2007-04-19 06:45:14 · 9 answers · asked by teerae 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Scam,scam,scam,scam!!
2007-04-19 06:52:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dozens every day. It's called an advance fee fraud (aka. "419" scam, after the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code that deals with fraud). It was popularized in Nigeria in the 90s but, with the internet making such communication almost costless, it has sprung up in lots of different places.
I can promise you that you will never get your money that you "won," and I can promise that if you send them $600 you'll never see it again. No lottery/contest requires you to send additional money; if fees are involved they will disclose it beforehand (when you buy the ticket, and I'm guessing you didn't buy a ticket for this contest) and take it out of the winnings.
Just mark as spam and delete.
2007-04-19 18:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by Sanjay M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you have to send money to collect a jackpot?
It's an old scam. You'll never see your $600 again.
The sad part is, if the Nigerian scammers manage to hit one sucker during the course of a month, that'll pay for the millions of emails they send out to the rest of us.
For one thing, most people in the US don't realize just how far US currency will go in a 3rd world country.
2007-04-20 19:23:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a special about these scams on Oprah less than a week ago. Many people have been scammed out of millions of dollars. Scammers from these countries are local celebrities for being able to get money from Americans. Americans that fall for these scams are called Mogos!
2007-04-20 00:46:49 · answer #4 · answered by sturgis09 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah... lots of people get that e-mail as well as all kinds of similar e-mails. It's a scam, and if you fall for it, you really deserve to lose that money.
Have you ever been to the UK? Have you signed up for any UK promotions? I thought not. Anything asking for your bank account numbers or to send money in advance are warning signs for scams.
Money doesn't come free, especially over the internet.
2007-04-19 13:51:59 · answer #5 · answered by lionsworth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam.
As far as I know, there are no lotteries in the world whereby one can win said lottery w/o having purchased a ticket. Furthermore, even if you did actually buy a ticket and win, any taxes or fees in order to distribute the funds to you would be taken out of the winnings.
Best of luck!
Robert
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2007-04-19 19:37:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I receive these almost weekly. It is a scam, I even led one on for a while by giving them false information and saying that I could stop by and pick it up next month when I was going to be in England on business. Never got a response from that one. Check out www.snopes.com for all you urban myth/scam goodies.
2007-04-19 15:20:07 · answer #7 · answered by Ghost 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i also had those emails once. put them as spam as they are trying to cheat you they really won t send more message or communicate with you after they receive the money its really foolishness pls dont belive in ti As i know many people cheated like this pls make My answer best plssssssssss
i dont have any points know help me and see dont be cheated by others
2007-04-19 13:58:54 · answer #8 · answered by jeswin thomas 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam,scam & more scam
2007-04-22 20:31:14 · answer #9 · answered by paul s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋