theres some bullsplit U.K.national lottery thunderball international said i won two two hundred fifty thousand dollors it lookl ligit yet i dont live in the U.K. please do you no of such a lottery before i get involved ineed to no thank you the fool who mite bite the hook ?
2007-03-07 07:16:16 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Its a con. Enough correct information to make it appear real but of course, you can only win if you buy a ticket. Thunderball is a weekly lottery draw in the UK but noone would be offering you a ticket that had already won! Take care
2007-03-07 07:24:30 · answer #1 · answered by JENNIFER 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello USA, I was over there 15 years ago and I left my sunglasses at the Grand Canyon, can I have them back please? Yes there is a UK thunderball lottery draw and the jackpot is 250k, however, these emails are extremely common over here, and they will ask you for either your bank account details, or a fee to 'process' your claim.
You can't win if you did not buy a ticket, and if you DID buy a ticket, they are sold with no record of who bought which ticket whatsoever, so how could they suddenly pull your email from somewhere?
More than likely they have got your address from a totally random source, either stolen email listings or bought them from somewhere, but they do not actually know whethere your email is 'live' ie-in use, unless you reply to it, then they will tranfer you to an 'active' list, and you will get hammered with dodgy emails, and if you EVER just once give them what they ask for, not only will they rinse you for as much as they can, you then get upgraded to the 'stupid' list, and you will get bombarded with the bloody things, and they may just start calling and visiting you with dodgy scams too! Be VERY wary with THIS kind of crap.
2007-03-07 07:27:46 · answer #2 · answered by CHARISMA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Leave it alone. Just ignore it completely. They will probably try a few times to get you accept the so called "Jackpot" but the only winner will be the scammers. If you haven't bought a lottery ticket of any kind anywhere in the world it is impossible to win!!! No entry, no win. That goes for any kind of competition or lottery. I hope this helps.
2007-03-07 07:31:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I`m from England and get these types of emails all the time saying I`ve won the American lottery!!!! I`ve never contacted them because it`s just a scam and I wouldn`t waste my money on em! Like someone else said, if you didn`t buy a ticket, how can you win?
2007-03-07 07:30:48 · answer #4 · answered by SarahLee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uk national lottery thunderball does exist but dont think its international. You have to buy a ticket! Sounds like a scam
2007-03-07 07:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by Shadygoingson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello yank! Hope you are all ok. This lottery. Did you buy a ticket? No? Then you haven't won. Tell the w to p off.
2007-03-07 07:20:13 · answer #6 · answered by R.E.M.E. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The people who run a lottery can not possibly know who has or has not won any money. They only know when YOU notify them, they don`t know who has bought a ticket, or what numbers are on it. It is a scam
2007-03-07 07:30:48 · answer #7 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a variation of the Nigerian "419 scam". Usually what happens is that once you contact them to claim your "prize" they inform you of the taxes that need to be paid in advance. They tell you that local law prohibits them from taking the taxes directly from the prize pool. Once you pay the initial fee, another unforseen fee will appear until they have bled you dry. It is a complete scam.
2007-03-07 08:11:04 · answer #8 · answered by fawn_salvo 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you didnt buy a ticket then NOOOOOOOOO lots of con artist around be carful not to get involved some twit may want your bank details then empty your account take care xxx
2007-03-07 07:26:49 · answer #9 · answered by lyn e 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam there's no such thing , just delete it.
2007-03-07 07:25:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋