yahoo!
Corporation have received as a result of their Patronage over the years. (Good Grief...)
Scammer Location: Claims to be UK
Scammer Email: sirfreemanwallace@hotmail.co.uk, yahoo-org4@comcast.net
Scammer Phone: +44 7031963981

This version seemed to be running around earlier this year, where we missed it and is still making its round.

Yahoo lottery scams have been running for quite some time, and we wonder if the scammers will get sick of it.

We have quite a few of Yahoo lottery scams in our collection, and you can find them in the related articles below.

Thanks for the submission!

-----Attached-----
From: "Yahoo!" <yahoo-org4@comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 12, 2008 1:13 AM
Subject: 2008 Yahoo! Financial Promotions (You Have Been Awarded £1,000,000.00)

The Yahoo! Corporation have awarded you the sum of £1,000,000.00 Great
Britain Pounds in the just concluded Yahoo! 2008 Financial promotions
which was officially organised to thank the numerous public including
users and non-users of Yahoo! Mail for the financial benefits The Yahoo!
Corporation have received as a result of their Patronage over the
years. This is  the company's major milestone to embrace online services.

This lottery is the first of its kind to be organised by Yahoo!
Corporation and this is the company's major milestone to embrace online
services. In view of this, your One Million United Kingdom Pounds
(£1,000,000.00) would be released to you by the claims office here in UK. For
processing and remittance of your prize you are advised to contact your
assigned Remittance Director providing him with all relevant
information as stated address below;

Contact:
Sir.Freeman wallace
(REMMITANCE DIRECTOR)
Email:  sirfreemanwallace@hotmail.co.uk
Telephone: +44 7031963981

You are to send all required information to his e-mail address:
sirfreemanwallace@hotmail.co.uk

                APPLICATION FOR PRIZE CLAIM
           (Receipt Official Notification Letter)
FULL NAMES*
CONTACT ADDRESS*
COUNTRY*
SEX*
AGE*
MARITAL STATUS*
OC CUPATION*
NATION ALITY*
TELEPHONE NUMBER*
EMAIL ADDRESS*
HAVE YOU A PASSPORT OR LICENCE (identification on delivery)*

Once Again Thanks For Contributing To Our Financial Success!!!

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Queensly Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Yahoo! Corporation.



Comments (6)

itsasecrete
Said this on 9-8-2009 At 06:18 am
Oh bugger, i could have really used that 1,000,000 pounds. I have put the email with my collection of heartfelt appeals for money from Nigeria. Ha, Ha, Ha,!Thanks for the warning. Question . What happens if you reply to this one? identity theft,? Bank withdrawals? or just good old fashioned spam?
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Jeanette
Said this on 3-18-2009 At 08:00 pm
i Just got this one.... did not beleve a word of it. so found this padge...

We are pleased to inform you of the result ofthe Yahoo! Financialpromotions held This New Year.Your e-mail address attached to ticketnumber 883734657492-5319 with serial number 7263-267, batch number8254297137,lottery ref number 7336065782 and drew luckynumbers14-22-28-37-40-44 which consequently won you the cash prize in the1stcategory, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out ofOne Million United Kingdom Pounds (£1,000,000.00GBP) .To file for yourclaims,please contact our claims director Mr.Christopher James Walkers whois incharge of the claims office in UK. MR CHRISTOPHER JAMES WALKERSREMMITANCE DIRECTOR YAHOO PROMOTIONS UKYahoo! UK 44 Moorfields London EC2Y 9AL UNITED KINGDOME-mail: jameswalkers01@live.co.ukTel: +447031976578 For processing and remmitance of your winnings, you are required tocontact our designated claims officer with the following underlistedinformations: FULL NAMES*
CONTACT ADDRESS*
COUNTRY*
SEX *
AGE*
OCCUPATION*
TELEPHONENUMBER*
NATIONALITY*

Congratulations once again, from all members of staff and thank you forbeing part of our promotions program. Your Sincerely,Mrs.Amilia Hunts
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Aimee
Said this on 3-18-2009 At 03:17 pm
I have been the many of victims that was scammed with Yahoo Awards Center..stating that i have won a slump of 820,000.00 in Britain pounds, from United Kingdom. Do not believe it, they are hard core scammers and I was stupid enough to believe it! You really haven't won nothing, so please don't fall for their lies and scams! They are con-artists....and should be caught and thrown in prison for the rest of their lives! Thanks, a million to all who have made me realize this is the most outrageous thing I have ever seen or heard!
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waqas
Said this on 11-27-2008 At 02:42 am
i got an email that i want a lot of amount from yahoo lotto can i trust that
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waqas
Said this on 11-27-2008 At 02:36 am
i got an email that i won 25000$ then can i trust that
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robert lecky
Said this on 10-17-2008 At 11:21 am
Just received similar scam email, allegedly just won £500,000 .
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