daughter a ck for over 5,000.00 (draft)....they want her to cash the ck and deposit the $$ in an on-line account....they are claiming she has actually won approx 300,000 lbs or 800,000.00 dollars!!!
2006-10-19 01:47:49 · 7 answers · asked by pacto_man 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Advertising & Marketing ➔ Other - Advertising & Marketing
Most likely the check is not good and it is a scam.
You will send them money, the check you deposited in your account will bounce and you will be left with less than nothing.
Legitimate lotteries, free lotteries (also known as Sweepstakes) never, NEVER ask for money. They do not have to. There are no fees of any kind. If you really win a lottery or Sweepstakes, the only money you owe is the tax you personally pay directly to your government. This tax is never paid through anyone else or by anyone else. This is true in every country.
They tell you that you must pay money for bank fees, storage, shipping, and a long line of false reasons. Every single reason, every document is false. All documents are counterfeit or forged. There are no fees for insurance. There is no document or charge stating that the "winnings" will not be used for terrorism or illegal purposes. No such document exists. Lottery money is not stored at a security house. Lottery money is not shipped in cash. Lottery money is not sent by courier.
Lottery money or Sweepstakes (free lottery) money is sent by check using DHL, UPS, or FedEx. The check is from the Lottery Company and has the lottery company name on the check. For instance, if you win the ABC Lottery, the check will say ABC Lottery on it. The address for ABC Lottery will be correct. It will be one that you can verify on your own, without asking the people who wrote the letters. Why does the check come from the lottery company and have the lottery company name on it? Because the lottery or Sweepstakes wants you to make copies of the check. They want you to show it to everyone so that more people will register. This is very important to them.
2006-10-19 01:49:59 · answer #1 · answered by DanE 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like a con to me!
We get scams in the UK, telling us we have won the Australian or Canadian Lottery!
When it sounds too good to be true, it normally is!
Go to the English Lotto site www.national-lottery.co.uk.
They should have a help section, with some contact dteails.
2006-10-19 08:50:42 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ Kazbaz ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't tell me she deposited the check; if she did, have her put a stop on that deposit QUICK!!!! Its a scam!!!!
Then have her get that check back from the bank, make a copy of the check and the letter she received and send the copies to the Secret Service in your area. They deal with these types of scams.
2006-10-19 08:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by karma 7 · 0⤊ 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 09:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Dump it
2006-10-19 08:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam
2006-10-19 08:50:57 · answer #6 · answered by john 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM!!! SCAM!!!! SCAM!!!! SCAM!!!!!
There is more to it than that.
2006-10-19 08:55:45 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋