I was informed last year that the uk national lottery doesn't use the internet and doesn't conduct lottery claims over the internet. The address of the E-mail I received is exactly the same except for one number in the address. with all the lottery scams going on I wrote the address given to me and explained my concerns. Do I dare trust this man Mercy Williams whom claims to be the uk fidciary claims agent (ukfiduciaryclaims1@yahoo.co.uk) the other name mentioned on the form is Sir Richard K Loyd, Co-ordinator. Please Help me with any info concerning these individuals and the lottery in which they say they represent. I've checked the Ripoff Report and found nothing on the names of these people or the return E-Mail address.
2007-02-17 02:57:49 · 10 answers · asked by kennyv420 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
First of all, no lottery officials DON'T use a "Yahoo" e-mail address
Their E-mail is always connected to the company/lottery name.
Next you can't win if you don't buy a ticket.
Next they can't contact you for a win unless it is the type of ticket that you fill out with your contact info and mail it in.
NO LOTTERY CONTACTS YOU BY E-MAIL, If you actually have a lottery ticket, you can check it on the lottery Web site. If you don't have a ticket , YOU DIDN"T WIN
THIS IS A SCAM.
2007-02-17 03:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by bob shark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is scam. Yahoo do not run a lottery, if they did you could guarantee it would be advertised all over their home page. Check out these links and search answers to see how many people 'win' the exact same lottery every day
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=630...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lottery_sca...
Do not click on any links, the page you will be taken to will look authentic but is not
Do not send them a 'courier fee' or any other money
Do not hand over any bank details or passwords
Do report spam
Do delete
Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. You cannot win a lottery if you havenot bought a ticket.
(I've answered this question so many times that I now keep this answer on my desktop and just copy and paste....that should give you a clue!)
2007-02-21 02:39:27 · answer #2 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sadly it is a total scam! They will ask for a "processing fee" which has to be paid first. If it was truly a huge win they could simply deduct it from your willings?
The lottery relies on you buying a ticket - getting the right numbers - and claiming your prize at teh shop if it's small or by post or in person from Camelot
2007-02-17 03:08:43 · answer #3 · answered by Davy B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
UK National Lottery does not entertain claims via the internet. No you do not trust this Mercy Williams (whose name sounds female not male). Delete all the spam messages you are getting without opening or otherwise you are going to be inundated and all you will do is lose, not win.
2007-02-17 04:02:49 · answer #4 · answered by SYJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for any lottery winnings go to your local lottery outlet who can pay out up to £100 ,above this amount you have to go to a designated post office who after proving that the ticket is legit able arrange to pay you the following day up to £5000. amounts over this figure can only be collected in person from lottery HQ in London. no e-mail claim form exists on the Internet.also you have to prove who you are and your address before any payment can be made to you
2007-02-21 02:09:02 · answer #5 · answered by alan t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wrote to the scammer and asked him if he's trying to scam you? Come on, what kind of answer do you expect to get?
No, it's a scam. I've "won" the English lottery dozens of times now. Do you really think there's a chance it's legit?
2007-02-17 11:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a con; I play the lottery over the internet. They will pay small sums into my lottery account but not larger sums. All their emails come from player@national-lottery.co.uk. Any other email address is a fraud.
2007-02-17 03:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by leekier 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Camelot using a yahoo email address?
2007-02-17 03:14:27 · answer #8 · answered by freebird 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always a con unless you know that you made an entry into that lottery.Extremely foolish to reply. Simply trash it
2007-02-17 07:54:09 · answer #9 · answered by trumps 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kenny, with all due respect - get a grip, son!
2007-02-17 03:07:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋