2006-09-15 06:29:20 · 8 answers · asked by nicole c 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
Did you ever enter the Idaho Lottery? If not, then it is definitely a scam. Lotteries do NOT pick people at random to be "winners" -- you have to enter them.
I get these scam letters from the "Euro Lottery" or the "DeutscheBank Lottery" or some other phony group frequently -- they're all trying to gain access to your bank account to rob you blind.
2006-09-15 06:37:57 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can you win a lottery you did not enter? Think about this for a minute and then delete this obvious scam.
This is actually a very common scam. There are littery hundreds of UK Lotto scams, among others.
2006-09-16 13:29:05 · answer #2 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definitely sounds like a scam. If you really won money, you'd get a phone call or registered letter.
2006-09-15 06:34:09 · answer #3 · answered by Joyce W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you bought a ticket for the lottery, yes. Even if you did, it's probably still an attempt to get personal financial information (phishing).
Forward the email to: spam@uce.gov and the abuse reporting address for your email provider. Block the address if you can. Then delete it.
2006-09-15 06:35:03 · answer #4 · answered by r_moulton76 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't win if you never bought a ticket.
The rule of thumb is never to give out personal info to someone who contacts YOU. If you contact them, they are probably legit.
2006-09-15 06:39:08 · answer #5 · answered by loryntoo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they didn't send you the money, it is a SCAM!
http://www.scambusters.org/
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/internet-scams.html
http://www.chatmag.com/help/scam.html
http://www.the-eggman.com/writings/spam_hoaxes.html
http://www.sec.gov/investor/pubs/cyberfraud.htm
Be informed, be safe!
2006-09-15 06:40:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure sounds like it to me.
2006-09-15 06:30:54 · answer #7 · answered by Yoi_55 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes, sure scam!
2006-09-15 20:16:40 · answer #8 · answered by world news 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋