i enter a lot of contest threw my e-mail. and i recived a notice threw a company that i have won a large sum of money. i enter so many that i dont know if its one i entered of if its not. this company is based in the uk. and it sayes that i won threw a random selection of a computer ballot system drawn from companies and individual email addresses from all seach engines and web sites. has anybody gotten any of these emails? how do i check out if the companies legit or not? i have a few phone numbers from the company and e-mail addresses too. but they could tell you anything. i want information from an out side sorce. does anybody have any ideas? please help!
2007-01-06 16:42:37 · 8 answers · asked by dsasie1 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Here's something I noticed about scams: whenever they tell you what country they operate out of, check their isp address. Every time I get a letter from a government official in Nigeria claiming to have a bank vault full of money and they don't know what to do with it so they contact a total stranger (me) and promise to give me half if I only give them my bank account number and routing number for them to make the deposit, for some reason they're operating out of Canada, not Nigeria!
Here's how you tell:
Look at any web address or e-mail address for the last two letters. If it's ".com.ca" it's Canada. If it's ".com.ph", it's the Philippines. If it's ".com.uk" it's Britain. If there aren't any letters after the ".com", they operate inside the US.
If there are two letters after the ".com" and you don''t recognize them, google the last part. Type into the search engine ".com.uk" or whatever it is, and see what country pops up on the hits.
2007-01-06 16:54:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start by checking the company via Better Business Bureau's website.
2007-01-06 16:46:24 · answer #2 · answered by phillylady4u 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those things are bullsh*t! But if you wanna check it out,try the Better Business Bureau and see if they're listed.
2007-01-06 16:46:05 · answer #3 · answered by Terri R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a suggestion - call the Better Business Bureau and ask them.
2007-01-06 16:46:14 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rule #1) If they charge a fee, they are a SCAM. Rule #2) Never forget Rule #1.
2016-03-29 00:32:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on your description, it sounds like a scam. You can check bbb.com.
2007-01-06 16:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you just gotta do your research
2007-01-06 16:50:13 · answer #7 · answered by Tiger R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why would you be getting any money?
2007-01-06 16:52:37 · answer #8 · answered by cork 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋