I suspect (know) a con of course but just curious how widespread these e-mails go.Fill in address details and the claim process will be known to you etc...sounds like their fishing for bank details?
Also does anyone know where i can send the e-mail so it can get checked out officially?
2006-12-13 19:57:01 · 34 answers · asked by r w 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
It's a rip. There is no free lunch.
2006-12-13 20:05:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-20 01:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a major scam. Never reply or anything to emails like that. This type of scam has been on the news alot lately. If anything try to find the Washington DC email address for email scams and send them the address your email came from. I used to have it but do not anymore cause I used it and have not received any scam email since. Good luck!!!
2016-05-24 00:43:48 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had it quite a few months ago. I used to live in SA so rang a friend who explained how it worked.
They don't ask for any money for amin as some do, they just want your bank details to transfer you 'winnings'. Once they get that they clean you out! What nice people there are in the world!
HAPPY DAYS
2006-12-13 20:05:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're right, it's a con. Don't just bin it though. Contrary to what some of the respondents are saying, the Police are interested in trying to track these scams. Contact your local Police force - they will probably give you the email address of their fraud squad to send it to.
2006-12-13 20:30:31 · answer #5 · answered by Felida 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Turn on full headers for your email. If you are using yahoo it is in the Options. Look in the header for X-Originating IP. This is the IP address is was sent from. Go to http://www.arin.net/whois/ and do a whois search to find there ISP then send there ISP complaints department and email or even phone and attach the email you recieved.
2006-12-14 03:05:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, I have, along with a kajillian ones about someone dying and wanting to give me their money. unfortunately I don't think there's anything legal to do about it. I actually had someone call me saying that I won a trip to Vegas through my bank. When they asked for my routing and bank account number (for "verification") I hung up and called the cops. even with the ability to get the number they were dialing from, they said not to file a report because there's no way to track them. sorry for the bad news.
2006-12-13 20:03:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
nope!
but you could call "Daily Sun"... they love dabbling in stuff like that, it will spread like wild fire. either way, no one should be as dumb as to believe that. when you buy the ticket they dont even know you. your name or email address. all the proof they need is your ticket and the winning numbers. i still say call the Daily Sun office or any newspaper with high readership... also try saFM, MetroFM or other, they might help get the investigation started on this scam...
2006-12-13 20:07:09 · answer #8 · answered by Reb Da Rebel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is indeed a fishing exercise, as you know. They work on the basis that if they spread it wide enough, someone eventually will be daft enough to respond.
If you're in the UK, speak to Trading Standards, even if they're not working on this one at the moment they'll give you suggestions as to who to contact who might be grateful to know this is going on (again).
2006-12-13 20:48:32 · answer #9 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but I've had the Spanish and Canadian lottery. I wouldn't bother sending it for checking, they are simple scams to get your details and/or money.
2006-12-13 20:03:30 · answer #10 · answered by meerkat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam! I'm from South Africa and as far as I know they don't let you know if you have won. People must check their lottery cards themselves to see if they have won. So, definitely a big scam!
2006-12-13 20:20:44 · answer #11 · answered by Charmaine V 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋