Is this a scam?? The reply to was to a yahoo.com.hk address.
2006-10-02 17:38:06 · 41 answers · asked by john m 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Just take all your money and throw it in a fire. Will save some time and the results will be the same.
2006-10-02 17:39:58 · answer #1 · answered by TLWOLFf 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, definitely a scam. There is no free lunch in this world and you cannot win a lottery if you have not bought the tickets or have the tickets bought for you. After you have responded with the details they will then asked for all sorts of processing fees which they will keep asking until such time that they decide to pull the sting on you. Do not fall for this as it is a favourite trick now coming out from the Far East. This is no difference from the Nigerian Black Money scam. PLease also bear in mind that this trickster will take you for as much money as they can squeeze from you but if they even get USD 10 from you they will still be happy as it has cost them nothing in the first place. Imagine however the number of people they can scammed each time; hundreds, thousands, or hundreds of thousands.....etc.
2006-10-02 17:45:15 · answer #2 · answered by ancalagon2003 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would take it as a scam ... DON"T ever EVER send your personal info. !!!!!
One of my friends had this guy try to pull that crap on him, and get to his personal info. and my friend didn't give it to him, so the guy got upset and sent him (my friend) a virus somehow... be very careful. There are some SERIOUS computer freaks out there that will do anything to get their hands on MONEY and personal info!
CHECK THIS SITE OUT:
http://onguardonline.gov/phishing.html
It's a site that I found while looking for "PHISHING SCAMS" that is what ur situation is called... In the part on that page where it says QUICK FACTS look at the bottom (in the blue area) it will say: If you've been scammed, visit Federal Trade Commission's Identity Theft website at http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft ... DEFINATLY check it out!
2006-10-02 17:39:34 · answer #3 · answered by sweetsuezq4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is an absolute scam. People can easily fake sender emails to yahoo.com.hk with PHP scripts. They send this out in bulk but is invisible to you because they send it all using the BCC field. Just ignore it and you will do fine.
2006-10-02 17:40:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You bet this is a scam!
You didn't buy any Italian Lottery Ticket, did you?
And why's the "Italian" Lottery having a Hong Kong id?The Nigerians are quite notorious for this kind of thing; so I'd watch it if I were you.
Better just mark the thing as spam and delete it.
All the best.
Cheers
2006-10-02 17:41:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's a scam. I won 42 million dollars AND I have a rich cousin in Africa that died and I'm his only surviving relative to recieve the 15 million dollars he left behind. Oh AND the Venzuelan "branch" of the US department of the treasury wants to give me a government grant for any amount I want to use on school or house repair or anything I want. All I have to do is give them my bank account number so they can deposit the money. Don't waste your time man. you'll get screwed.
2006-10-02 17:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by Rockstar 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES IT IS A SCAM!!! I go along with these idiots- "some" just so they will mail me checks- so i can turn them into the fbi.. So far- 27,500.00 Never give out ur personal info- even a check....
2006-10-02 17:40:50 · answer #7 · answered by mikey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is a scam.
A very old trick, be careful with the mails requesting to get to the bank page and ask for update your info.
Forget about this kind of messages.
2006-10-02 17:41:10 · answer #8 · answered by Classy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no it is not a scam. by the way i have some ocean front property in Ohio to sell you while you are at it. Also can you help me get money into the US all i need is your account number and on line password you can keep half the money.
retard
2006-10-02 17:41:24 · answer #9 · answered by thatoneguy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
SCAM! Don't you think you would have remembered entering the lottery and an Italian lottery should have a .it address not .hk
2006-10-02 17:40:04 · answer #10 · answered by Kuji 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a scam, report them to the BBB if you got the time to waste
2006-10-02 17:39:27 · answer #11 · answered by Wylde Woman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋