I have received several with UK addresses.What should I do about this?
2007-03-13 11:00:07 · 16 answers · asked by barbara f 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Ignore them
2007-03-13 23:37:44 · answer #1 · answered by alanholmes2000 4 · 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.
NEVER open emails from these people with attachments, they can get the personal information off your computer!! Including bank account information as well as credit cards. If your winnings show to be in another country always remember only residents of that country are qualified to win. Hope this helps!
2007-03-13 11:12:31 · answer #2 · answered by Rhonda B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well there a company Called VWD e-lottery is been in Business for quite a few years now, They have stricted by the the Lottery Council and People are Just sending out random emails to freinds and family and perhaps yours was given out, I need to know if you have visited any of them like this one i shall give you my link. http://www.e-vwd.com/vwd2006 just to serious and let you know mine elottery is not a scam please fill free to check this out, first http://www.lotteriescouncil.org.uk if someone is sending you email with out the UK National Lottery Council Details attached then please keep away it may be a scam, Now I like to tell people there is only one company that is governed and that is VWD Elottery http://www.thesmarterwaytoplay.com/vwd2006
Please check this out if you wish to pass the details across, So well i have given you a real genuein site that is honest and governed by the Lotteries Council all company that do any form of lottery must be governed by UK Laws
feel free to send an email if you need any more info concerning scams. You can report them if you feel the need I have added my site as well
2007-03-13 11:48:41 · answer #3 · answered by vwd2007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES - very much so a scam. It probably originated from Nigeria or Australia, regardless of having the UK address on it.
It is illegal to collect on inter-country lottery winnings - so ignore anything you get about those. They are only looking for you to give them enough information so they can do an identity theft on you.
2007-03-13 11:04:14 · answer #4 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't suppose you entered these lotteries? Also, if you are not from the UK, their lottery doesn't pertain to you. It's all just a fraud to get personal information from people.
2007-03-13 11:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by belliott_777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't win a lottery if you don't enter a lottery it's a scam!!
2007-03-13 11:06:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congratulations yet its a rip-off /all and sundry yet all and sundry knows those e mails are a rip-off/ you do to so why waste time putting this as a question what did you win! make all your very own counsel and monetary company info available to anybody ,then you certainly wont to get from now on rip-off emails lol
2016-10-18 07:33:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Scam. Spam them.
2007-03-13 11:10:11 · answer #8 · answered by Zasetti 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,so many people have posted questions similar to you lately, when will you all learn. if u havent played the lottery how can u win
2007-03-13 11:10:02 · answer #9 · answered by angelinyourdreams99_us 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are scams. Delete the emails. Pay them no mind...
2007-03-13 11:07:41 · answer #10 · answered by cutesy76 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋