What should I do? about the lottery that I won and now I can't get the money?

Question

I receved the check for $2,800. I called the company to find out how to deduct their 10%. I was not able to get in touch with them, even though I was calling them everyday, a couple times a day, left the messages. Then I cashed it. In a week the bank took the maney back as they explained to me, the company didn't pay them, so they took the money they gave me . Does anyone know at should I do now? Does anyone ever won anything from the Hotline Lottery?
Thank you!

Answer 1

it is a scam. you had to give them 10% first and they sent you a bogus check, you got scammed. sorry
to everyone who reads this
ALL INTERNET 'LOTTERIES' ARE SCAMS
if you did not enter there is nothing to win!
ALL COMPANY PAYMENT AGENT EMAILS ARE SCAMS!
ALL NEXT OF KIN AND BOX OF CASH RECIPIENTS EMAILS ARE SCAMS
Many of these generate in Nigeria and are sweatshop internet cafes that have hundreds of scammers working together to spam the whole planet. many are protected by Government officials in that country
They are all part of the nigerian 419 scams, even if they are no longer based there.
There are a group working out of Canada
what you can do is get involved by playing along, getting as much information as possible, including receipt of the fake checks and turn the information over to federal law enforcement.
To date I have turned in 3 checks from fraudsters to american and canadian federal law enforcement for purposes of fingerprint tracing of the person who sent the checks. save the envelopes, too. They can pull DNA from the stamps and envelope glueas well as unspoiled prints from the inside flap of the envelope.
I am sorry this person got ripped off, but if we all work together, we can catch them
Nigeria

Answer 2

Lotteries are always run by the state. Private lotteries are illegal. Also, no legitimate lottery will ever ask you to pay them money. Players who receive a lottery offer in the mail should cross off their name and address and write “Forward to Postal Inspector” on the envelope. The envelope should be given to the postal carrier or put in a mail box (no postage is necessary). This is because the scam is a federal offense and doing this will alert the Post Office, who is the federal government, of the scam. It's a federal offense to perpetrate fraud through the U.S. Mail. Are you in Minnesota? There's a warning going around about a scam just like this up there right now. Well, look at it this way, it was a scam, but at least you're not out any money, which was smart for you! No, you're not ahead any money, but at least you didn't send them your money. Be glad that you were at least that smart and move on and chalk this up to a learning lesson.

Answer 3

Considering yourself fortunate...this was a scam from the start and is a lot more common than you would think. Normally what they would be demand their 10% right away after you made the deposit of the fake check. Instead, your bank found out the check was fake before you were out any money. Consider yourself lucky and do some research the next time you get a solicitation like this.

Answer 4

Congratulations!! LOL! My boss as quickly as have been given an e mail to this result with a telephone huge style to call so as that he ought to furnish his financial institution info over the telephone so as that they might flow the money. He called them up pretending to be truly excited and performing dopey. He stored this overseas guy on the telephone for a jiffy, then positioned on a extreme voice and instructed him that he had made the errors of attempting to tear-off the director of a secure practices organization (actual), and that the call have been traced and the correct government have been being notified (fake - of course!). He then swore at him some situations and positioned the telephone down.....hmmm not efficient possibly yet relaxing!!

Answer 5

Of course you weren't able to get in touch with them. You were supposed to send them a bank check for 10% of your "winnings" right away.

However, you diddled around and your bank discovered that there was no such bank as the one the check to you was drawn on, so now you know....

It was a scam from the start.

Answer 6

This seems to be a con. Lotteries are usually run by the state government. Therefore, any private lotteries are illegal in the United States.

Answer 7

unfortunately you have fallen pray to a classic scam, hopefully by your comments you never sent the 10% back to the scam artist if so count your blessing, lesson learned

Answer 8

i wish i could help but i never did hotline loto

Answer 9

you should call the better business burial, Then maybe get a
lawyer.

Answer 10

There is no such thing. You were SCAMMED. You will get nothing.