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the "2018 Yahoo Email" Lottery Scams

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There is no "2018 Yahoo" lottery. Therefore, online users who have received the fraudulent e-mail below or others like it, which claims that they are winners in the 2018 Yahoo Email lottery draws are asked not to follow the instructions in it. This is because the email is a lottery scam. The fake email message is being sent by cyber-criminals or lottery scammers, and not by Yahoo! Yahoo 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 sending their personal information and 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 "2018 Yahoo Email" Lottery Scam

Subject: Your $1,443,651.00

From: suore.sannazzaro@alice.it

Yahoo!©

We are delighted to inform you that your e-mail have won (USD $1,443,651.00) in our 2018 Yahoo (email) draws.

please contact below:

Mr.Michaels Aaron

Executive Promoter

Yahoo Asia Pte. Ltd.

E-mail: aarons.michael@yandex.com

You are to establish contact with the Following details:

Kindly Confirm Your :

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Note: Your file will expire after 14 days if there is no response.

Thanks & Regards

Mrs. Georgina Rowland

Executive Secretary (AfDB)

Yahoo Asia Pte. Ltd.

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Oct. 19, 2018 at 10:54 AM by info

They are using this email address: sir.jeremy_wang@foxmail.com

Sep. 27, 2018 at 10:26 AM by an anonymous user from: San Antonio, Texas, United States

Received 9/25/2018 - from sender: Yahoo! Asia <e.cappello@alice.it>

Sep. 11, 2018 at 9:37 PM by info

They are using this email address: Sir.jeremywangdept@foxmail.com

Aug. 16, 2018 at 6:17 AM by info

Here is another scam:

- Forwarded message -

From: Yahoo eMail <vittoriotebano@alice.it>

Date: Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 12:41 PM

Subject: Re!

Yahoo!©

We are delighted to inform you that you were drawn a winner of ( USD $5,005,000.00 )

in our 2018 Yahoo (email) lottery. To file for claim please contact below our (claim officer)

Sir. Jeremy Wang

(Claims Officer

Asian Regional Sector

E-mail: sir.jeremywangdesk@foxmail.com

You are to establish contact with the Following details

Name

Residential/Office Address

Telephone

Fax Number

Age

M/F

Thanks & Regards

Mrs. Georgina Rowland

Yahoo Asia Pte. Ltd.

YAHOO! ASIA©

Yahoo Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D) VERIFIED BY YAHOO ASIA.

Jul. 16, 2018 at 8:24 PM by info

Here is another scam:

- Forwarded message -

From: *Yahoo eMail* <nickoyan@alice.it>

Date: Monday, July 16, 2018

Subject: Re

Yahoo!©

We are delighted to inform you that you were drawn a winner of USD

$5,005,000.00

in our 2018 Yahoo email lottery. To file for claim please contact below our

claim officer

E-mail: sir.jeremywang@foxmail.com

Jun. 24, 2018 at 1:49 PM by info

Here is another scam:

- - - - -

This is to inform you that you have won prize money of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS ($500,000.00) for the YEAR 2018 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO LOTTERY INC for the introduction of the new YAHOO BETA MAIL which all YAHOO users are required to switch onto.

Provide below details to claims agent:

Full Name

Age

Marital Status

Male/Female

Mailing/Contact Address

Occupation

Country

Provide your email address

Provide another email of yours

Phone Number

BELOW ARE YOUR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS:

BATCH NUMBER: YBMEBS390AF

REFERENCE NUMBER: YBMEBS110AF

WINNING NUMBER: YBMEBS798AF

Contact your claims agent now by email and ask him what you have to do next to receive your winning amount($500,000.00)and provide your above contact information to him to process your winning claims through our paying bank.

Claims Agent Name: Adrian Raymond

Claims agent Email: raymondadrian@agentyahooclaims.com

Jun. 13, 2018 at 4:25 AM by an anonymous user from: Quezon City, National Capital Region, Philippines

Received this scam:

"YMAIL BETA! <juneawards@betaymailebspromo.com>

13 Jun at 4:22 PM

Provide below details to claims agent:

Full Name

Age

Marital Status

Male/Female

Mailing/Contact Address

Occupation

Country

Provide your email address

Provide another email of yours

Phone Number

BELOW ARE YOUR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS:

BATCH NUMBER: YBMEBS390AF

REFERENCE NUMBER: YBMEBS110AF

WINNING NUMBER: YBMEBS798AF

Claims Agent Name: Adrian Raymond

Claims agent Email: raymondadrian@agentyahooclaims.com

OPEN ATTACHMENT FOR DETAILS TO CLAIM.

for the month of JUNE 2018,today is your lucky day..

.docx

17.3kB"

Apr. 23, 2018 at 11:06 AM by an anonymous user from: Yerevan, Armenia

Dear Friends,

I received that kind of e-mail today.

I should say those scammers are so deeply stupid that the e-mail address

of so-called "Mr.Michaels Aaron - Executive Promoter - Yahoo Asia Pte. Ltd.

is @ YANDEX.COM!

:-D

Mar. 29, 2018 at 1:26 PM by an anonymous user from: Linglestown, Pennsylvania, United States

I got this today. I knew it was a scam to me. There are a lot of scammers out there. This looked like one right away

Feb. 28, 2018 at 4:18 AM by an anonymous user from: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

It's true or false?

- - - - -

"Yahoo Lottery Inc Payment Form

The below payment form must be returned back this Email: adrianraymond@agentyahooclaims.com

PERSONAL INFORMATION

FULL NAME

AGE

S*X

CONTACT ADDRESS

MARITAL STATUS

NATIONALITY

CURRENT LOCATION

OCCUPATION

TELEPHONE

ALTERNATE EMAIL

PAYMENT INFORMATION

WE CAN ONLY PAY YOU BY ONLY THREE METHODS,DIPLOMATIC MEANS,CHEQUE DELIVERY TO YOUR ADDRESS,AND BANK TRANSFER.WRITE YES IN THE SPACE IF YOU CHOOSE DIPLOMATIC MEANS,CHEQUE DELIVERY TO YOUR ADDRESS, OR BANK TRANSFER.

IMPORTANT ADVICE: MAKE SURE YOU FILL THIS PAYMENT FORM CORRECTLY AND IF YOU CHOOSE BANK TRANSFER MEDIUM,YOU MUST PROVIDE US WITH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, BANK ADDRESS AND BANK NAME FOR EASY TRANSFER.

NOTE:YOU ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR WINNING FUNDS TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR ANY CLAIMS ISSUE WHICH CAN RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION.

CHEQUE DELIVERY TO YOUR ADDRESS

DIPLOMATIC MEANS

BANK TRANSFER

BANK ACCOUNT NO

BANK ADDRESS/INFORMATION

WINNER NUMBER

AMOUNT WON

REFERENCE NUMBER

BATCH NUMBER

YOU HAVE TO ATTACH ANY OF THE BELOW FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION.

INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT, DRIVERS LICENSE,OFFICIAL ID,NATIONAL ID, OR ANY OTHER ID WHICH IS NOT LISTED HERE FOR IDENTIFICATION.

Regards,

Mr. Raymond Adrian

Telephone: 233559581629

My Yahoo!

READ THIS IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY:

IF OUR PAYING BANK DID NOT CONTACT YOU THROUGH YOUR EMAIL WITHIN 3 DAYS AFTER YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR PAYMENT APPROVAL FORM,SEND ME AN EMAIL TO INFORM ME IMMEDIATELY.EXPECT AN EMAIL FROM OUR PAYING BANK WITHIN 1-2 DAYS AFTER YOU HAVE SUBMITTED YOUR FORM.

OUR PAYING BANK WILL ONLY CONTACT YOU IF YOUR PAYMENT FORM IS APPROVED BY THEM BUT,IF IS NOT APPROVED WE SHALL INFORM YOU.

ANY INFORMATION THAT IS PROVIDED BY WINNER MUST BE CORRECT AS PROVISION OF WRONG INFORMATION BY WINNER MAY LEAD TO DISQUALIFICATION OF A WINNER AND YOU ALSO HAVE TO KEEP YOUR WINNING NOTIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL,YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ANY ONE ABOUT YOUR WINNING FUNDS($500,000.00)UNTIL YOU HAVE RECEIVED YOUR PRIZE FUNDS($500,000.00) BY YOUR CHOSEN MEDIUM AS TO AVOID DOUBLE CLAIMING OR ANY CLAIMS PROBLEM WHICH CAN RESULT TO DISQUALIFICATION/CANCELLATION OF YOUR PRIZE FUNDS $500,000.00,YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!

Yahoo! News - Lottery."

Feb. 28, 2018 at 11:18 AM by info

No, it is a scam. Ignore or delete the email.

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