all they want is my name and age and phone and submit to them
2007-03-31 05:37:39 · 31 answers · asked by wallachk 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
I got something similar few days back. I knew that it was a scam but i just went through the instructions and tried to enjoy the moment. The person said that he is a lawyer and his client has died with a sum of something like $1000000000000. He asked me to use my name and to share the some 50 50. I said ok. I live in Pakistan and the lawyer lived in Africa. He emailed me videos of packing money and fake documents with my name on them. I kept on accepting the emails. Afterwards he called me and said that i am in Islamabad give me your address and i am coming to take $5000 only as my convince charges etc. As i told you i knew it was a scam i made fun of him and never received his email again.
Moral of the story is that do not give him any kind of personal info like phone no etc.
2007-03-31 05:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by Ali 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is scam. Yahoo (insert any company name here, this answer works for all!) do not run an email lottery, if they did you could guarantee it would be advertised all over their home page. Check out these links and search answers to see how many people 'win' the exact same lottery every day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lottery_sca...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery-scams.html
Do not click on any links, the page you will be taken to will look authentic but is not
Do not send them a 'courier fee' or any other money
Do not hand over any bank details or passwords
Do report spam
Do delete
Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. You cannot win a lottery if you haven ot bought a ticket. Anyone can set up an email account with Yahoo, they can use any combination of letters they choose. I could be 'thequeenmother@yahoo.com' or 'disneyfreeticketsgenuine@yahoo.com' That doesn't mean that I am either of these and is fine as long as I don't try to use the address to mislead people. Don't be fooled by legitimate looking email addresses which end the same way as any other free account, don't be fooled by fictitious titles such as 'Dr' or 'Executive Director of Winner Claims'.
(I've answered this question so many times that I now keep this answer on my desktop and just copy and paste....that should give you a clue!)
2007-03-31 17:29:41 · answer #2 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMost likely spam BUT I had an email not so long ago telling me I had won an i-pod, and could I send them my address etc etc.
I looked right at the end of the email. There were some details naming the company. I rang direct enquiries and found out the number of the company , rang them, asked them some suspicious questions and it turned out that it was true and I am now the owner of (another!) i-pod.
So never give anything out until you have done some independent checking and verified their identity--- not using any links in the original e-mail though.
Good luck
2007-03-31 16:12:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have received tons of such scam mails. First they ask for your name, age and phone number, then they tell you that in order to collect your earnings, they will need you to forward a small sum of money for service charges, etc. and if you are still so naive as to respond with the money, then it's bye! bye! - another sucker in the bag!
Ditch the mail - press delete and save your hard earned cash! The millions they promised will not materialise - believe me! and be wise, not sorry!
2007-04-04 04:07:03 · answer #4 · answered by Seng Kim T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You too? Its just a scam to find out information about you and spam you to death. How can you think you have won anything when you have not entered their lottery? Wait until you get the one from Spain, then Italy followed by one from Egypt, no less. Dump them, don't answer. They will abuse your web site. I report all of them.
2007-03-31 16:54:08 · answer #5 · answered by loiswillick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam, there is no UK lottery, only Lotto which is run by Camelot and they do not send unsolicited e-mails asking for personal details.
Anyway, what is your question?
2007-03-31 12:53:35 · answer #6 · answered by psychoticgenius 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't do it, it's a scam, I and my sis in law checked it out and you end up sending fee's for money they say you won, and once you start to answer them thats causes a problem cause they'll send you other different ones, be sure you know which ones are true or false. Good luck...
2007-03-31 12:43:15 · answer #7 · answered by loujackson1991 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A scam trying to get personal information, careful.
2007-03-31 12:45:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes and the phone call will probably cost you a fortune.Its a scam
2007-03-31 12:40:05 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
When you write back they can get into your computer so don't do it. I received the same email about 10 times this week
2007-03-31 12:40:47 · answer #10 · answered by Rambokitty 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋