since I gave my personal details to them. And later I found some different opinions on these mails. Please answer me.
2007-01-21 23:57:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
It depends on what kind of personal info you sent. If it was bank, credit card, DL, or SS information you might have a problem. If it was name, address, phone, you will just get more solicitations. Some of these scams send an initial letter to bait you and see what info you are willing to give and then they go farther the next time. So if it was really personal info you should change your bank and credit accounts and put a watch on your credit report.
Contact one of the credit reporting agencies and have them put a 3 month fraud alert on your credit.
800 685-1111
http://www.equifax.com
P.O. Box 740241
Atlanta, Ga.
30374-0241
888 322 5583
http://www.experian.com
P.O. Box 2002
Allen, Texas 75013
800 888-4213
http://www.transunion.com
P.O. Box 1000
Chester, Pa. 19022
This is totally free but you and no one else will be able to use your credit for 3 months without the creditor calling you and verifying that you applied for credit. This is a drastic step. You can also just order your credit report for free https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp
and make sure no one has used it without permission
Good Luck
2007-01-22 00:10:44 · answer #1 · answered by Roni 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have gotten a few of those emails and they are all fake. If you didn't personally sign up for that then don't answer it. It is a lottery scam and there are many outhere. What they do is ask for your information like name and address. Then some ask for your bank account. Most require you to "pay a fee for processing", which is how they get your money. Some even tell you to come and collect your prize and will send you a certificate which you have to get notorized by that countries court system. So you go there and pay all of those fees and they reject you because it is fake, and then if you try to find the address it doesn't even exist. I have never personally done this but I went to a few websites which I can't remember and there were stories of people that this happened to. Try searching for Fake lotteries and you will find the websites that have lots of good information.
2016-05-24 16:36:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you really did do this, then follow the advice from Doug and Sugar Mama. They could be in the process of stealing money from your account at this time.
These scams are done by major organized crime rings like the MAFIA. This is not done by some bored kid that mad a his parents.
You need to take some serious steps first thing in the morning. Go to your bank, close your current account and open a new one. This is the first thing to do and the most important.
Next, do as Sugar Mama recommends and contact your Credit Card companies.
I have a friend who fell for one of this bogus lottery emails. He has spent over $50,000 trying to get all the damage repaired.
2007-01-22 00:35:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the lottery company you said exists & is lisensed then it may not create any problems for you but anything like that doesn't exists,then it may create a lot of problems based on the information you gave to them.......
2007-01-22 00:29:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you sent important personal information, like your social security number, bank account information, or credit card information, then you could have some serious issues. They may try to use that information to remove funds from your bank accounts, charge items to your credit card, or open additional accounts in your name with the information that you provided.
You should seek some help with your credit card company or insurance company regarding identity theft. If you gave your bank account information, then you should alert your bank and possible get a new account and transfer your funds into it. If you gave your credit card information, then you should alert the credit card company and possibly cancel that card and get a new one.
2007-01-22 00:07:49 · answer #5 · answered by Doug 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Did you send them any money for "handling charges"?
There could be problems
2007-01-22 00:43:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no problem but don't trust them they are not honest
2007-01-22 00:04:09 · answer #7 · answered by evening_dewpoint 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scam scam come again and again
2007-01-22 01:19:35 · answer #8 · answered by keral 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋