At first I got a congratulatios email saying that I have been ranomly selected from over 300,000,000 email adressed from all over the world which was drawn in the superenalotto second caterogy for computer uses only - apparently it's ran by the Italian corporations to encourage internet use all over the world "Edizione Del Internet" is the company this lady says she is from, they are saying I have won 800,000,00 Euro she said that she can put the money into my Australian bank account but I will have to pay all transfer costs, This of course would be a dream come true but she doesn't seem to be giving me any other information except the emails - Is this just a scam to get my personal information? How can I check? Is it safe to give my bank details can she do any thing with them? Please help don't really know much about the interent?
2006-10-05 11:06:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
It's a scam.
Never, ever, give your bank or contact info to anyone you don't know.
Good that you asked first.
2006-10-05 11:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NEVER give out any private information such as bank acct #'s online!!! I promise that this is a scam. Think about it... if they have all that money to give away... wouldn't they at the very least send you a certified letter or something? This is very similar to the Nigerian scams going around. Do yourself a favor and report this email to your provider and block the address!! Also check out this website... It details some of the internet scams this scumbags are doing. Edited to add - I actually found a website that has an email from that company. Its already been exposed as a scammer.
2006-10-05 11:11:44 · answer #2 · answered by ell090702 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not real. They are trying to get money from you in a scam. This is a little different twist on what's called the "Nigerian scam". Telling you that you need to pay "transfer costs" and trying to get your bank information by saying it will be deposited in your bank account are ploys. If you respond, it will just get worse. Check out the information about such scams at the links below: Maybe something nearly identical to the email you received is at one of the links.
2006-10-05 11:15:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it. I got the same email and it is 100% scam. They want to obtain your bank details to commit fraud. Don't even reply to them because all that does is confirm that you are an active email reader and they will spam you even more.
2006-10-05 11:11:32 · answer #4 · answered by PC Baby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam!!!!
I've gotten those emails before! I won the lottery in the Netherlands! Just google the sender's name and you will find all sorts of scam info!
2006-10-05 11:10:32 · answer #5 · answered by Jackson 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
and you remember doing the lotto in Italy......you give them your bank details,and every cent you put in for the rest of your life will be gone.....THEY ONLY DO THIS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY STUPID PEOPLE IN THE WORLD WHO THINK THIS IS REAL .no offence to you. It,s a scam.
2006-10-05 11:14:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
SCAM SCAM SCAM
when you win something, you don't have to pay to get the prize
Trust me, this has SCAM written all over it.
2006-10-05 11:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by - - - - - 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
FTC.gov, Hoax Busters and many other sites address these SCAMS.
2006-10-05 11:40:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just tell them to deduct the transfer costs from your winnings, Guaranteed you will never hear from them again.
2006-10-05 11:26:00 · answer #9 · answered by iggy465 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is fake, you can go google it up and there will be sites that talk about this stuff. Usually has multple people saying that they got one and what not.
2006-10-05 11:09:11 · answer #10 · answered by Onions 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋