i had recieved mailtelling me that i won 500000$ by aperson called
alton williams
2006-07-25 16:37:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It is 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?)
For more on internet scams have a look at www.fraudwatchers.org
2006-07-26 07:12:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
It is fraud.I have visited Kolkatta(India)the HQ of mother theresa group of charitable institutions.You just delete the mail.They donot conduct lottery.It is some sort of fraud.
2006-07-25 17:47:31 · answer #2 · answered by leowin1948 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well did you enter the lottery?????? Don't be silly you twit! Delete the email, burn the letter.....
The only people they con is greedy idiots, don't join that club.
2006-07-25 20:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by Violent and bored 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is soooo a scam!
2006-07-25 16:39:10 · answer #4 · answered by sarahsunshinecoast 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure, but it made me think, Cheers
2006-07-26 13:24:50 · answer #5 · answered by The LSC Group 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope! its a scam - don't reply to it, or better still report them!
2006-07-25 16:42:44 · answer #6 · answered by Intern 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-07-25 16:41:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋