i recieved a letter in the mail saying i was a winner of a large amount of money, but i have a number area code and prefix show the number to be a wireless number in miami dade florida. i want to know if anyone else has recieved one of these letters, and if they are a scam
2006-09-18 15:33:28 · 8 answers · asked by ashleylynn_hall 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
All so-called "international" lotteries are a scam - there is no legal international lottery.
2006-09-18 17:40:40 · answer #1 · answered by Piggiepants 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a scam. There is no such thing as an international lottery, or a Yahoo lottery, or an MSN lottery. This is a long-running scam and people are still falling for it. Put this in spam where it belongs.
2016-03-27 08:22:07 · answer #2 · answered by Margaret 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering that Federal law prohibits Americans from participating in or winning a foreign lottery, it's clearly a scam.
There's a section of Florida centered on Boca Raton that is one of the scam/spam capitals of the world, worse than Lagos, Nigeria in sheer volume.
2006-09-18 16:59:25 · answer #3 · answered by Wolfman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't have an actual ticket in your hand from the lottery you played from the country of that lottery.
IT is A SCAM . They win all ways cause there are suckers email every second. Simple enough?
Send the letter to the A.G. Fraud division of your state.
2006-09-18 15:59:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
scam yes, if you call they can ask for some fees (taxes etc or transfer fees upfront), or maybe youll be unluck enough to get a phone charge that is extremely large(scam too) for every min they put you on hold. if you didnt apply directly for this then (even if you did) its a scam to defraud or sell you something.
2006-09-18 15:41:32 · answer #5 · answered by crazy b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is a lottery-related scam. There's more info on how these scams work and how they get you to part with cash before you get your 'winnings' on various sites. Here's one http://www.national-lottery.com/scams2.htm
2006-09-18 23:23:20 · answer #6 · answered by lotteryco_uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, get such letters all the time, nd all are scam!
2006-09-19 04:11:19 · answer #7 · answered by world news 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Er... do you remember entering this lottery??
If not, then what do YOU think??
2006-09-18 15:40:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋