Fake lottery emails fetch Yahoo! $610 million

Instances of scam emails aren't rare; and in some selective cases major corporations get dragged in, too, after miscreants ...

December 08, 2011 / 17:25 IST

Instances of scam emails aren't rare; and in some selective cases major corporations get dragged in, too, after miscreants in disguise lure unsuspecting users with fake promises of lottery wins. Yahoo!, according to a CNN Money report, in one instance, we'd rather say, instances sued several imposters going by the name of "John Does".Click here for full story

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first published: Dec 8, 2011 05:15 pm

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