2006-08-21 12:04:56 · 5 answers · asked by Jas D 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
no I got one for british lottery for almost 3000 bucks-its a scam and it is also illegal-you can cash the check but if you do it wont clear and youll owe the bank the money that they give to you... not worth it aat all-also type into your search engine switzerland lottery scams and hoaxes and it will come up
2006-08-21 12:12:13 · answer #1 · answered by Holla!!! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do you believe you are going to be struck by lightning?
Why not? (You have a 1 in 76,000 chance of being struck by lightning)
You have a 1 in 7 million chance of winning a "6 out of 6 sets of 40" lottery.
2006-08-21 12:13:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 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
2006-08-22 06:12:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You are about the 17th person today who has won a "lottery" and posted here asking if it was real.
It's not.
Doesn't anyone use the search feature before they ask questions?
2006-08-21 12:25:56 · answer #4 · answered by BoomChikkaBoom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
scam I am just pickingg the 2 points up cause everyday everybody wins lnternet lotteries . I will forward you all my winners from Ghana , Niggeria, russia , china , swahiland, chad, UK, and the pacific atolls .
2006-08-22 03:46:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋