2006-12-09 04:06:08 · 3 answers · asked by epasilan 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
A SCAM!!! don't do it
those crafty Nigerians......
2006-12-09 04:07:11 · answer #1 · answered by Geoff S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is one of hundreds of email scams. They contact you tell you that you won a big prize. They then ask for a handling fee of a few hundred to $1200 or so dollars to process payment. Or alternatively they ask for personal information such as bank details, name, address, social, etc so they can send you your money. The former purpose is obvious. The latter is so they can impersonate you to steal money or credit from you.
They use names like Yahoo!, MSN, Microsoft, along with countries like UK and Australia. The idea is to add credibility. They are mentioning companies that people know are rich, together with friendly sounding nations where people know they have a lottery. The idea is to further convince you that you won money.
There never is any money. No lottery takes your email address when you buy a ticket. No company just randomly and secretly gives you large sums of money for no reason.
It's a scam. Reply to it and it could cost you big time.
2006-12-09 13:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if it asks personal information they are trying to jack you
2006-12-09 12:12:44 · answer #3 · answered by Cblover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋