I have been informed from UK free lotto that I am a winner of US1,000,000.00, (ONE MILLION DOLLARS). The have been consistently sending me e-mails every day. They want me mail my credit card and pin number, but I have been advised to to do so. Help!!!
2006-12-21 01:49:46 · 7 answers · asked by Potitin 5 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
I am a retired Police Officer that has investigated Internet scams and fraud for years. The U.K, Australian, the football lotteries from the same countries, Global-Link, Global,Yahoo, Yahoo MSN and Free Lotto, which by the way has a new scam out selling lottery tickets and a thousands others are from Nigerian scams. If you did not but a ticket you did not enter so you could not possibly win. The main source of the Nigerian low life criminals getting your email is on line survey companies who in turn sell it to anyone that will pay. The Nigerians scam them too. The line they usually use is you need to send them a payment to cover taxes or to ship you your winnings or a similar line of bull. Lotteries do not just pick your name out of thin air of the billions of people in the world. Otherwise the Chinese would have over whelming odds of winning. You "gotta pay to play" and if you didn't you didn't win. Of course do not send them anything especially your or anyone else's credit card information.
2006-12-21 04:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam, sort of like the 419 Nigerian scam. Don't answer them, don't give them any information. If something sounds too good to be true, it IS too good to be true. You may forward these e-mails to 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov as attachments. The government is trying to hunt these people down. Remember, do not respond! People have been conned into giving up thousands of dollars, have landed in jail when convinced to travel, been injured or even killed by these conmen.
2006-12-21 09:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by Joyce M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not trying to be mean, but how stupid can you get!!!!!!! This makes me soooo mad that someone would consider this. If you won a million dollars, why oh why would someone need your credit card number and your pin!!! Wake up people!!!!!
2006-12-21 10:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam. don't give them any info.
no legitimate company would ever ask you for a PIN number.
2006-12-21 09:51:39 · answer #4 · answered by maccagirl64 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's BS and has been going around for a while now.
2006-12-21 09:56:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM.
2006-12-21 09:52:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
spam!!! don't answer!!!!
2006-12-21 09:52:00 · answer #7 · answered by 42 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋