2007-03-25 07:19:26 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
If you were contacted by them having never purchased a ticket and given them your email address, then it is certainly a scam.
Ireland does not have an international lottery, just an internal lottery. What would be the benefit of running an international lottery and then simply giving money away to random foreign people who had never paid to play or even visited Ireland?
The purpose of a lottery is to raise money for the improvement of society. This is hardly encouraged by taking money and just handing it to random people who never paid for a ticket. It would also cause quite a bit of grumbling among players who did pay.
Imagine how Americans would feel if Powerball announced that the winner of the $183 million dollar jackpot from a few weeks ago had been awarded to Shane O'Reiley from Ireland who had never purchased a lottery ticket in his life? I think those who had purchased tickets would be a little annoyed.
2007-03-25 09:57:32 · answer #1 · answered by ZCT 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I was told I won 1,00000 and had 30 days to get my money.They gave me some stupid story about me being the 500.000 to log in.They gave me phone # to call and account # it looked real. I knew it was a scam no one wins money like that for doing nothing.It was the Irish international lottery.In order to win a lottery you need to buy a ticket .
2007-03-25 22:48:24 · answer #2 · answered by Teenie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a scam, if u need further information on lottery scams http://scamsbeware.com is a good resource center to help u stay informed, best wishes
2007-03-29 00:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam. Scam. Scam. Scam. Spam. Scam. Scam. Spam.
Scam. Spam. Scam. Scam. Scam. Spam. Scam. Scam.
2007-03-25 14:23:23 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yea
2007-03-25 14:27:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋