Is there any validity to an international lottery from a company called lottery dynamics?

Question

I've received a prize notification stating that I received $66,000 from an international lottery held by this company. They said that they want to send $2,300 from the prize money here and they want me to cash it and send it back for the processing fee. The company is called Lottery Dynamics. I've looked it up and come up with a company using the exact same logo out of Texas, but found no information about the lottery on their website. The address on the notification is in Winnipeg, Canada. Any information or opinions would be appreciated. Thank you.

Answer 1

Its fake , a scam.

Answer 2

Hi!

I got a similar letter from the Lotery Dynamics company in Calgary, Alberta. The nice man that answered the phone informed me that I didn't need to pay any money up front to collect my $66,000 but they would send me a check for $1,900 which I would then deposit in my bank and, when the check clears, call them back and get the name of their attorney so that I can wire him the money via Western Union and he will represent me so I can be paid the rest of the money. That's soooo Cool!!
The main problem is that Lottery dynamics company is based in Texas and provides products to entities that run lotteries (mostly governments I think). There's a note on the official website that says Lottery dynamics knows about this scam and that they are investigating it. I think I'll take the check and the letter to my bank manager or maybe the FBI office and turn it over for investigation. Really now, do they think all blondes are that dumb?

Answer 3

No. First of all, no "International lottery" is legal.

It's a scam. From the Better Business Bureau, this is how it works:

In one variation of a foreign lottery scheme the consumer receives a letter or e-mail that states their name has been attached to a ticket number that was recently drawn, winning thousands of dollars. The letter or e-mail goes on to state, "Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured to your name. Due to a mix-up in some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award top secret from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account as this is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking of an advantage of this program by participants." The company also asks recipients to fill out a form with personal information, including banking information, so they can "deposit the funds." The winner is also urged to invest part of the forthcoming prize money in a larger international lottery. And, the winner is told he or she must wire "good faith" money to enter.

In another scenario, the winner will receive a counterfeit cashier's check for the first lottery "winnings." Before the bank has determined that the check is bogus, the victim has already wired money to enter the second lottery. The victim loses out on both ends of the deal.

Also, check out the advisory on 'international lottery' fraud on the FTC website http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/intlalrt.htm

Answer 4

SCAM!
I got the same letter, but I called the Lottery dynamics posted on the internet. They stated they never send out any type of letter like this. They also said their logo was copied and it is fake. I am sending the original to their co. so they can find out who is behind this.....Did your letter also state you needed to call a Miss Karen Lawrence before a certain date or your money would be given to chairty??
My letter stated they are out of BC..The man from Lottery dynamics stated they are based in Texas and they do not know who is behind this but they are going to find out..

Answer 5

I just received the same type of letter except from Calgary, Alberto, Canada. States any money will be taken out of the prize money before being received. What is up?

Answer 6

Daydreamer, in case you gained thousands and thousands in a lottery, the government you're taking approximately 50% of it in taxes. once you get the money and pay the tax, you may "present" money to whoever you want tax-unlock to $14,000.00 in line with twelve months at present in California. The trick is to no longer supply all of it away or lose it. That seems to be what happens plenty to those who win an mind-blowing form of money. yet, i do no longer think of you will would desire to difficulty approximately this :<) yet, solid success! i do no longer purchase lottery tickets.

Answer 7

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 [e-mail]
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 money orders will be fake....very good fakes.
You can hand them to a 25yr old bank teller and they wont know the difference.
The checks go in your account.
Your bank "HONOURS" the checks
You send the money to the scammer in Nigeria
The bank sends the check back to the issuing bank (can take up to 6 months)
The Issueing bank refuses to "CLEAR" the check.
Your bank says"Hey...you put in a fake check ....wheres the money?"
You say" I sent it to [insert scammers name here] by western union money transfer(untracable) to that lovely man/woman/both in Nigeria"
The bank says"??? you robbed your own bank???"
You plead Ignorance..."Im innocent" etc
They say "But YOU put the check in our bank...." and you do jail time for bank fraud

"419" scammers....dont ya love 'em
www.fraudwatchers.org
www.scamomatic.com

Answer 8

GET REAL, DUDE--SURELY YOU ARE NOT STUPID ENOUGH TO FALL FOR ANY TRICK LIKE THAT. How did you get involved in the lottery, huh? Processing fee? Get your checking account number? Report this to the FBI, dude. You are being invited into wire and mail fraud.