has anyone ever heard of mtn Nigeria on-line global lotto ?

Question

i think they are a scam

Answer 1

While there is a telecommunication company in nigeria called "MTN" they are presently not doing and lotto promos.
the ONLY promo or show ( if i can call it dat) they are backing now is WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLION'R. and it is NOT a lotto.


Nigeria: MTN Takes Over Millionaire Show


This Day (Lagos)

July 14, 2006
Posted to the web July 14, 2006

Efem Nkanga
Lagos

Foremost GSM service providers, MTN has said it's take-over of the sponsorship of the propular "who want to be a Millionaire" Television Quiz show is a strategy aimed at making the programme the biggest TV show in Africa.

MTN's Chief Marketing Officer, Mr. Bola Akingbade who stated this Wednesday night at the media launch of the yellow sky day said the monetary reward for knowledgeable participants in the TV programme, which will be running weekly, has also been doubled from N5m to N10m. To kickstart the initiative, a draw was held at the event where Patience Odudu, a staff of Standard Life Assurance Company Ltd, emerged as the lucky winner of N1m. Ten draws where held for members of the Nigerian press after which ten journalists emerged as lucky winners of N50, 000.00 each.

While presenting the winning cheque to Patience Odudu, Akingbade said the telecommunication company is very happy to be involved with the wealth creation programme, "Who Wants to be a Millionaire", by giving out the rewards promised to the winners of the draws. "With WWTBAM, MTN is trying to allow you to get your potentials as a person," Akingbade said. According to him, "when you see the way it works, you will know you will be missing out a lot if you are not in the MTN network."

To participate in WWTBAM TV programme, MTN subscribers are to send SMS to 132 after which a question will be sent to them requesting the subscriber to reply with an answer. 120 subscribers will be invited to the studio from which 8 will be short-listed for the hot seat. The remaining 112 people will form the in-studio audience. While one person will be contesting for the ultimate prize of N10million, ten out of the 112 people will have a chance to win N50,000.00 each. Viewers can also participate from home. 20 of them will have a chance to win N20, 000.00. these will be going on every week for the next one year.


try this page, you get all the information you need about MTN.
www.mtnonline.com

Answer 2

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 3

SCAM.......just delete those emails...dont even bother to read them......especially those from nigeria

Answer 4

is a scam, don't reply

Answer 5

SCAM....Please don't answer those emails!

Answer 6

they are and all others that are the heir of some dead african dude and want to transfer money to the US.