I have had about 20 of these emails since New Year..all seem to generate from UK and have different "agents" to contact..all require the same type of personal info. Some say they are UK Lottery..the one today says it even has an endorsement from Bill Gates! I have not replied to any as I feel it must be a scam (if it's not then I am now a multi-millionaire!) but I am curious to know what it's all about. Thanks.
2007-02-16 01:05:18 · 11 answers · asked by Maralyn C 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
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
2007-02-16 06:34:57 · answer #1 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Join the club I think just about everyone with a computer and the internet has and is still receiving these spam emails telling them that they have won numerous lotteries and lotto's just delete them all they are all lies and scams.
2007-02-16 18:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by flossypants 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM. What you don't see is that when you respond, you will get a letter saying that you have to pay a few fees for the transfer of the funds, or fees for the lawyers to authorize you, or fees for the moving of august provisionary discretionary exemplaries (yeah, I made it up and that's the point...it's all made up).
But the only money which will change hands is YOUR money to THEIR hands.
Delete.
Move on.
2007-02-16 09:14:45 · answer #3 · answered by Marvinator 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a HUGE scam..if u have not entetred how can u win?? And u can't enter a Brittish lottery unless u are a Brit!!
2007-02-16 09:13:40 · answer #4 · answered by bri 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Man, I've been gettin those same things. I figured I'd hit the jackpot. That woulda been nice, I've been down on my luck for a while
2007-02-16 10:26:19 · answer #5 · answered by Ricky Littlewater 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same as the first 60,000 that have asked this - No, it's a scam.
2007-02-16 09:09:56 · answer #6 · answered by pater47 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Total scam/con.
2007-02-16 09:18:52 · answer #7 · answered by Iknowthisone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probly have spyware and the 'agents' know what kind of sites you frequent. it is not real. spam mail. just a scam my friend.
2007-02-16 09:11:19 · answer #8 · answered by 9thwonder 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not answer these as they are fraud.. it is a way to steal your identity..never give anyone your personal information on the internet.. i have received them too.. i just delete them
2007-02-16 09:27:37 · answer #9 · answered by lucille d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol huge scam
I get them all the time as well
2007-02-16 09:15:41 · answer #10 · answered by everyidistaken12 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋