I received yesterday an email message from uk2006_lottery_promo@yahoo.co.uk and it informs me "You Won a money prize".
does this prize exist.
and more thanks
2006-10-17 00:48:58 · 13 answers · asked by monalisa 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
its SPAM - a scam - to collect the money you would only have to send your bank details and every other bit of info that would allow someone to steal your money and/or identity
2006-10-17 00:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by Ruthie Baby 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have "Lottery Prizes" totalling over $2 billion so far... keep on playing!!! The "Prizes" are from 19 nations, many of which I was certain were too poor to even have lotteries. Nigeria? Congo??
And, I saw one where they "gave" me a bridge in Brooklyn!!!
My problem is: how to move it to Florida!?
All required that I send them several thousand dollars of money, or, give out my bank account information. That means that they are scams.
When you "WIN" something, that means that they give YOU the money, first, the taxes held back, NOT you pay THEM!!! DUH!!!
Now, if you really want FREE STUFF, go and grab the FREE operating systems, that are LIVE on liveCDroms, so they run in the CD, and in RAM, and not on the hard drive! Each contains 1900 FREE Games, programs, applications:
http://pclinuxos.com
http://livecdlist.com
2006-10-17 09:59:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you buy the Lottery Ticket?
No, you didn't!
So, ain't it obvious?
Guess what they'll tell you next?
The prize money is at Nigeria!?
And you need to hire a lawyer there!?
And you need to pay him in advance!?
And when you do, goodbye money!?
It's the oldest scam in the book.
2006-10-17 07:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seriously, do you really need to ask? Of course it's a scam!
In a way though, if you can't see a scam like that from a mile away, you kind of deserve to be scammed...
Rawlyn.
2006-10-17 07:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
take that address and do a GOOGLE search. I'm 99% sure you will find a page that says its a scam.
2006-10-17 07:59:18 · answer #5 · answered by Jack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it's a scam, throw it away. Nobody gives something for nothing.
2006-10-17 07:53:28 · answer #6 · answered by Mary Smith 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is definitely a scam. I get about five per day.
Just delete it and ignore it..
www.scambuster419.co.uk/lottery.htm
antivirus.about.com/cs/hoaxes/p/lottery.htm
www.sophos.com/security/hoaxes/lotterywin.html
2006-10-19 09:33:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
uuumm- probably not...but, hey as long as it doesnt require any money-go along and follow their instructions- maybe youre rich.........need any friends? ;) (if its a survey though-theyll tell you its free-but look up their requirements free somehow means to them"participating,or buying, several of their offers-good luck)
2006-10-17 07:54:20 · answer #8 · answered by nickname4anne 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um. No. It certainly does not. Please note the e-mail address. Unless it's legit you're out of luck. It's a message looking for stupid people to fill out their info.
2006-10-17 07:53:17 · answer #9 · answered by randomidentification 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam, other people have recieved that very same letter!!!!!
2006-10-17 07:53:06 · answer #10 · answered by dei84ever 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋