I did not buy any Ticket how is possible? For claim of winning prize sender gave Telephone No. also Any U.K. friend can phone here and can confirm whether it is fraud or real? If fraud how fraud put their phone number of U.K. First lines of message exactly coping below for information:-
CONGRATULATIONS!
CALL NOW TO CLAIM YOUR WINNING PRIZE
Landlines Only
+44 7031909 830.
Mr Jim Carpenter
CALL 24HRS, 7 DAYS A WEEK, INCLUDING SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
2007-03-25 03:40:59 · 14 answers · asked by SNI 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
It's a fraud. Ignore it.
703 is a cell area code. You'll probably get some Nigerian guy when you ring it.
2007-03-25 03:43:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in the USA I have gotten call on answering machine and mail that has said the same thing. One time I did call and my prize was a trip to ?? can't remember to listen to a promotion for time share condo's. I would be curious why "Landlines Only"-interesting. I do know people who have gone on the time share trips-they're real, but for one solid day of the trip you have to listen to major pressure salespeople that are very convincing so you would need to be strong. If you call that opens you to more junk mail - phone or otherwise. I'm now on a do not call list - so I'm in peace. Good Luck, don't ever give anybody any personal info or money and you should be ok. And Remember- there is always a catch.
2007-03-25 10:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by doe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, sorry. You are seeing a form of "419 Fraud". These e-mails sometimes say that you have won a lottery, or they request your help in having someone collect a few million dollars from an overseas account, and they offer you a 10% cut for your help. Ultimately, they will ask you for your personal contact information, bank account numbers, etc.... anything they can get from you to continue their frauds. Just be careful never to give them any information, as some folks have had money stolen from them, or worse. Check out this link for more information on this.
2007-03-25 10:49:08 · answer #3 · answered by Eric W 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam...do not call the number or give any info to anyone. Bring it to your bank and alert them to it. There are soo many scams that the goverment is trying to take care of. If you haven't entered the lotter how can you win?
2007-03-29 10:19:14 · answer #4 · answered by Pepper 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is fraud. Stay away from them.
Do not call, and certainly do not provide them any personal information.
2007-03-25 10:49:09 · answer #5 · answered by Alex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM , any unrequested mail is just a fraud!! wonder how you can win something without playing first!!lol
2007-03-25 10:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by damoon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a high probability it is a fraud attempt.
2007-03-25 10:44:26 · answer #7 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a common misconseption - These things are normally TRUE.
I answered one and won £30,000!
These people are just IDIOTS that don't want you to win the money! They are GREEDY and WANT IT FOR THEMSELVES.
Ring up, what can you loose! And congradulations on winning, seems like you managed to get a bigger ammount than me!
2007-03-25 10:48:44 · answer #8 · answered by Lol Idiot 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is spam. Don't give them any personal info or try to cash the check.
2007-03-25 10:46:38 · answer #9 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It smells fishy. Probably a scam.
2007-03-25 10:45:13 · answer #10 · answered by fatPig 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋