I received an email from a BMW remittance Manager telling me that my email won me a BMW vehicle and a 450 thousand sterling. I had to submit my contact details and a scanned copy of my passport to have the cheque couriered to me via The (Atlantic Express Courier LTD). The courier ompany then contacted my by email and telephone asking for delivery fees of 760 sterling to be tranfered to them in advance. And a scanned copy of the payment receipt, however when I wrote them saying that i do not have this amount the agent called me back and said I can pay the half. I am really not sure if that is OK. specially that the fees are too high. Please tell me.
2007-02-27 23:30:12 · 11 answers · asked by Chichou 4 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
Sorry, it is a scam!
A lottery scam is a variant of advance fee fraud (also know as a 419 scam). First, you (and thousands of other people) get a spam message stating that you could get millions of dollars -- in this case, because you won the lottery. If you believe the scammer and reply, he will charge you a fee before your winnings can get to you: this may be for having some documents notarized, or to pay the courier who's bringing your check, or to open a bank account, or international taxes, or any number of made-up excuses.
You can tell is a fake because:
(1) You can't win a lottery if you didn't enter (i.e. buy a ticket)
(2) There is no such thing as a lottery of email addresses.
(3) There is no such thing as an "international lottery", and in fact most countries have laws prohibiting their citizens from entering lotteries in other countries.
(4) If you DID win something, you wouldn't need to pay money to get your prize!
(5) BMW does not run any lotteries anywhere in the world. (See links #1 and #2.)
The courier company is completely imaginary. Ignore all their emails, they only want to steal your £ -- that's why they're happy with you only paying half the bill, they would still get £380!
2007-02-27 23:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by Matti 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi Juicy, sorry but it really is a scam, on one day last week I won a Toyota and 750,000 and would you believe it in addition i won 3 other lotteries I had not entered ! from Yahoo itself, 1 from Euro lotteries and I can't remember the the, however 2 of them were for 2.5 million. I must be one of the luckiest people in the world. Don't you think the e-mail addresses and the sites look impressive?.
2007-02-27 23:40:42 · answer #2 · answered by mia 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
OMG you just gave them all your information, exactly what they wanted, minus the money.
THIS IS A SCAM, and if I were you, I'd contact my local police. Definately Identity theft.
DON'T ever give out your information to emails such as that, they are more than 99% fake scams.
If it's too good to be true, it most probably is
2007-02-27 23:43:08 · answer #3 · answered by ss98 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is a SCAM!!!! NO legitimate contest asks it's winners to pay anything. Don't pay... you may even want to think about contacting the authorities.
2007-02-27 23:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by djstickylee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SCAM ALERT! If you win something, you should not have to pay anything to have it delivered to you. Any time someone asks you to pay in advance for a prize, it's a scam.
2007-02-27 23:36:50 · answer #5 · answered by Dave W 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SCAM SCAM SCAM.....STOP!
REPORT IT TO THE POLICE: SEND THEM NO MONEY AND NO INFORMATION.
If you have sent a scanned copy of your passport already DEFINITLY CONTACT THE AUTHORITIES.
2007-02-27 23:33:49 · answer #6 · answered by wizjp 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Geez, I sure hope you didn't send them any of the things they're requesting. It's a SCAM.
2007-02-28 08:47:19 · answer #7 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Any sweepstakes that requires you to pay anything to claim your prize is not legitimate.
2007-02-27 23:38:18 · answer #8 · answered by ResearchGuy® 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you just sent them your name, contact info, and a copy of your passport...IDENTITY THEFT
2007-02-27 23:40:16 · answer #9 · answered by Jessi 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
SCAM BIG TIME, DON'T send them ANYTHING.!!!!!!!
2007-02-27 23:38:56 · answer #10 · answered by GRUMPY 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋