Today I got an email with the message that I had won in some internet lottery wich mission is to encourage people to use email and internet. I won 950 grounds $..is it possible or is it another thing with some joke, illegal way of putting hands on my money or virus? Does anyone have any info on such type of letter?
2006-11-06 03:17:57 · 9 answers · asked by Yazon 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It's a scam. As a rule of thumb, if you receive an unsolicited communication through email from anyone (especially if it claims to give you something out of nothing), then most likely than not, IT'S A SCAM. There are email scams that come in all sorts of form: you won the lottery (even without buying a ticket, huh!), someone died and wants to leave you millions and millions of dollars (and they just happened to decide to leave that money to you, a complete stranger), and stupid stuff like that. Don't reply to any of those emails, or they'll just keep sending you more garbage.
2006-11-06 03:27:25 · answer #1 · answered by TY 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HOAX, DELETE IT!
http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBHoaxInfo.html
2006-11-06 03:19:49 · answer #2 · answered by ○Freeman○ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most of these can be discredited via sites that post similiar prank letters. It's a prank I believe.
Try www.snopes.com see if you can find a similar letter there??
2006-11-06 03:20:11 · answer #3 · answered by ☺ PeeJ ☺ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We all get those fake email lottery . Just delete it. They are all SCAMS.
2006-11-06 03:30:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam, as you probably already figured. Here's some info about it from snopes.com (a great site, by the way):
http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/lottery.asp
2006-11-06 03:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by kris 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is SOOOO fake. Don't respond. They probably just want your e-mail address so they can sell it to big companies who buy for BIG BUCKS. John T. says to say it is viruses.
2006-11-06 03:27:04 · answer #6 · answered by horselover 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You Can't win a lottery if you don't buy a ticket. Period.
2006-11-06 03:30:16 · answer #7 · answered by Steve M 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a scam to me. i bet you need a credit card to collect this so called winnings. do not givr them any info.
2006-11-06 03:20:07 · answer #8 · answered by SKYDOGSLIM 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is scam.dont open email you dont know who it is from
2006-11-06 03:24:02 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋