They have asked me to contact the STANDARDTRUST BANK OF NIGERIA. If someone living in London can please help me in verifying the following Address.
BRITISH LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS.
THE OAKROOM LOUNGE.
24 Hanway Street London W1T 1UH .
Please tell me if the above mentioned address is correct or not??
2006-07-17 08:20:30 · 7 answers · asked by Casper 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
SCAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
for future reference google is your friend...
2006-07-17 08:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by xwordxclr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam
You cannot have an international lottery as the gambling laws differ in every country.
The scammers say it is "International" so as to cover every country.
If you want to check a email you think might be a scam go to www.scamomatic.com
Lotterys work like this:
1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc
The lottery company now has 10,000
2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)
Scams work like this:
-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)
0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)
2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)
3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)
4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )
5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com
Everything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)
The moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
have a look at www.fraudwatchers.org to find out more about scams
2006-07-20 13:21:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No real its a phising scam for more information browse the web for the nigeria scam
2006-07-17 15:23:58 · answer #3 · answered by barhud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am getting the same emails. I assumed it was a scam and I have never responded to it. They say if something looks to good to be true it probably is!
2006-07-17 15:24:54 · answer #4 · answered by goodygirl10 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT IS ABSOLUTELY A SCAM. Don't pay attention to anything in EMail that concerns people giving away free money or anything else.
2006-07-17 15:29:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Save yourself the trouble, it is a S C A M.................
2006-07-17 15:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by thomasrobinsonantonio 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam.
2006-07-17 15:24:34 · answer #7 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋