I actually believed that i have won the star prize of EUR 787,248.26 and in my really low financial situation i ran and faxed all my details for me to collect all that money thinking finally my luck has changed, now i find a lot more people that have received such emails. I actually believed that my email address won the jackpot that rans twice a year, so i immediatly contacted the person to see if it was real, he assured me that it was and i was the lucky one this luck apperantly comes once in a life time his exact words, and i was crying with joy, so i faxed my life story to him within minutes apart from my accounts, now i am asking you my freinds, can he steal my identity i faxed my passport of one country and my id of another country with my current address, and apparenty he is getting back to me for further details on monday, LUCKY I FOUND THIS WEB SITE as i am ready for him and his millions, but i feel scared of my identity details i sended. Please advice me if anyone knows tnks
2007-02-09 09:06:01 · 6 answers · asked by amanda 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
First of all, contact the credit reporting agencies in your country and send them a letter listing you name address phone social ins number and explain your delemma and tell them you are worried about identity theft. They may flag your account.
If you sent banking info, Close your accounts and cjhange your bank
Notify the passport office of the story and your passport number. and maybe they can look for duplication
If you gave credit card numbers, phone the credit card company, tell them the story, get them to issue you new numbers.
Block this person on your e-mail
do not accept phone calls or respond to letters
Notify your localpolice.
Hope that helps, but now you have to do this to help protect yourself
Remember, if you didn't buy a ticket, you can not win
and nothing is for free, and free stuff costs a whole lot.
Good Luck
2007-02-09 09:52:46 · answer #1 · answered by bob shark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The old saying is true:
"If it looks to good to be true, it probably IS too good to be true."
You got suckered, well and truly. Now you need to notify the proper authorities in your part of the world (starting with the police would be a good idea), as well as letting any credit reporting agencies or other financial institutions you do business with know that others now have your vital statistics and identitification.
If you don't play a lottery, you're not going to win one - so if you don't have a ticket sitting somewhere, which you can look to to verify your numbers, then it's going to be a scam.
2007-02-09 09:23:45 · answer #2 · answered by pblcbox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are being scammed
If you sent out any personal or financial information change it immediately. These are not nice people!
DO NOT give them any other information or acknowledge any other contacts.
DO NOT send any money
DO NOT PASS Go, Do not collect $200 Go to the police with your information
2007-02-09 09:30:14 · answer #3 · answered by Biz Guru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will definitely try to steal your identity, or try to open credit accounts using your personal information.
monitor your accounts, and don't send any more information, and do not send any money.
2007-02-09 09:15:28 · answer #4 · answered by Jack Chedeville 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is obviously a scam, why would you send anyone you don't know your personal information.
2007-02-09 09:10:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dangerous but if you won then congrats!
2007-02-09 09:10:52 · answer #6 · answered by slipperypickle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋