i have got some letter from ""The Lottery of U.K telling me that,i have won some quantity of money(930.000.00$.
Your e-mail address has won yhe quantity below.This is a weekly Promotion.
They give to me the
1-Winning Reference Number
2-Batch Number.
Also are requesting for some particulary detail(Personal)
How to know if it is a ONLINE ABUSE
2006-09-08 06:55:58 · 18 answers · asked by bigpulg14 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
report it just to be safe.. sounds like a scam
2006-09-08 06:57:19 · answer #1 · answered by bruce p ♥ ♥ ♥ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A heck of a lot of people are getting this type of email/letter and they are all SCAMS...
I am in the UK and can assure you that unless you have actually bought a ticket for our lottery/lotto...and your numbers are the same as those which get drawn then you haven't won anything.
Never give personal details out to anybody who contacts you like that...
2006-09-08 07:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is there a Better Business Bureau that you can contact to find out if this is a scam? If there are complaints out there about them, they would know. If they ask you for money or financial info, for sure it is a scam and DON'T GIVE IT TO THEM!!!!! A legitimate company would never ask you for money to claim a prize. Be VERY careful!
2006-09-08 07:02:51 · answer #3 · answered by sweetiepie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These are common scams. Do not respond to the addresses given with any information.
Typically, they work by asking you to submit "fees" to pay for the release of your winnings. They will keep asking you/threatening you for the fees, until you finally wise-up and stop paying them.
2006-09-08 06:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by Jack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam, just by reading the entry. Send it to your online service provider as a scam.
2006-09-08 06:57:59 · answer #5 · answered by chrstnwrtr 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you enter or buy tickets for this lottery? If you didn't it is a scam. They are PHISHING for your personal information so they can rip you off or steal your identity.
2006-09-08 07:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you enter the lottery? If not, it's a scam. Darn Nigerians.
2006-09-08 07:03:00 · answer #7 · answered by gilgamesh 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do not respond their emails. They want you to go to Nigeria and kidnap you there, and then ask for money. Trust me, its known all around the world and it did happen to a friend of my father.
2006-09-08 06:58:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A good rule of thumb: If you don't remember entering, then it's a scam.
2006-09-08 06:57:43 · answer #9 · answered by Brand X 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Anyone who contacts you and tells you they have money for you is up to something.
2006-09-08 06:57:22 · answer #10 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋