I am a senior-I do not apply for this stuff-can anyone there help? Thanks, Sandi
2006-09-08 11:00:50 · 8 answers · asked by SANDRA J. H 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Its a scam. You haven't won anything. They are just trying to get your money.
July 3, 2003
The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit in U.S. District Court to shut down a cross-border scam that targets elderly U.S. citizens in a bogus foreign lottery scheme.
The scam operator and his telemarketers allegedly phoned consumers to tell them that they had won the Australian lottery, but that to claim their winnings, they would have to pay certain fees � variously characterized as offshore account processing fees, taxes, or other fees.
The FTC complaint names Nanda Kumar Duraisami, also known as Nanda Kumar and D.N. Kumar, doing business as Best American Investment Service; Bellfield Rose International Corporation; BIC; and Melbourne International Bank.
The agency will seek a permanent ban on the operator�s deceptive and illegal practices and redress for consumers. The British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General has initiated a parallel enforcement action and asset freeze in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.
The sale and trafficking in foreign lotteries is a crime in the United States, a fact that the telemarketers did not disclose to consumers. According to the FTC, consumers who sent money received nothing.
The FTC alleged that Duraisami and his telemarketers solicited cashier�s checks and bank drafts made payable to these entities for thousands � sometimes tens of thousands � of dollars, claiming that these payments would secure winnings of several million dollars for each consumer.
Duraisami and his telemarketers, who used aliases to make these calls, also directed some consumers to make checks payable to �International Banking Services,� according to the FTC. Consumers mailed these checks to addresses in British Columbia. The FTC alleged that consumers� payments were deposited into Costa Rican accounts that Duraisami controlled.
2006-09-08 11:09:04 · answer #1 · answered by nc_girl2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To win a lottery one must first purchase tickets for that lottery.Enough said? Its a scam.
2006-09-08 18:06:59 · answer #2 · answered by hungerforknowledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam. Throw the notice away and don't fall for it.
2006-09-08 18:07:23 · answer #3 · answered by Precious Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Through it away, and if you get emails like that delete them. It's a scam.
2006-09-08 18:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by deverbruce 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam, to try and get you to reveal bank account details so they can rob you electronically.
JUST IGNORE IT !!!
2006-09-08 18:08:30 · answer #5 · answered by millowner87 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam - don't even reply to them or you will get more and sneakier scams sent to you.
2006-09-08 18:25:42 · answer #6 · answered by larry n 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ITS A SCAM,I GOT THE SAME NOTICE
2006-09-08 18:25:41 · answer #7 · answered by purpleaura1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey Lucky! forget it, you didn't win anything. Someone is trying to win your confidence, that's all.
2006-09-08 18:08:43 · answer #8 · answered by pappy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋