So I got this email about winning a yahoo lottery and the email asked me for simple things like my name address phone number and age. Well sad to say I sent it then I got freaked and looked it up. I found it is a scam but here is the thing this guy started calling me at 11pm last night over and over again and he was still calling today I freeze when I hear his voice he has a very deep voice with an accent and he sounds like he is using a voice changer. He said his name is Mahamad. Then I just hang up. What do I do, Do you think this is dangerous should I worry that he might come over to my house? He gave me a London number to call on the email I tried calling it and it just is a guy (that sounds like him) on a recording saying hello Just really scared anyone have any thoughts on this besides me being stupid for even falling half way for it. I already called my bank and they said I didn't give him any info that he couldn't get out of a phone book to try and use to get in my account
He is a stalker, might be a terrorist also because he's name is Mohamad, its al qaida's popular name. Call police before something happens to you. If i were you, i'll tell to the police station now.
September 12th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
At this point what you need to do is (if you are younger) tell your parents that you did this. You may be in trouble but you need to do this so that they are aware that your number and address was given out to a stranger over the internet.
Most of these scams are ways of people to gain access to information to "steal". So basically the set up is get your name and number and mail/call you to get more information; like "we need your bank account information and routing number to transfer the funds", ect.
At this point because of the location that most of the people who do this is, you should be okay, but you should notify the people you live with.. just in case someone strange does show up, ect. Also, have the number that they are calling from blocked.
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September 12th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
The Yahoo lottery scam is a relatively new one. Be aware that no lottery gives out tickets for free. Most lotteries are run by either charities or the government. Never give out information to a stranger, especially via email. This information can be used to get credit cards and accounts in your name which you will be responsible for when they come due. Remember ……….Yahoo has never run a lottery .
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September 12th, 2007 at 10:49 pm
He is a stalker, might be a terrorist also because he's name is Mohamad, its al qaida's popular name. Call police before something happens to you. If i were you, i'll tell to the police station now.
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September 12th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
You need to call your phone company and have them block his number. This should solve the problem.
If he calls back again, or threatens you, call your local police station. Tell them that a guy keeps calling you, from different numbers, and he is threating/harrassing you. Tell them that you're scared and that you don't feel safe.
You'll want to give the authorities the phone number(s) from which he is calling. If they don't handle it immediately, let them know that he said he "knows where you live." If all else fails, tell them that he sounds middle-eastern. This will simply make use of their subconcious biases and motivate them to do something.
When all else fails, get a private investigator to trace the line an acquire records. You can then find out who he is, press charges against him, and sue him onto the streets for being such a burden on everyone. This will be more costly.
Hope this helps and best of luck to you!
(Also, Ruger sells really good insurance! ^_^)
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September 13th, 2007 at 2:43 am
100% SCAM. Yahoo doesn't have lotteries or cash giveaways. If they did, you can be sure there would be a LOT of advertising for it all over their web sites. Just delete that email, and any others like it that you are likely to get. DON'T click any links in it, and certainly DON'T reply to it.
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September 13th, 2007 at 6:56 am
The first thing you need to do is tell your parents. You sound young enough to fall for something like this, and honestly, young people are not the only ones to fall victim to this scam. But tell an adult, one that can help you with this. In most cities today, there are police detectives trained to work with things like this. You are right to be worried, but not frightened. But it's a good lesson learned.
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