I constantly emails from foreign countrys or companies I,ve never heard of saying I,ve won thousands!!! Whats it really all about. They always want my name, address, sex, marital status, ect; Is this some kind of money laundering?
2007-04-05 03:46:12 · 11 answers · asked by mcnallys lost child 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
Money laundering, identity thief, scamming, you are right. Protect your self don't send any personal information, money or anything else. Be informed, be wise. Thousands of people fall prey to this type of scam and even with laws to protect people, there is a new twist to the scams every day.
2007-04-05 03:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by whitehairblueeyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It didn't occur to me it might be a form of money laundering, but I saw a federal government site which covers various email scams and that was one of them. I've been reporting those emails to yahoo! but I don't know how much good it did. I think I get those at least once a week and they always claim my email address "was chosen at random". Kind of scary to think my email address is on a "sucker list". . .
2007-04-05 03:55:33 · answer #2 · answered by Strawberry Fields 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is an absolute scam! They are simply trying to get your personal information to steal your identity. It is best to not even open the email, just delete when you read the heading. A guy I know was just on national TV because he got involved in a scam. Stay away from those emails!
2007-04-05 03:58:53 · answer #3 · answered by SmartGuyMark 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If u didn't buy a ticket u cannot have won anything, normally they will ask u for ur bank account details, or tell u that u need to send money to claim ur prize.
It is a con the only winner is them. If u give them money u will never hear from them again, if u give bank details u WILL be cleaned out.
2007-04-05 03:57:26 · answer #4 · answered by guzzler 1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are trying to scam you out of your money. Plain and simple. They want you to send them a smaller amount of money. They promise to send a large amount and never do. There have been people who have been dumb enough to travel to foreign countries and then they are murdered for their money.
Never believe these letters.
2007-04-06 17:43:12 · answer #5 · answered by 354gr 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ID Thieft, just delete them. The British Lottery emails me almost every week.
2007-04-05 04:39:49 · answer #6 · answered by jon_mac_usa_007 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are all scams. Delete them. Also, make sure your anti-virus program is up to date. I have had a couple come through with trojan horses that Avast indicates are programs that capture key strokes on you r computer, and can compromise your personal identity. Beware!
2007-04-05 03:55:06 · answer #7 · answered by jpturboprop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you enter a lottery in a foreign country? No? then it is spam and phishing. they are trying to get your SS# and such to steal your ID and take all your money.
2007-04-05 03:55:03 · answer #8 · answered by my_alias_id 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
send the people back an email and ask then if they ae really a lotter people.
2007-04-05 03:54:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are all liers and hackers filled with virues
be aware and don't believe
just delete x_x every thing that comes from sources that you don't know
i am advicing you
2007-04-05 11:04:28 · answer #10 · answered by Wonkyu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋