Is yahoo awards genuine, as i have recieved a e-mail stating that i have been randomly selected for awards, G?

This is a SCAM. Check out the below link for confirmation of various scams, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them.


http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...


Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.


Check out these sites for further information :


http://www.scambusters.com


http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
Is yahoo awards genuine, as i have recieved a e-mail stating that i have been randomly selected for awards, G?
Awards? get your best frock out xx
Reply:You don't get anything for nothing, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information.


www.scambusters.org


www.hoaxbusters.ciac.org


www.scambusters-419.co.uk


www.truthorfiction.com


.Also If you go to the following link 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:no yahoo awards is not genuine its a scam,do not send any personal data or money to these fraudulent websites or email addresses





remember if something sounds to good to be true,it usually is





just delete the email and block the sender of these unsolicited email addresses
Reply:BLOCKING DOMAINS HELPS ALOT





REPORTING LOTTORY SCAMS





YAHOO HAS NO LOTTORY OR ANY WAY TO WIN MONEY





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


http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...





ABOUT OTHER LOTTORYS FROM THE UK AND MICROSOFT SCAMS





http://www.lottery.co.uk/html/scamtop.ht...


http://www.hoax-slayer.com/microsoft-wor...


this is a real problem


the below information is for yahoo mail


but the steps may be close for other providers





BLOCKING A SENDER FOR THE NEW YAHOO MAIL





click spam button


or


on top right side of mail page


click options


then mail options


then spam


type in the email address


then click add


if you are getting alot of spam from a certin domain


you will see block domains to


this will be after the @ sign in the email


example @yahoo.com


yahoo.com is the domain


be carefull of the domains you block


oviously you dont want to block yahoo.com


this would stop all email from people with yahoo email addesses





BLOCKING A SENDER FOR YAHOO CLASSIC EMAIL





click spam button


or


open email program


top right of page choose options


then choose block senders


type in address


if you are getting alot of spam from a certin domain


you will see block domains to


this will be after the @ sign in the email


example @yahoo.com


yahoo.com is the domain


be carefull of the domains you block


oviously you dont want to block yahoo.com


this would stop all email from people with yahoo email addesses





BULK EMAIL SETTING





this is for when some one is sending the same email to alot of people


a great way to spam alot of people with just a few mouse clicks


go to yahoo mail


then Options


then Spam Protection


and set the setting to delete immediately upon arrival





REPORT SPAM REPORT ABUSE





http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/search/...


http://www.google.com/search?q=report%20...


spam@uce.gov


abuse@yahoo.com


customer care cc-advoc@yahoo-inc.com





If you received an email claiming to be from Yahoo! asking for your password or other personal information and how you to report phishing web sites or emails to Yahoo!





http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...


http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/securit...


http://security.yahoo.com/article.html?a...