today i receive a email from a website.
the site say i won 1 million dollars,and in the email there is a photo of the 1 million dollars check.
and the website gave the claim id.
there is a link to claim my money,after i click the link,there appeared a new page.
in the page there are many numbers,you should click 6-7numbers,and validate them.
and the are "quick click","hot click"
what i would like to ask is :whether i won 1 million dollars indeed?
if the website is a cheat website?
if i click the vallidate button what will i lose or be cheated?
2006-09-16 01:59:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Don't, it's just a scam.
2006-09-16 02:01:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 0⤋
Did the check have your exact name on it? Or was it simply addressed to an email address of yours? I have several email addresses and you would be surprised how many duplicates I get, with the only thing different being the email address it was sent to.
It is likely this is an "advance fee" scam. Somewhere, they will ask for some money up front, a handling or service fee and they will not let you simply subtract this amount from the winnings.
Usually, this isn't all that much compared to the amount they say you won, $500, $1000 maybe. All they do is take the money and run knowing you won't be able to find them.
2006-09-16 09:19:04 · answer #2 · answered by rowlfe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Report the website for abuse. For example, if their website is www.abc@yahoo.com, send an email message to abuse@yahoo.com and copy/paste the properties into your email. The website is just trying to either get your information so they can sell it to other companies or they are doing something like signing you up for a bunch of magazine subscriptions or something similar to that.
2006-09-16 09:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by RKC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take some unique text from the email and search at snopes.com.
Almost assuredly a scam.
2006-09-16 22:08:13 · answer #4 · answered by frugernity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who give a million dollars for nothing?
2006-09-16 09:02:18 · answer #5 · answered by nv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are being fooled. try out, they will ask you to pay some charge for getting 1 million.
2006-09-16 09:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by empty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please dont do it. Nothing in life is for free. Im glad you asked this because many many people fall for these types of con games. They might take your personal information and charge you for things but please ignore this do not click on it delete ASAP and now be glad your smarter and wiser
2006-09-16 09:11:25 · answer #7 · answered by nylatinanurse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe that contact me, I have some land and bridges for sale.
Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't, especially if you haven't even entered any contests.
2006-09-16 09:08:56 · answer #8 · answered by traveler 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I CLICKED THE BUTTON AND THEY ONLY SENT ME LIKE $875,640.00 . tHEYY STILL WE ME THE REST . IF YOU BELIEVE THIS I HAVE A BRIDGE IN BROOKLYN FOR SALE COMPLETE WITH TOLL BOOTHS AND SOME REALLY CHOICE REAL ESTATE - OCEANFRONT PROPERTY IN PHOENIX , BUY NOW BEFORE THE BIG ONE .
2006-09-16 18:27:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you answer you will be one of those born every minute(SUCKER)
...jj.
2006-09-16 09:08:33 · answer #10 · answered by johnny j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋