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"Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017" Lottery Scams

Yahoo Windows Live Internet Award 2017 Lottery Scams

If you have received the fraudulent email below or others like it, which claims that you are a winner in the "Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017," please do not follow the instructions in it. This is because the email is a lottery scam. There is no Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award lottery and the fake email message was sent by cyber-criminals/scammers, and not by Yahoo! or Microsoft. Yahoo or Microsoft will never ask their users to send their personal information via an email message. And, sending your personal information to those cyber-criminals will only help them rip you off. Every month, thousands of these email messages are sent out by scammers to trick their potential victims into stealing their personal information and/or sending money.

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For online users who have already been tricked by the fraudulent e-mail, please be careful next time. This is because the cyber-criminals/scammers will contact those online users, using the information they have submitted, in an attempt to scam them.

The "Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017" Lottery Scam

From: Aw D <awd438@yahoo.com>

Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2017 3:34 AM

Subject: Reward Notification Letter

Division of Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017

View one of our last year lucky winners. |

CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED AS ONE OF OUR TOP FOUR LUCKYWINNERS.CONGRATULATIONS!Yahoo / WindowsLive125 ShaftesburyAvenue, WC2H 8AD, London- United Kingdom. All the executive members of Yahoo/WindowsLive Management Team wishes to inform you that you have wona prize money of Seven Hundred, Twenty Thousand GreatBritain Pounds (£720,000,00.) for 2017 Prize promotionwhich was organized by YAHOO MANAGEMENT TEAM & WINDOWS LIVE today Monday,14th August 2017 tocelebrate our 21 years anniversary since we become the best freee-mail provider worldwide. YAHOO/ Windows Livecollected all the email addresses of people that are active online,among over 1 billion-plus global users that subscribed to Yahoo, Googlemail, Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Four e-mailaddresses were selected annually to benefit from this prize promotion and youre-mail address has been selected today MONDAY 14TH AUGUST2017 via Computer Random Selection System as one of the top fourlucky Winners for 2017 prize promotion. All winners shall be paid inaccordance with his/her Settlement center. Yahoo/ Windows Live Prize Award mustbe claimed not later than 60 days from today 14TH August 2017. Any prizenot claimed within this period will be forfeited. Stated below are youridentification numbers: File NO: Q/KMA/M/PO/UKRWV-96311

REFERENCE NO: IVEXH-XC2017-0124

PIN: ...................

These identification numbers fall within UK Location file, you are requested tocontact our fiduciary agent in Manchester UK, Dr AlecLewis through his below contact details and submit your File &Reference numbers to him; Note your Pin NO will be sent to you by Dr Alec DLewis once you open contact with him for some security reasons.

Agent Name: Dr Alec Lewis

E-mail: dralecd67@outlook.com

E-mail: dralecd67@yahoo.com

Office Tel: +44 702 409 4674

You are advised to send the below information to your Claims Agent Dr Alec Lewis through his e-mail to facilitatethe release of your award-winning prize to you immediately.

1. Your File & Reference No

2. Nationality/ Country of Residence

3. Contact Address

4. Telephone Number5. Occupation6. Age Congratulations!!!

Yours in service, David Filo & Jerry YangCo-founders and Chief Yahoo.

WARNING!!!

Keep your winning information confidential until your award prize aresuccessfully transferred or handed over to you to avoid disqualificationthat may arise due to double claiming.

You may also receive similar e-mails from people portraying tobe Yahoo Inc or Windows Live Msn. This is solely tocollect your personal information and lay fake claims over your winning. Inevent that you receive any e-mail similar to the award notification letter thatwas sent to you today, kindly delete it from your mailbox and give no furthercorrespondence to such person or body. Yahoo/ Windows shall not be heldresponsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned and anywinning notification that was not from David Filo & Jerry Yang (Co-foundersand Chief Yahoo)and sign by Yahoo and Google mail Board of Directors will becancelled. Signed By: Yahooand Windows Live Board of Directors:Kathy Savitt (ChiefMarketing Officer), Marissa Mayer (Chief Executive Officer, President &Director), Jerry Yang(Co-founder and Chief Yahoo), Ken Goldman (Chief FinancialOfficer) and Other members.

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Nov 28, 2018 at 6:43 AM by
"Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017" Lottery Scams
an anonymous user from: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Hi,

I am one of those who nearly fell in the trap of this scammers but they lost, thanks to god to protect me.

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Jan 22, 2018 at 7:56 AM by
"Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017" Lottery Scams
an anonymous user from: Arba Minch, SNNPR, Ethiopia

I have received similar mail:

"YAHOO AND MICROSOFT AWARD
124 Stockport Road, Long sight, Manchester M60 2 DB-United Kingdom.

This is to inform you that your email have won a prize sum of £1,150,000.00 (One Million One Hundred And Fifty Thousand British Pound) for 2018 prize promotion which is organized by Yahoo and Microsoft in United Kingdom. Your email address is among the winners in a random World Wide Web computerized draw system, extracted from over a million companies and individual email address of the people that are active online. Five people are selected yearly to benefit from this award and you are one of the Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM.

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo and Microsoft Prize Award must be claimed within a year from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.

Below are your identification numbers: BATCH NUMBER: YPB/08/APA-43658, REFERENCE NUMBER: 00321654, WINNING NUMBER: 19 20 30 37 54 59 (25).These numbers fall within the Johannesburg Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in Johannesburg, South Africa and send your winning identification numbers to him;

CLAIMS MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION:
NAME: Mr. Kelvin Bradley
E-Mail: kelvinbradleyca-gmail.com
TEL: 27 73 206 3006
FAX: 27 86 510 0400
You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of your fund.

1. Full name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Country of origin:
4. Country of Residence:
5. Telephone Number:
6. Fax Number:
7. E-mail:
8. Age:
9. S*x:
10. Occupation:
11. Batch Number:
12. Reference Number:
13. Winning Number:

Congratulations!!!

Yours in service,
Mrs. Augustina"


I HAVE NOT CONTACTED THEM THANK GOD AM NOT TRICKED. HERE IS THE CONTACT THEY SEND ME INCASE POLICE FORCE WANT TO USE IT TO TRACK THEM

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Dec 26, 2017 at 8:16 AM by
"Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017" Lottery Scams
an anonymous user from: London, England, United Kingdom

I have got a message of Yahoo/Windows Live Award, so is that fake message?

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Dec 26, 2017 at 8:42 AM by
"Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017" Lottery Scams
info

Yes, it is a fake.

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Dec 8, 2017 at 10:02 AM by
"Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017" Lottery Scams
an anonymous user from: Gaalkacyo, Mudug, Somalia

Here is another scam, please do not follow the instructions in it:

"This is to inform you that you have won prize money of Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United State Dollars,
($820, 000.00) on our ongoing Monthly 2017 prize promotion, which was organized by YAHOO & OUTLOOK WINDOWS
LIVE AND MICROSOFT AWARDS.

Yahoo/Msn collects all email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to
Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other E-mail Providers. Five people are selected this month to benefit from this
promotion and you are one of the lucky Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. YAHOO & OUTLOOK WINDOWS LIVE PRIZE
AWARD must be claimed no later than 30 days from date of Draw Notification. Any Prize not claimed within this period
will be forfeited.

Stated below are your identification numbers:
BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658
REFERENCE NUMBER:2008234522
WINNING NUMBER: 14, 21,30,34,47,71
PIN: 1206

These numbers fall within the Africa Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in South Africa and
send your winning identification numbers to him:

Agent Name: Mr. Christopher Ward
Address: 2nd Floor SABC Universal Building Auckland Park, South Africa.
PLEASE CONTACT HIM THROUGH THIS EMAIL, ADDRESSES:
E-mail: christopherward76-outlook.com
E-mail: christopherward59-yahoo.com
Phone: 27 7813 40905

You are advised to send the following information’s to your agent to facilitate the release of your winning fund to you.

...

Mrs. Linda Naidoo
Lottery coordinator
Yahoo! & Outlook Board"

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Dec 5, 2017 at 9:44 AM by
"Yahoo/Windows Live Internet Award 2017" Lottery Scams
info

Here is another scam:

"YAHOO AND MICROSOFT AWARD
124 Stockport Road, Long sight, Manchester M60 2 DB-United Kingdom.
This is to inform you that your email have won a prize sum of £1,150,000.00 (One Million One Hundred And Fifty Thousand British Pound) for 2017 prize promotion which is organized by Yahoo and Microsoft in United Kingdom. Your email address is among the winners in a random World Wide Web computerized draw system, extracted from over a million companies and individual email address of the people that are active online. Five people are selected yearly to benefit from this award and you are one of the Selected Winners.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM.

Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Center. Yahoo and Microsoft Prize Award must be claimed within a year from date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Below are your identification numbers: BATCH NUMBER: YPB/08/APA-43658, REFERENCE
NUMBER: 00321654, WINNING NUMBER: 19 20 30 37 54 59 (25).These numbers fall within the Johannesburg Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in Johannesburg, South Africa and send your winning identification numbers to him;

CLAIMS MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION:
NAME: Mr. Kelvin Bradley
E-Mail: kelvinbradleyca-gmail.com
TEL: 27 73 206 3006
FAX: 27 86 510 0400

You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of your fund.
...

Congratulations!1!
Yours in service,
Mrs. Augustina Samuel.
(Co-coordinator)"

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