I want to know that is true? if yes when a get this prize?
2007-01-01 16:28:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
It's fake.
2007-01-01 16:37:58 · answer #1 · answered by Fran 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. I get those emails 3-4x a day. Leave them alone.
Read on:
Several international lottery scams are in operation today with an aim of tempting people to enter a lottery and then disappearing without a trace. However, none of these lotteries are legal. They are just spam mails in disguise whose main purpose is to get confidential personal information from the recipients. Their mode of operation is simple. An individual first receives a spam e-mail stating that he has won the jackpot in an international lottery that he has not even entered. Their objective is to get access to one’s personal information and convincing one to pay an up-front fee, which covers taxes, customs, and wire transfers.
Another major fraud was the Nigerian 419 scam, which offered millions of dollars if one paid a few thousand dollars up-front. However, the money was lost forever and none of the individuals who paid up ever heard from the company again. Some individuals have received e-mails requesting them to send £7,000 or €5,625 to collect their winnings. One then receives another forged letter from the Gaming Board of Great Britain, asking for €20,000. At least ten thousand innocent people have been victims of this spam mail.
This Lotto International lottery has assumed menacing proportions and several thousand people have lost money to dubious organizations because of their greed or innocence. One must remember that an international company like Lotto International will never mail somebody who has not event participated in their contest. Therefore, it is best to stay away from such fantastic international lottery claims. Most of the victims are the elderly who live on social security. They readily part with personal information and credit card details in the hope of earning easy money. The scamsters misuse the credit card to make unauthorized purchases and run up huge bills. In the end, they land up with huge financial setbacks.
The authorities have taken some steps to combat this fraud. They have set up a resource center to help fight high value fraud, including spam e-mails. Some fraudsters do not even buy the lottery tickets while others keep the lottery winnings for themselves. However, individuals have to take care and be alert when receiving such mails. At the first instance, these should be deleted, and one should warn friends and colleagues about such mails. One should not reply to them nor fill the claim forms supplied in the mails. One should keep away from foreign lotteries, as they are illegal and the chances of recovering one’s money are slim.
One should never share personal financial details like bank account number and credit card numbers with strangers. It is advisable to avoid visiting dubious links, which have contacts with fraud lottery organizers. These sites and links are usually copies of the original websites and cleverly designed to imitate the original and mislead people. It is easy to detect such sites if one carefully analyzes the content of the site and the contact details, which will invariably list a cell phone number and no address. An intelligent way to avoid these mails is to report to the authorities to verify the claims and to return the mails to the concerned local postmaster. Therefore, mental vigilance is the only sure way to avoid falling for doubtful lottery scams.
2007-01-01 16:35:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the respond isn't any worldwide lottery claims are oftentimes linked with junk mail emails telling them they have already gained a great jackpot in a worldwide lottery that they in no way even entered. Yep, it’s much greater advantageous than magic. Their purpose is to get your own advice and additionally get you to deliver them an up front fee to cover taxes, customs, cord transfers, etc. you will not purely be a sufferer of id theft interior the arrival weeks, yet you would be out any money you deliver them to boot. that's comparable to the Nigerian 419 scam, can provide of hundreds of thousands in replace for some thousand money in up front expenses, money you will in no way see back. purely remember that Lotto worldwide or all people else won't mass mail you hundreds of thousands of greenbacks for a contest you in no way entered. a number of those scams play on human beings’s greed and naiveté. i could ward off each and every worldwide lottery or any digital mail with the call lotto worldwide on it.
2016-12-11 20:51:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not click on anything. It is a scam and phishing. We all get these constantly. What I do is:
In Yahoo mail
Options
General Preferences
I opt to display full headers (the full header is needed to report this abuse)
When I get one of these e-mails, I select the whole message and copy.
Then, go to compose, and paste in the message box.
In the To: box, enter the name of a site dedicated to stopping this abuse, such as:
reportphishing@antiphishing.org
spam@uce.gov
Be sure to e-mail, not forward. If you forward, the full heading may not be included and it is necessary for closing the site down.
2007-01-01 16:46:39 · answer #4 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is one of the most common scams on the internet.
unless you paid money to enter a lottery there is no way you can win!
if you do reply and i strongly suggest you delete the email. remeber that if at any point you are asked for your bank details you know it is a scam. a genuine lotttery would not ask for your bank details. the lottery company do not need to know your bank details to send you a cheque.
so delete the message unless you entered and paid to enter the lotto international draw. which as far as i know is a fake draw.
2007-01-01 16:41:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Forward it to scams@fraudwatchintenational.com They want your banking info so they can take your money.
2007-01-01 16:37:29 · answer #6 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't click on any links. Report this email to your service provider as spam. It is a scam trying to steal your information.
2007-01-01 16:31:39 · answer #7 · answered by micaso1971 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are scam,dont believe them pleaseeeeeeeeeee.
2007-01-01 16:36:28 · answer #8 · answered by izuma4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea even i got many time it is a scam alright and is www.tivi.com a scam??
2007-01-01 16:43:27 · answer #9 · answered by ~Insanity Has Taken Over~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its fake... a classic SPAM email. Do Not tell them any of your information!
2007-01-01 16:32:59 · answer #10 · answered by olympikdude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋