The company name is Big Time International Sweepstakes. The are asking for very detailed info, such as my religion, and a passport copy. They claim all participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn all over the world, where I emerged as a winner. How can I believe they don't want to use my details for other purposes?
2006-09-26 17:40:09 · 29 answers · asked by laila_badri 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
If you are smart don´t
2006-09-30 12:54:15 · answer #1 · answered by alex_josue 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO NO NO!!! All COMMON SENSE aside, you should be wary of "winning" any contest in which you did not participate....especially those you did not participate WILLINGLY or even KNOWINGLY.
You're right...You CAN'T believe whether or not they want to use your personal details for other purposes (especially with the weak reasons they provide). I'm guessing they didn't furnish you a place in which to respond OTHER than where to submit your personal information. I mean something like an email link or phone number where you can share (very much needed) QUESTIONS and concerns?? Like some kind of customer service no#?? If you were given none, that'd be a definite red flag (as if you need to see more???)
I've gotten numerous emails over the years from random spaz claiming I've entered contests I never have or being "re-invited" to websites I've never ever even been....Lord knows how they even got MY NAME....that alone gives me the creeps!!
Look up their given company name and see what turns up....If their business is of the shady variety, you'll either get no result, or get results that contain testimonies of other customer/victims who fell for their schtick....On a side note, I do that everytime I happen upon a "home business opportunity" and this is the way I've discovered, over the years, that about 99% of them out there are scams....
You really oughtta treat the internet like it were a real physical place....Just as there are good, relatively safe public places on the internet there are also seedy gutters, dangerous alleys w/ lurking thieves and crafty con artists with every line you've ever heard (and many you haven't)....nosy voyeurs....AND STALKERS (just like in reality). This is not said to make you paranoid.....It's just I've noticed there seems to be a disconnect people seem to have with reality and maintaining personal safety while on the internet. Just suggesting you navigate your way around it as you would a city....
Be safe,
CactusHeart
2006-09-27 01:18:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, do not reply! This is an identity theft scam. I am positive because the name of the company is not even listed in the Yahoo search engine.
If you receive any more queries of this type, they are very, very, VERY likely to be scams.
Also, there is no way you won a lottery that you did not enter.
2006-09-27 00:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by Serendipity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,it sounds like a scam just like the one where someone from another country says they have a lot of money and want to put it in an American bank account,that's a scam too.
2006-09-27 00:50:06 · answer #4 · answered by T.Mack 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NOOO i have gotten these before too its a scam...never ever give any information in an email. I also got an e-mail from a fake job asking for personal information to continue to be considered...how nice is that?
2006-09-27 00:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by Autumn M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam
2006-09-27 00:49:47 · answer #6 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't enter anything then this shouldn't be a very hard decision. In this world of people trying to take other people's money by way of scamming them out of it, this should send a very big red flag. It is very unfortunate that they are people who will believe this stunt and send this information to them.
2006-09-27 01:11:03 · answer #7 · answered by yournotwelcome 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i received emails too! but think of it, how could you win in such a game without registration and participation.. I just read those kind of mails is a fraud..
2006-09-27 03:32:04 · answer #8 · answered by sundance 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DON'T DO IT! It is a scam, and you will likely end up receiving a bunch of junkmail, or having someone over in Polland take your credit card on a shopping spree.
2006-09-27 00:48:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you nuts ? Don't even open the e-mail. It could simply be a malicious code or virus meant to gobble up all of your information even if you didn't accept their offer...they'd already be inside of your computer and their dastardly plan would be in motion.
2006-09-27 03:29:46 · answer #10 · answered by Attaboyslim 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. I've won lots on them there lotteries and never seen a cent.
2006-09-27 21:29:40 · answer #11 · answered by Totoru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋