I have been receiving alot of e-mails from the UK telling me I've won lotteries, are they real?

Question

I get e-mails evey day telling me I've won millions of doolars in national lotteries.Are they for real? I'm afraid to give them my personal information. Can someone help? I'm also receiving letters from people telling me they will give me money if I help them disperse there funds to different charities. What's up with this and how do I get rid of them?

Answer 1

This is a scam.

Do not reply. Just delet them.

Do not let some one send you money if you promise to send some back. The form of payment to you is bogus and when you send back the money you will end up overdrawing your account then tthe bank will want the money from you asap.

I don't know of any way to stop it besides clicking on the spam button and that will stop that one from coming but other ones like that will come threw.

Just remember that there are people out there that see these things and even the grammer and spelling errors and have a laugh about it but still do it and get mad when they are taken to court and sued over the money that was given to them from the bogus check. (this was on a court show that I saw not that long ago).

So in closing

DO NOT REPLY TO ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE IT IS A SCAM.

Answer 2

These messages are scams of one sort or another. No important financial information is EVER sent by e-mail. You can delete them without reading them.

Make sure you're using all the spam filtering that may be available to you through your mail client and/or your Internet service provider. Be cautious about where you provide your address online as well

You might also try multiple accounts if you're truly buried in spam. I have a "real" e-mail address that I use only for family and close friends, but I also have several "junk" e-mail addresses that I use for temporary or one-time correspondence with vendors, Web site registrations, etc. I don't check those junk accounts too often, and sometimes I delete them as soon as I'm done with them. As a result, less than 5% of the messages in my "real" account are spam.

Answer 3

You receive an unsolicited email, which states that you have won a major prize in an international lottery. Supposedly, your email address was collected online and attached to a random number that was subsequently entered in a draw for the lottery. In order to claim your prize, you are instructed to contact the official "agent" in charge of your case. You are also advised to keep the win confidential for "security reasons". This part of the scam is basically a random phishing expedition. If you respond in any way to the email, the scammers will send further messages or even contact you by phone in an attempt to draw you deeper into the scam.

You may be asked to provide banking details, a large amount of personal information, and copies of your driver's licence and passport. Ostensibly, these requests are to prove your identity and facilitate the transfer of your winnings. However, if you comply with these requests, the scammers will have enough information to steal your identity.

Sooner or later, the scammers will request some sort of advance fee supposedly to cover administration, legal or delivery costs. At its core, this scam is just a reworking of the Nigerian loan fraud, in which scammers also eventually ask for upfront fees to facilitate the "deal". Like Nigerian scams, victims who do actually pay the requested fees will probably find that they receive continuing payment demands to cover "unexpected expenses". The requests for money will go on until the victim realizes what is happening or has no further money to send.

In some cases, the scammers give victims the option of opening an account at a particular bank as an alternative to paying upfront fees. However, this "bank" which is completely bogus, will insist on an initial deposit of $3000 as a requirement for opening the account. The fake bank will have a legitimate looking website to reinforce the scam. In other cases, the victim is given the option of travelling to an overseas destination and paying a cash fee to facilitate the release of the funds. However, any "winnings" released to the victim will be counterfeit and therefore worthless.

The details of the lottery scams vary regularly with regard to the name of the lottery itself, the country of origin, the sponsoring organization, the amount of the "prize" and other particulars. The scammers try to add a patina of legitimacy to their claims by mentioning real financial institutions, government departments or well-known companies. They may also provide links to slick looking, but fraudulent websites that are designed to back up information included in the scam emails. If the scammers are successful in establishing a dialogue with a potential victim, they may provide "proof" such as a scanned image of a supposed government official's ID and even photographs of the "winnings" in cash.

If you receive one of these scam emails, it is important that you do not respond to it in any way. The scammers are likely to act upon any response from those they see as potential victims. Although it can be educational and even entertaining to "bait" these scammers, such endeavours should only be attempted under controlled conditions. The people who run these scams are criminals and could even resort to violence and intimidation to meet their aims. You should delete the email without replying. Alternatively, you can forward the email to the address supplied on the FraudWatch International website for further investigation. http://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/internetfraud

If you have supplied banking details, a large amount of personal information, and copies of your driver's licence and passport to the scammers, then you may become a victim of identity theft. For details on what to do, read the Help for Victims of Identity Theft article on the FraudWatch International website.

Unfortunately, there is probably very little you can do to recover any money you have already supplied. However, you should inform your local law enforcement agency as soon as possible. Also, take steps to protect your identity by reading the Help for Victims of Identity Theft article on the FraudWatch International website.

Answer 4

They are all scams.They would all be asking for some cash for administration costs or for some other reason before the"promised" money could be given to you.
Ignore them,remove them be on your guard.
Have a look at "419 Eater" site on the internet this will show you what the scammers are up to.

Answer 5

No they are spam.. how can you win something if you didn't enter a competition or buy a ticket... if you click on the emails they usually can then tell your email account is active and continue to spam you. It is wise not to open any emails from senders you do not recognise.

Answer 6

If you did not enter any then probably not.
Send them to your spam folder and they should go their instead of your in-box, also at the bottom their is usually an unscribe link or a do not send me any more info.

Answer 7

They are good old nigerians trying to sell drugs.

They will make you respond and then send you multiple emails telling you that they have unearthed some money and they want to split it with you.

Answer 8

Bulk :)

so not true girl don't believe them it's a fake
you are knew to e-mails ha?

Answer 9

I would not give any personal info to them. I always say "If it sounds to good to be true, it probably is."

Answer 10

I am in the U.S and I am getting those same notifications from the U.K. I really do think they are junk.