I am pretty sure it is a scam and if it is it should be reported but to who. So far I have not been asked to send them any money and at no point will I send money. Thanks
2006-08-12 03:59:12 · 13 answers · asked by kidbradshaw 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
They will ask you to pay for taxs..
If you refuse...they will give you a check or money order to pay for the taxs...which will be a fake check.
If you go to www.scamomatic.com it will show you how to identify this email as a scam.It will also blacklist the scammers email address and contact numbers..
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
2006-08-15 00:09:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was there any chance that you did join any kind of lottery or raffle draw in UK?! If not... chances are its FAKE/SCAM... I mean, think about it... you didn't join anything or bet into anything yet you won a very large amount of money and a car?! Don't send them anything... just check on UK Gov't website and see on what department where you can check it or report this kind of thing.
2006-08-12 11:10:37 · answer #2 · answered by Dawn Treader 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a big scam, the news in North Carolina just did a report on that, the checks in the mail look so real that even the bank had trouble telling them apart from the real ones.
Beware of anything you receive from UK or elsewhere.
2006-08-12 11:07:02 · answer #3 · answered by brown.gloria@yahoo.com 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No money out, cause you sure won't get money in.
It's definitely a scam. You're very wise to check it out..
I 'won' that money and car last week..
when you get something like this, hitting the delete button is the wisest choice.
Actually, receiving email from people you don't know, check the box next to their name and click on Sp*am.
2006-08-12 11:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by chuckufarley2a 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you buy a lottery ticket in the U.K.? It's a scam, no one just gives away large amounts of cash and expensive cars to random strangers.
2006-08-12 11:03:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a lot of scams out there, if it sounds too good to be true it must be false and you did not enter the draw then it's just a ruse to get information from you. destroy the email. it may deliver a spyware program to your computer. Good luck!
2006-08-12 11:04:46 · answer #6 · answered by Rowdy answers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's surely a scam. Don't give them any personal data whatsoever, or you run the risk of becoming an identity theft victim.
2006-08-12 11:01:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
DONT GIVE THEM ANY INFORMATION!i just got the same letter in my e-mail today! i was wishing it was true but i knew better! nothings free specailly if you never entered any contest specially from another country?!?! that makes me mad cuz i never win anything and then i got these people trying to scam me!! bogus dude, totally bogus!!have a good day! makes me feel better to know it is definately a scam!!
2006-08-12 11:06:38 · answer #8 · answered by sweetpea 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U lucky ***** haha hope its not a scam, check and see whether the company is registered
2006-08-12 11:05:00 · answer #9 · answered by Lunaticbabe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that seems too good to be true probably is. Delete the e mail, and block the sender, and do not respond to it in any way.
2006-08-12 11:05:41 · answer #10 · answered by yellowcab208 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋