2007-02-28 02:47:12 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
nope its a scam
2007-02-28 02:49:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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
2007-02-28 11:06:03 · answer #2 · answered by ohbrother 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As all the previous answers say it's a scam. So far this year I have won cars, TVs, millions of dollars, there are hundreds of them. Get yourself a spam filter, it will stop most of these con's and never reply to them. Similarly if you get adverts for Viagra etc do not reply, some say tick the box if you don't want them to mail you again, don't this lets them know that the e-mail address is active and you'll get even more. Remember if it looks too good to be true it probably is.
2007-02-28 11:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO. It is a con so ignore and destroy the email. Do not reply whatever you do as before you know where you are they will say they need X amount of money to clear the way for a cheque which doesn't exist.
2007-02-28 10:50:55 · answer #4 · answered by SYJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Don't pay anything and definitely don't give them any personal details. Simply delete it.
2007-03-01 07:08:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its a big fat kick you where it hurts while you are down scam. Go for it at your peril. Gezz they should put a bell on them huh? well gess what..... keep gessing..... keep gessing..... yeh yeh you got it..... i dont know what you got cos i cant hear you..... yeh so what...... oh oh oh... ok you win ;)
2007-02-28 10:56:35 · answer #6 · answered by Time is nigh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is no way they can trace forwarded emails...I really wish people would stop sending me those stupid things
2007-02-28 12:05:37 · answer #7 · answered by lovinglady72 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wake up it's one big con.
2007-02-28 11:03:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its just a marketing ploy.
2007-02-28 10:50:51 · answer #9 · answered by matt_archbold2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM!!! Spam and delete it.
2007-03-02 13:25:25 · answer #10 · answered by Lou 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋