receiving emails from lottery intl,liverpool,uk that i won 500000gbp
and to claim winning cheque I have to deposit $715 with western union money transfer as courier charges.is it real win?
what chances are there of not being swindled?
2007-03-26 02:12:57 · 5 answers · asked by kaurathimk 1 in Local Businesses ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
It is a scam.
Such mails and emails keep coming from U.K., Australia, HK, NZ. Just ignore them.
2007-03-26 02:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by helpaneed 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a 0% chance that you will not be swindled.
A lottery scam is a variant of advance fee fraud (also know as a 419 scam). First, you (and thousands of other people) get a spam message stating that you could get millions of dollars -- in this case, because you won the lottery. If you believe the scammer and reply, he will charge you a fee before your winnings can get to you: this may be for having some documents notarized, or to pay the courier who's bringing your check, or to open a bank account, or international taxes, or any number of made-up excuses.
Don't send the money, and stop replying to their messages.
2007-03-26 12:57:52 · answer #2 · answered by Matti 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not real...someone is definitely making an attempt to swindle you. Just delete the email and move along as though you never received it.
2007-03-26 09:20:56 · answer #3 · answered by Sunidaze 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Boss never believe something which doesn't come from ur hard work.
2007-03-26 09:25:26 · answer #4 · answered by tdrajagopal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont believe. Its a trap.
2007-03-27 09:53:11 · answer #5 · answered by Ramesh M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋