Hi, I received a notice from YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY saying that I have won 500,000.00 British. Anybosy know if there is any truth to this??
2007-02-21 06:39:53 · 11 answers · asked by pamela g 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
2007-02-22 07:40:09 · answer #1 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
question do you remember entering this lottery? NO?
do you have a ticket for this lottery NO
you will never see any winning from this lottery and you might
even ended up with a lower bank account balance as well
IF YOU take part in their scheme -which is really to DRAIN YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT
they will tell you; you need send them money for "taxes or delivery fees or etc)
2007-02-22 10:23:32 · answer #2 · answered by mobilemark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not an ounce of truth in it it is all lies.there is no Yahoo lottery you don't win it's make believe and a scam
2007-02-21 13:42:41 · answer #3 · answered by flossypants 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No truth in it all. I know someone who "won" £150 000 last week. She's still waiting for the cheque that will never come. just report it to Yahoo as spam
2007-02-21 06:45:54 · answer #4 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its all spam man! no one wins over the net. Go to your news agency and purchase a lottery ticket. Its happend to me before, they say they need money for processing fees. Load of **** they are!
2007-02-21 06:44:27 · answer #5 · answered by kalloggs40 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get anything in the email saying you won most likely its a scam. If they ask for any personal info dont send them anything
2007-02-21 06:43:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam, Scam, Scam, Scam.........
But a wealthy relative of yours in Nigeria recently passed away and left you 5,000,000 dollars. All you need to do is claim it in person, and bring 10,000 cash with you! Good Luck!
2007-02-21 06:49:08 · answer #7 · answered by Moby 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam, delete it or report it to Yahoo. Do not give out any personal information.
2007-02-21 06:42:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
all fraud!! be careful.. who want to pay you without you play?? if you give your details to them, then they will play with you. everyday i received more that 5 mails like that. In singapore few persons lost their savings for getting this amount. later they change their address and their all contact details.
JUST U THINK.. ANYONE WHO WANT TO PAY LIKE THIS AMOUNT..IF YOU PLAY, AND IF YOU WIN ALSO THEY WONT TO PAY THIS MUCH OF AMOUNT. EVEN YOU NEVER PLAY THIS LOTTERY.. HOW CAN U PAY THIS MUCH OF AMOUNT? people know how to cheat others. just delete these type of mails . its better to you.
2007-02-21 07:16:51 · answer #9 · answered by Sekar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did not pay any money to play the lottery and if its on email its fake.
2007-02-21 07:14:44 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋