I received an email from United Nations Lottery Promotions. Are they legitimate?

Question

They told me that I won E2,500,000.00 GBP in their online lottery. I've sent several emails to them, to which they haye responded. They have provided several documents of proof that they are for real, and that I have really won. I've been asked to send money to pay for the insurance on this large amount. I even spoke with a Mr. Steven White, who handles the TNT Courier Sevices. The TNT Courier office is located out of London,United Kingdom, and the British Lottery Promotions is based out of Croydon, London. They have used your logo with their promotions. I just want to be sure that this is for real. Please respond. Thanks.

Sincerely,
Otis L. Freelon
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Answer 1

Look at the questions I have answered on this site in my info. There are so many winners there could not be enough money to pay them all.There is no International Lottery.This is a Nigeria scam. Yahoo/MSN, U.K. and Australian lotteries, football lotteries from the same counties, Global-Link, World Poverty, Microsoft, Free Lotto, which now seems to have it's own people answering gambling questions on this site claiming they have won which is a total lie, and hundreds more. I am a retired Police Officer that has years of experience investigating Internet scams and frauds. This is an old one. The common link to them getting your email is on line surveys. Yahoo does not give it's stock holders money away nor does it give it's email subscribers address's to lotteries. The only way to win in a lottery is to buy a ticket, if you didn't you could not possibly win. Here is the website of the 17 nation law enforcement task force that investigates cross border Internet crime. You may file a complaint there. www.econsumer.gov. Also go to www.ripoffreport.com and browse complaints and you will find many having the same doubts as yourself about these scams. Below is a typical scam and how they work it. They just go under a thousand different names. They are asking you to send a prepayment to collect your winnings and they want you to send it by a money wire service. Lotteries do not just pick your name out of thin air, and just so happen to have your email also. No Internet service provider gives their email list out to lotteries. If you did not pay to play you could not possibly win.

recieved letter of winning $65000.00 Pacific Player International lotteries,please contact claims agent miss linda strong at 204-951-7582. Second letter came with a check for the amount of $2,470.00 To deposited in my bank account for processing fee,a week later check cleared my bank. I contacted my claims agent over the phone she advise me to wire the balance of $2,341.00 to a Mr Edward Culwell in New York,New York.I called miss linda strong to advise her of the western union confirmation number,to date can not get in touch with linda strong just her voice mail, I know now that it was all a RIP-OFF and now Iam in the hole with $2,470.00 with my bank.... Please send HELP... THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Answer 2

There is no such lottery Steven White is probably an alias also these people are very clever with their ways of deception fancy letter heads ect it is all set up to fool a fool who thinks its for real like I said at the begining there is no such lottery.A real lottery doesnot ask you for money if you win it .

Answer 3

Last I checked, the United Nations did not run a lottery.

Answer 4

Well in three words A BIG NO. In the uk there was a big T,V. ad that told people not to send any money in the mail to companies that said you have won ££££££££££££,s
Yes they have premises in the UK but it is a scam.
You dont get anything for nothing

Answer 5

It is a SCAM. There is no such lottery!

Answer 6

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