The camelot group gives email address, business address, phone #, a contact name. They require payment to a courier for delivery of my winnings check. They come up as the official operators of the national lotter in the U.K. The courier service seems to come up as legit as well. I wouldnt ever fall for this kind of scam, but the sites I find about them all seem real. Has anyone else ever gotten one of these?
2006-08-07 13:00:41 · 10 answers · asked by kimboshobo 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Okay, here's the deal. The ONLY way you can win the UK lottery is to go into a store in the UK and purchase a lottery ticket using British pounds. If you did not do this, you have not won any money.
Seriously if you actually won money like this, don't you think they would just take the 'courier fee' right out of your winnings? It's total BS.
2006-08-07 16:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Did you enter the UK National Lottery? No. Then how could you have won? Sure Camelot exist and they run the lottery, but the address will be made up, the phone number will be an untraceable mobile, usually in Spain, and the return email address will be hotmail or some such transient address.
2006-08-08 04:06:36 · answer #2 · answered by lotteryco_uk 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Regarding spam that you are getting, it is spam. Check out the term "camelot uk lottery scam" and you will get your answer.
Check the term with Google.com and you will realize the scam.
2006-08-10 12:27:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just because it says it's from Camelot doesn't mean it is. You could email Camelot (not by replying to that email) asking them to confirm it if you're not 100% sure that it's genuine.
2006-08-07 20:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by Mordent 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to call them right away and give them all your contact info and a bank account number so that they can transfer the funds to your account. Wow, congratulations on your winnings!
2006-08-11 16:05:56 · answer #5 · answered by shimmy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure scam
2006-08-08 02:19:08 · answer #6 · answered by chez 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow! Congratulations!!
You surely are blessed
2006-08-07 20:23:06 · answer #7 · answered by RJP 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no no no lol u should not reply to that... those are like always scams just to get ur information. dont waste ur time!
2006-08-07 20:12:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The email you received is a scam pure and simple. Don't respond, and if you already responded, please don't send them any money!
2006-08-08 09:31:45 · answer #9 · answered by ratface29 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
don't waste your time and money, it's probably a scam
2006-08-07 20:06:06 · answer #10 · answered by gilby_33 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋