Cause I recieved an email saying I won some money with a draw number and stuff. The problem is that I have no idea where they got my email from and I don't live in the UK.. What do you think? Am I being scammed or what?
2006-10-29 01:13:44 · 12 answers · asked by michael 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Sweetie, did you even ENTER the British Lottery? That would be clue #1 that it's a scam.
2006-10-29 01:22:56 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband received the saem email. It is a scam. They ask you to send a certain amount by a courier services to release your winnings. I searched further into this. The phone numbers accompanied with this email are always both busy. So I went to the National lottery site and they state they DO NOT email if you have won and NEVER ask for money before they release your winnings. They also supply a list of four or five emails that they specifically use. Don't fall for it! We almost did and I'm glad I did more research!
2006-10-29 01:35:23 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tons of people recieve that email (you aren't the first person to ask about this actually) - it is a scam. You can't win a lottery that you never entered in the first place....
I've got this same email at least 5 times.... just delete it.
2006-10-29 07:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by Brooks B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a british national lottery but winners normally have to CLAIM their win, not the other way round. The organisers are usually reluctant to hand out the prize money unless you provide a valid form of ID and the winning ticket.
But for them to notify you by email? I think it is a scam because they'd rather keep the money. To prove my point check out the link:
2006-10-29 01:24:44 · answer #4 · answered by Trey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably. Although there is a British National Lottery I am not sure that is its official name. I too have received many offers from lotteries in Britain claiming I won outrageously large sums of money. I delete them. How can you win a lottery that you did not enter?
2006-10-29 02:47:43 · answer #5 · answered by nyasasmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is one of those letters known as "419 Scams". 419 is the part of the NIgerian law which pertains to fraud.
What will happen if you answer is that they will need you to pay some sort of fees. "Transfer Fees", or "Registration Fees" or some other such fees required in order to get your "money". There is no money, there is only fees. And once you pay the fees, they will need more fees and more fees and more fees. There is no money.
There is NO money.
Best thing you can do is to walk away from this. Delete it and remember that you can't win a lottery if you haven't entered it.
2006-10-29 01:23:35 · answer #6 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are being scammed big time, as it's another version of te Nigerian Scam. Kill the email
2006-10-29 01:16:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam I have so far won British and irish and every outher african country also.
2006-10-29 01:17:34 · answer #8 · answered by Ronald K 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Did you buy a lottery ticket?
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.htm
2006-10-30 15:59:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
one of my friends got one. don't give them any personal info. IT'S A SCAM!
2006-10-29 01:18:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋