Debbie Said:

Is Irish National Lottery Ireland a legimate lottery? I got it from Lennonsmith_irnl05@yahoo.co.uk?

We Answered:

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/

Connie Said:

I received this email - Is it ligit? Or if it is phishing, should I forward it to some Yahoo authority?

We Answered:

It is a scam. Yahoo and/or Microsoft has never had a lottery. By returning this email you will lose your Yahoo account and your bank account.

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Toni Said:

is this true.../????

We Answered:

Yes, that is a scam.

Elizabeth Said:

Who would like a different Census format?

We Answered:

Faking a form takes a lot more time and resources than repeatedly filling out a form on a website. Especially if each printed form has a unique serial number on it.

Also, web census would cut out the people who do not have internet or do not check e-mail regularly. You can argue that such people will be very few by 2020, but it is precisely the point of the census to detect & quantify minorities that the polls miss.

Marion Said:

I've got email from claim_dept0212@yahoo.com.hk , is it true?

We Answered:

Scam!!!!! That message is both a fake and an outright fraud. Don't contact the phishers and give them any of your personal information at all. Spam that scam message straight into oblivion right away. This is one lottery you'll never win because it's "bogus."

Another thing, the phishers telling you to "keep this lottery information confidential" would indicate to you not to say anything about this to anybody until they have finished scamming you.