An e-mail was sent to me by Rev. Fr, Robert Donald, 28 Chinbrook Rd, Groove Park,London SE129TH, saying I won a substantial sum in UK National Lottery. I've never bought a ticktet for this Lottery. Is there any way of checking the validity of this information? I was told 4 people won and was asked to come to London for presentation of the prize on last Friday, 15th December. I did not go and now I am asked to pay a sum to present my affidavit before the British Court. How to check if it's not a fraud?
2006-12-18 13:49:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anna L 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
This is a Nigerian scam. I am a retired Police Officer that has investigated Internet fraud and scams for years. Lotteries do not just pick your name out of thin air from the billions of people in the world. Have you noticed that you never see a winner from China. In lotteries the rule is you"Gotta Pay To Play" and if you didn't you didn't win. This is the standard scam that you must send them money to collect yours. Either to pay taxes or to ship your winnings to you. I am glad you did not go to the expense of going to London or there is no telling how far these crooks would have gone to rob you. The Nigerians have Internet cafes where this criminal low life, by the thousands, sit all day and scam people. Internet surveys are the most common thread of them getting your email. Survey companies sell your information to other companies and scammers pose as a company that advertises on their site. Mortgage companies are the most likely ruse but there are many. Father Donald is a new one. Father Benson is the name I have seen used lately, but the address is in the same neighborhood. Any lottery, save Publishing Clearing House, that comes across your computer screen unsolicited are scams. I have cut and pasted one of the other names they use so you can see it's a common scam.
Name: Phil Smith
E-mail: phil_smith@uk2.net
Claims processing agent
For: The U.K National Lottery
2006-12-18 16:20:41 · answer #1 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Dude is a FRAUD, its called phishing. Were the people fish out your important information. Think about it, if you didn't buy a ticket why would you win anything? Second I don't think there is a British Lottery that e-mails if you have won. Do yourself a favor and delete it.
2006-12-18 13:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh the rev sent ME one also...I just keep asking them for their scan of their photo identification but no lotto "official" or "orificial" has sent one yet. The other scammers like "professor" Soboro or Sarbera or? are so bold as to send actual factual looking bank ID, scans of name badges with their pictures. This after they send family snapshots in their long colorful dresses, even the men like long colorful dresses.
2006-12-18 14:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by acct10132002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-19 01:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you read the words UK National Lottery in any email, then it is a fake.
2006-12-18 13:52:55 · answer #5 · answered by inkantra 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fake, always has been.
They want you to pay them a fee, then you get an excuse...you weren't able to be validated...but if you send us more money, we'll try to fix it...
If it was REAL, it would be on the news, not in an unexpected email.
2006-12-18 13:58:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the only way would be to send your money to their courrier as they ask. I have also received the same winning notification- but I am not about to risk losing that amount of money. If you do it and its not a fraud - let us know!
2006-12-18 14:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by lee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a fraud.
Think about it. Why would anyone pay you a substantial prize for a contest you didn't enter?
2006-12-18 13:52:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋