2007-01-29 02:33:37 · 8 answers · asked by cd5567 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Just to let everyone know I didn't receive it through an e-mail. It was mailed to me from Liverpool. An d it gives a phone # to call to check about Federal and International TAXES that must be paid. I know I didn't enter or win anything, I was curious on how wide spread the mailing scams have become. Thanks to all who answered my question. Cd5567
2007-01-29 15:40:15 · update #1
Yes - it's either Inc OR UK, not both - so they can't even get that bit right, let alone run an undetectable scam!
2007-01-29 02:47:28 · answer #1 · answered by wunceinawhile 6 · 0⤊ 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
2007-01-29 14:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One of the less believable Nigerian 419 scam emails who have no idea how the National Lottery works. Getting more and more common now unfortunately, but always abide by the golden rule - "If you didn't buy a ticket then you haven't won!".
2007-01-29 11:00:10 · answer #3 · answered by Mental Mickey 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam. Don't open the site, and mark it and any like it as spam. You can go to the FBI site and report them. They have already scammed many people. Stay away.
2007-01-29 10:49:18 · answer #4 · answered by Mitchell L 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A Nigerian chain mail scam?
2007-01-29 10:44:06 · answer #5 · answered by mainwoolly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We don't have Inc. in the UK.
Sounds like a scam.
2007-01-29 10:44:08 · answer #6 · answered by efes_haze 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
its a total joke i just cheked google it might hurt your computer if you open the sight
2007-01-29 11:58:53 · answer #7 · answered by Dove4ever 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sorry I have never heard of it
2007-01-29 10:39:48 · answer #8 · answered by pat e 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋