Has anyone else received an email from powerball egames like this one:?

Question

The subject line is ELECTRONIC MAIL AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION!!! And then this is the rest of the email : FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTION MANAGER
POWERBALL LOTTERY E-GAMES PROMOTIONS
Bevan House
51 Bevan Avenue
Conwy LL28 5AF
United Kingdom

Dear Promotions Prize Winner,

POWERBALL LOTTERY annouced the set up the NEW LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM to encourage the use of Internet for lottery Games.

In line with this a bonus award e-based promotions,drawn across the globe using the novel computerised email ballot selecting system was held on the 2scd of september 2006 and we are therefore, very pleased to inform you on the emergence of winners in the POWERBALL LOTTERY E-GAMES PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM.

We wish to congratulate and inform you on the selection of your email coupon number which was selected among the 45 lucky promotional prize winners.

Is this a hoax or what?

Answer 1

It is a scam. You can do a Google search for it and learn about it. Go to the FTC.gov site will tell you about it and HOAX.com and SNOAPS.com covers it.

It is illegal for the powerball lottery to do it any way other than it currently does.

Also, no lottery games will notify you by email. Even the big ones by Readers Digest and that other big one will only notify you by SNAIL MAIL. You will never be asked to provide personal information like you SSAN, credit card numbers etc.

Answer 2

Sounds like a scam.

Answer 3

Well, don't give away your credit card numbers or any personal bank account numbers if they ask for it.

Answer 4

It is if you didn't play powerball. Regards.

Answer 5

did you contact these people on your own . if not remember this. IN TRUE LIFE THERE IS NOTHING FREE.