2007-03-14 21:31:01 · 5 answers · asked by rajeesh p 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
this is deffo a scam click the link for a list of fake lotteries http://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?p=22280
2007-03-14 21:41:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 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 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 the 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!
2007-03-15 05:29:39 · answer #2 · answered by Rhonda B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have they by any chance contacted you cold and told you you have won even though you never bought a ticket from them. If so I guess it's a con.
2007-03-14 21:42:38 · answer #3 · answered by Captain Sarcasm 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. The name itself (or the first word) is the suspect!
2007-03-14 21:41:25 · answer #4 · answered by nativexile 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything that sounds to good to be true, probaly is!!
2007-03-14 21:34:56 · answer #5 · answered by kirsty m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋