My name is Daniel zaldivar i recived a letter the last week of bonanza 2000 australian international lotto certificate of award.
ref wsct 4567801g023
Winner id:9008654
my ticket number es 60087-6045 with serial number 012-00115 and the lucky numberss is 21-27-8-15-34
Please write me when you can
thank you
2006-06-20 11:58:17 · 9 answers · asked by danielzaldivars 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Sorry to say but this is an increasingly common scam. Please do yourself a favor and do a web search on "australian international lottery"
Here's what the Department of Consumer and Employment Protection of the Government of Western Australia has to say about the "Australian International Lottery"
from: http://www.docep.wa.gov.au/ConsumerProtection/ScamNet/Scams/Australian_Internati.html
Australian International Lottery
Advance fee fraud
Wouldn’t it be nice to be told you have won $200,000? Not if the email is from the Australian International Lottery Program.
The only money you’ll see is the money you waste sending it to these scammers.
Western Australia’s government lottery commission, Lotterywest, is receiving numerous emails from overseas consumers asking whether Australian International Lottery Program is legitimate. It’s not.
Lotterywest have posted a warning on its website http://www.lotterywest.wa.go.au about these types of lotteries.
Australian International Lottery claims your email was selected from a computer balloting system drawn from 900,000 email addresses from around the world.
It claims the lottery is promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multi-national companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have an operational base.
Your email details falls within the European representative office in Amsterdam, Holland, and your money will be released from the regional branch in Nigeria.
Consumers take note: Nigeria is the home of the advance fee fraud.
But be warned that the scammers often change slight details in these emails including the amounts, their office locations and where to send money.
If you respond to this email, you will be asked to send $500 through Western Union to release your prize. The $500 is supposedly needed to swear an affidavit on your behalf at the Federal High Court of Justice so the money can be transferred out of the country.
The scammers (under the guise of a bank) request your bank account details, address, birth date, driver’s licence or passport, and your signature. Ask yourself: do you really want these people to have your details?
2006-06-20 17:41:50 · answer #1 · answered by Piggiepants 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's what will happen.. You'll recieve an email telling you that the money is in a certain account in Zurich or somewhere like that. To get that money you have to forward a check for $X amount for 'Processing fees' You send your check off and once it's cleared the people behind it laugh their asses off because they've just ripped off another sucker! I bet you didn't even enter in any lottery! Delete the email and carry on with your life, you've won nothing, seriously....
2006-06-20 12:04:09 · answer #2 · answered by darkness_returns 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a scam a common lottery scam
2006-06-20 12:02:32 · answer #3 · answered by gchastonay@sbcglobal.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Got a letter , something simmilar to yours , did you have a cheque attached , an assistance cheque if so or if not please reply to my answer , or contact me via messenger , and there isnt a web page for austrailian international lottery verification ,
Thank You
2006-06-21 10:54:11 · answer #4 · answered by sbeckoviedo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SIR, THE FIRST THING TO DO IS GO ONLINE AND CHECK OUT TO BE SURE THAT THIS IS NOT A SCAM. TYPE IN AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTO VERIFICATION. YOU CAN ALSO TYPE IN SEND TO CROOKS, THAT IS A WEBSITE THAT TELLS ABOUT THE LASTEST SCAMS. FOR YOU, I HOPE IT IS TRUE AND YOU HAVE WON --------
2006-06-20 12:12:21 · answer #5 · answered by brenda42633 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam, do not try to cash the check....the bank will cash it but they will get the money back from you and your account because there is no money to back the check....I have gone to the police about this scam....Good Luck
2006-06-22 10:49:18 · answer #6 · answered by cff11556 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations. I heard they've been giving out those prizes randomly. Enjoy yours! You wouldn't consider sending some my way, would you?
2006-06-20 12:00:18 · answer #7 · answered by greeneyedprincess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the local lottery office, or a lawyer.
2006-06-20 12:03:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
becaureful I think this is a scam
2006-06-20 12:01:49 · answer #9 · answered by n K 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋