Seems that Email traffic w/ friends in UK put me into a lottery pool.
Recd Email from UK international lottery (lotto) stating I have won a cash prize.
Get notifications of eligibility to win cash all the time, with an invitation to buy magazines or a swamp.
Illegal to say outright "you have won" in US if there are conditions attached .
These letters do not contain "invitations".
They do ask for basic contact information..address, tel# , etc.
Frequently hear of visitors from overseas winning state Lotto.
Ought to work in reverse also ,maybe?
Would appreciate any solid info. you can offer which would validate this lottery ..or confirm it is just another scam.
Recd another letter from "Euro millions" apex.trust
agency.
Anyone hear of that one?
Would appreciate any firsthand knowledge you can share on either.
If I've actually won I will learn all the words to "Hail Brittania"
Thanks all.
2007-02-06 06:51:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
First off it's Rule Britannia, not Hail Britannia! And that's not even the national anthem!
But to your point, you did not get entered into any kind of prize pool by emailing your friends in England. There is no lottery in the UK that randomly gives money to people. The only way to win a prize is to BUY a ticket and match up your numbers.
It's much like Powerball or Megamillions here in the States. Could you imagine the uproar if they announced that they gave away 20% of the jackpot to some random guy in India? There is no logical reason why any lottery would ever do that. It would be like the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas contacting me to thank me for buying a drink in their bar one time and telling me that they had just drawn my credit card voucher out of the comptuer, and now I had won a million dollars. How much sense would that make?
As for that song the lyrics are:
When Britain first, at heaven's command,
Arose from out the azure main,
Arose, arose, arose from out the a-azure main,
This was the charter, the charter of the land,
And guardian angels sang this strain:
Rule Britania!
Britannia rule the waves.
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.
Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves.
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.
The nations, not so blest as thee,
Must in their turn, to tyrants fall,
Must in ,must in, must in their turn, to tyrants fall,
While thou shalt flourish, shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all.
(Chorus)
Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves.
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.
Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves.
Brittons never, never, never shall be slaves.
2007-02-06 07:17:40 · answer #1 · answered by ZCT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everybody has been getting tons of these silly e-mails in the past 4 weeks or so, saying they've won a UK Lottery. Just chalk it up to the same sort of people as the ones telling you that you've got some long-lost relative in Africa that's left you millions of dollars, and all you need to do is provide a little personal information. Don't EVER put your information on the internet if you don't know the source and didn't INITIATE the contact!
2007-02-06 15:00:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 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
2007-02-06 15:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it isnt illegal over here to say you have won if there are terms and conditions attached.
There are all sorts of scams over here, where by you recieve infomation that says that " you have won £1000" then they either ask you to phone a premium rate number, or ask for contact details, which they will forward to third parties.
Then you get junk mail and more and more scams come through your door, email, mobile phone etc
Stay away mate!
2007-02-06 14:59:02 · answer #4 · answered by sean_5505 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a SCAM - only way to check is to telephone the national lottery, you can find thier number on website
2007-02-06 14:56:07 · answer #5 · answered by bargoed2004 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definite SCAM! Mark that e-mail as spam and report it if possible. These theives make it look so realistic. They setup fake websites and fake phonelines to make you believe it, but don't fall for it. Delete it and move on!
2007-02-06 16:39:43 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Luva Luva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The basic rule is this:
If you did not buy a ticket, then you have not won - simple as that
2007-02-06 14:54:27 · answer #7 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Theres one born every minute...........
2007-02-06 14:53:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋