I have had emails saying that l have won 250.000L and they are asking me to pay the shipping charges from there to Canada where l live and am wondering if this is a legal contest.
2007-03-12 07:35:49 · 13 answers · asked by autoracingfan32215 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
SCAM SCAM SCAM
at least a dozen a day here
2007-03-12 07:37:23 · answer #1 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fraudulent (Scam) Emails – what to do first
Lottery scam (fraudulent) emails are increasing at an alarming rate.
Scam emails try to persuade the email receiver to submit personal information or to part with money as an up front payment in order to release a winning lottery prize.
As a general rule, if you have not purchased a ticket for the UK National Lottery, you won’t have won a prize, and you should treat the email with absolute caution.
The following points are some things to look for in order to identify a fraudulent email:
* If the email says ‘Winning Notification’ or ‘Lottery Sweep Stake’ in the text, the email you’ve received is not from UK National Lottery;
* We don’t tell players how much they've won in an email; and
* We don’t ask for any Player information like name, address or bank details on an email.
2007-03-13 11:02:41 · answer #2 · answered by Rhonda B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is scam. Yahoo do not run a lottery, if they did you could guarantee it would be advertised all over their home page. Check out these links and search answers to see how many people 'win' the exact same lottery every day
http://www.scam.com/showthread.php?t=630...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lottery_sca...
Do not click on any links, the page you will be taken to will look authentic but is not
Do not send them a 'courier fee' or any other money
Do not hand over any bank details or passwords
Do report spam
Do delete
Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. You cannot win a lottery if you havenot bought a ticket.
(I've answered this question so many times that I now keep this answer on my desktop and just copy and paste....that should give you a clue!)
2007-03-12 08:09:23 · answer #3 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-03-13 11:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by vwd2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam, I got the same email. When in doubt go to www.snopes.com --this is a great website to check on things said on the internet/emails.
2007-03-12 07:43:53 · answer #5 · answered by dimplez 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam - we get thousands of these. Delete the e-mail.
2007-03-12 12:43:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's a scam Flag as spam and move on
2007-03-12 07:38:08 · answer #7 · answered by fade_this_rally 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
idiots all idiots these scam artists ought get hung by their testacles
2007-03-12 07:38:44 · answer #8 · answered by rob c 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is a fraud. Don't even answer their emails.
2007-03-12 07:38:29 · answer #9 · answered by cottagstan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good Lord, I should hope not!
2007-03-12 07:38:24 · answer #10 · answered by Mississippi River 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋