my winning letter is from : THE DESK OF THE E.MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE sponsors : microsoft afr asia usa uk pay master : PRO.DONALD MARK co-ordinator : BASHEERA ABUBAKAR date of receiving : 23 may 2006
2006-06-09 22:16:26 · 17 answers · asked by bahmanyasin 1146 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
sigh... why are people so greedy and so ignorant? money don't fall from the sky. its obvously a scam.
2006-06-09 22:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Cutie Emily♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Illegal lotteries: Don't be the victim of a scam!
Congratulations! You may receive a certified check for up to $400,000 US CASH!
One lump sum! Tax free! Your odds to WIN are 1-6."
"Hundreds of U.S. citizens win every week using our secret system! You can win as much as you want!"
Illegal lotteries operate from locations all over the world and notify "winners", with enticing language like the above, via the mail, phone or Internet. Sometimes the enticements are about phony lotteries in the United States, but they can be from as far away as Australia and Europe. These lottery solicitations violate US law, which prohibits the cross-border sale or purchase of lottery tickets by phone or mail.
Still, federal law enforcement authorities continue to intercept and destroy foreign lottery mailings sent or delivered by the truckload into the United States. And consumers, lured by prospects of instant wealth, are responding to the solicitations that do get through-to the tune of $120 million a year, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
Most promotions for foreign lotteries are likely to be phony. If you have received any correspondence touting lottery winnings, regardless of where it is from, please remember the following:
2006-06-16 23:19:07 · answer #2 · answered by Paul M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most things like this that seem real are not. Need more info to determine if this is legitimate. Did you enter the Swiss Lottery? I should be a millionaire by now, according to all the money I "should" have won, but I'm not. Take everything with a grain of salt.
2006-06-10 05:23:49 · answer #3 · answered by michigaunder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did not specifically buy a ticket for this lotto, then its most likely a scam.
Don't pay any money, sometimes they ask for some so that it covers "expenses" to send your cheque.
Do not give out any banking , credit card or personal information.
You probably can report the site to an office of consumer affairs or some such like, depending what country you reside in.
2006-06-10 05:22:11 · answer #4 · answered by Mordak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think people. This is why stuff like this keeps happening, because people are not using common sense. I know that it would be nice for money to fall from the sky and drop into your lap, but it's NOT GONNA HAPPEN! I would love to go in my back yard and shake the S%^& out of the tree and see money fall from it, but again, it's not gonna happen. IF IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT IS! Just get a job and be a working stiff like the rest of us.
2006-06-16 11:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by Miko 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that a hint that this is a scam is that Switzerland never introduced the Euro as their currency. They maintained the Swiss Franc. Also, being Swiss myself, I can guarantee you that there is no such thing as free money coming from that country! :)
2006-06-17 01:00:37 · answer #6 · answered by doctryluv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've got about $100 mil coming to me,but I have'nt seen a cent of it yet.
It's a scam.
2006-06-10 05:31:22 · answer #7 · answered by zenan p 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask them if they will take a down payment of $30, 000 for taxes.
2006-06-10 05:23:44 · answer #8 · answered by Pup 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that is a scam. Has been going around for a long time. It is fake.
2006-06-10 05:21:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure it's real!
And so is the Easter Bunny.
2006-06-10 05:22:09 · answer #10 · answered by Jack430 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋