i recieve letters that i've won money?

Question

i recieved some letters from SOUTH AUSTRALIAN LOTTARY INTL. which claims i have won 250000000$. i have never visisted those sites and i have never played such games

Answer 1

Well, quite obviuosly, it's a scam. Chuck it into the dustbin and don't think about it again.

Answer 2

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

Answer 3

I get those all the time. They are a scam, just like all other free money/ instant lotto winning ticket/ anything asking you to pay anything to get the money or anything asking for your bank account. I recent got a check in the mail for being a secret shopper. The funny thing about it was that I got the check before doing the job. That was a red flag for me. The wanted me to deposit in my checking account, take $300 out of the $2,989 and wire the rest back. I took it to the police and they said it was a scam. Just be careful. Like your mommy always said, If it sounds to good too be true, it is. One slip up can cause you your whole life. Trust me on that. My aunt won the "Real" Lotto and lost it all because see got scammed out of it. It's sad.

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Answer 4

You've already answered your question :) if you've not entered you've not won...particularly that sum of money. Likely they want your address, name, email even bank info for an electronic transfer of funds and possibly all you have to do is send them x number of dollars to cover taxes or transfer costs or whatever.

Keep your info to yourself...you didn't win a thing and if you wish to you can report the scam here, this is an Australian site:http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/tag/reportascam

Answer 5

Throw them in the bin! If you never joined a lottery, how can you win money from one? I live in Australia and our National Lottery is at the absolute most 33 million dollars. So, to receive a letter saying you've received 250 million dollars is ludicrous! Please don't give them your account details...just throw their letters in the bin where they belong.

Answer 6

DON'T FALL FOR IT!
According to my mail I'm the all time winner of the most lottaries
world wide.........no in all the universe.
don't send any money and don't by there products....
if you decide to fill out and send in be prepared to recieve this type mail daily

Answer 7

You and 30 thousand other fools