hey!look i've got these 2-3 e-mails..notifying me that i've won this euro-african lotteries which altogether make a huge amount...the presentation of the letters is very systematic..very professional type u know....bt at the same time i feel r they fake!!i don't remember appyling for them...n...i m of a diff. nationality too(indian)..i m totally confused!!probably i think they r fake ..bt still!
2006-08-11 06:03:41 · 7 answers · asked by u know me 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Yes they are fake don't reply to them.
2006-08-11 06:06:50 · answer #1 · answered by Stand 4 somthing Please! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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?)
The moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
havea look at www.fraudwatchers.org
2006-08-15 00:27:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You absolutely will not win a sweepstakes that you have not applied for. If they are asking for money or checking account info
or credit card info they are more than likely a scam. Do not give them any information.
2006-08-11 06:11:56 · answer #3 · answered by legalbambino 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, if you didn't sign up for the lottery it's probably not real.
2006-08-11 06:10:12 · answer #4 · answered by Igloo Man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're fake. Did you enter a lottery? No?
Go to www.419bittenus.com, you'll find out what these people are all about.
You need to take action against them. Go ahead and feel free to respond to them. Tell them that you recognize a scam when you see one, and they've been reported. Then, report them to whoever they have their email address with. They'll have their account canceled, so they'll just have to start a new account. Then, forward the mail to EVERYONE you know, and tell them it's a scam. Even if they already know, it won't hurt to tell them again, and ask them to forward the same to everyone they know.
2006-08-11 06:13:11 · answer #5 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 0⤊ 11⤋
think does it sound rite. dont get them info or you'll be sorry. ya im giving away millions too
2006-08-11 06:07:25 · answer #6 · answered by mike L 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
It's a scam going back decades. The names and the countries change but the basic template remains the same.
It's a way to get personal inforamtion so that identify thieves can claim another victim.
2006-08-11 06:11:12 · answer #7 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 11⤋