Ok.. I had an email telling i won the UK national lottery. The amoun i won was more than 2 million pounds. I didn't pay much attention to the first email. The other day another email arrived and it had the instructions of how can i claim the message.
Everything looks official and the draw number, amount won, and other information in the two emails match perfectly. That's how i got tempted. Plus all the information they require is not confedntial. Name, age, sex, marital status, date of birth, telephone number and a copy of my driving license.
Then if they asked for my account number, i'll give them an empty account that i haven't used for years but still works.
What do you think? Should i go for it? i won't lose anything and if they stole what the account has it would be a cheap lesson not to trust email messages anymore.
2007-01-30 13:35:24 · 12 answers · asked by SPECTACULAR 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
One more thing:
It came on GMAIL. Gmail is pretty much cautious when it comes to SPAM. One look at the SPAM folder in my email is enough to know how much gmail is good at dicovering it.
2007-01-30 13:58:07 · update #1
NO U DIDN'T WIN...sorry but that's the truth. I had the same email they will ask you for your checking account and fax of your drivers license and ssn DON'T DO IT! and if you do it they will ask additional $4,000+ to "transfer the winnings to your account" it's all just a big trick trying to get your personal info...go to http://www.ripoffreport.com/search.asp and you'll find it for sure...Just please be careful don't be another victim of these fools
2007-01-30 14:39:54 · answer #1 · answered by WHO 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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
2007-01-30 15:08:06 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a place on yahoo that tells you which is scams and which are not, I can't remember the address. These are all scams to get your information. Do not try and go for it. How could you have one a lottery when you did not even enter it.? If this person get ahold of your information, more than just your money will be lost, he she will use your name on everything and can cost you a lot of money.
2007-01-30 13:49:15 · answer #3 · answered by trhwsh 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nobody would contact you via email if you won the lottery. Besides, did you enter a UK lottery?! I do not think the country is randomly giving away lottery winnings to unsuspecting Americans. Don't be so gullible.
2007-01-30 13:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I get those all the time and so far they have all been a hoax. You can google it and it will take you to another site that will let you know if it's real or not. The truth is that it's probably not. It's a scam and a way for them to get your personal information.
****BE VERY CAREFUL AND DO NOT GIVE ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF****
Hope this helps!
2007-01-30 13:44:19 · answer #5 · answered by HDlovinggal 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is well beyond spam - it is a scam. They are trying to steal your identity (a copy of your drivers license???). Don't do it!!!
2007-01-30 13:44:55 · answer #6 · answered by boogie2510 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unless you specifically remember entering and have a record of it, I'd dismiss it as spam.
2007-01-30 13:38:56 · answer #7 · answered by Reo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You and a million others, son. Don't even waste your time because this is a scam!!!
2007-01-30 13:39:05 · answer #8 · answered by JADE 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
and how many tickets did you buy?
all your info AND your mother's maiden name - don't forget
you send them your driver's license copy -
AND THEY OPEN ACCOUNTS IN YOUR NAME??
yep - you sure will show them a thing or two about identity theft
2007-01-30 13:45:54 · answer #9 · answered by tom4bucs 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I bet you anything its a big scam. Nobody gets that lucky.
2007-01-30 13:38:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋