2007-05-04 12:44:47 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
I can tell you right now that it isn't.
2007-05-04 12:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
DON'T REPLY - It's a BIG SCAM.
I've received dozens of "notifications" that I've won - which is odd, since I never enterned.
Here's a list (just A - C) of scam artists doing that - if you want D - Z, please go to the first website below.
"A
ABSOLUTELY FAMOUS LOTTERY
AC LOTTO
AFRIC CREDIT COMMISSION LOTTERY
AFRO-ASIA LOTTERY
AFRO EURO-SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
Al Goldino Marketing Lottery Company S.A Madrid
Alexis Corporation Canada (telemarketing)
Algamene Sweepstakes and Lottery
ALGOL ALLIANCE LOTTO. BV
ALLIANCE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
ALLIED TRUST AGENCY
Alpha Lottery International
Arlimbow (also known as Fédération Internationale d'Affirmation de Gains FIAG )
ARNOUTS TREASURE LYNEX LOTTERY
ATC Consumer Payment Services
ATLANTIC LOTTERY
ATLANTICS PROMO INTERNATIONAL
AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
Awards Clearing House
AWED INTERNATIONAL LOTTO.BV PROMO
AVENTIS LOTTO
B
BANK GIRO LOTERIJ
BANK GIRO LOTERIJ INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM
Bank Giro Loterij Spel
BETTER TOMORROW LOTTO INC
BigLotto.com (internet site, also known as Big International)
Bingo Easter Lotto Program
BONOLOTTO LOTTERY
BONO LOTTO/ PRIMITIVA
BONUS LOTTERY
BOUNTY INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY AGENCY
BRITTISH COLUMBIA LOTTERY CORPORATION
BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
BURGASOFTWARE FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL COMPANY
C
Canadian Equity Funding
Canadian Overseas Marketing
CAPE ELECTRONIC LOTTO INC
Cash & Prize Clearing House
Cash Bonanza
Cash Claim Advisors International (also known as CCA)
Cash Galore
CASH-OUT LOTTOS SWEEPSTAKE LOTTERY
Cash Payments Bureau
CENTENARY OLYMPICS BIG LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
Centre International de Gains (Switzerland)
Certified Confirmation Centre
Chadwick and Burke
CHEERFULGATE E-MAIL LOTTERY PROMOTION
CHELSEA-LOTTO
CISCONETWORLD AGENCY BV
COMMERCIAL TRUST BV.
COMMISSION LOTTERY / INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS
CONDOR PROMO LOTTERY (AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY PROGRAM)
Consolidated Awards Services (Crown Dispatch Centre)
Contest America Publishers
Contestant Disqualification Services
Contestant Services
Coventry Leatherworks Ltd
CRESTER LOTTO SOUTHAFRICA INC.
Crown Dispatch Centre (Consolidated Awards Services)
CROWN GLOBAL LOTTERY NL
CROWN STAKE LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL U.K.
CRYSTAL INTERNATIONAL INTERNET AWARENESS LOTTERY PROMOTIONS
CRYSTAL LINK LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMO
CRYSTAL LOTTERY AGENCY
CRYSTAL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
CRYSTAL LOTTO INC
CRYSTAL PALACE PROMO INTERNATIONAL
Crystal Trust Agency
Cyber bij Lotto / Brabant International BV
CYBER LOTTO
The other websites also give some info about the culprits.
2007-05-04 12:51:16 · answer #2 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They'll probably send you a check that's only for paying the taxes on the prize before they send you the prize money. Take the check to the bank and let them know it's prize money but you dont know if it's a scam or not. The bank will hold the check until they can verify that it's the real deal.
2007-05-04 12:50:24 · answer #3 · answered by Just Jane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you PLAY the european lottery? No? Then it isn't real. It is a scam. I bet they ask you to put up some "good faith" money or give them your bank account number so they can deposit millions of dollars in it.... DON'T DO IT. The only prize notification that is for real is Publisher's Clearing House and then you had better of filled out all the paperwork, ordered the d*&^ magazines, and kept up with your part of the deal.... and Ed had better show up to your door with a fat check... Honey. If it is too good to be true... it probably isn't. NOTHING (especially money) is for free.
2007-05-04 12:48:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You got it by e-mail? You needn't veryfy it, I'm 100% sure it is just spam. Or did you participate in that particular lottery? No? See!
If all notifications I've got from american, european or australian lotteries only since the beginning of this year were real, I had won nearly 10 times one Million $ and once half a Million $.
2007-05-04 12:48:11 · answer #5 · answered by corleone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you be attentive to that's a scam in case you in no way even entered this drawing. you be attentive to that's a scam in case you're able to pay somebody you have in no way heard of in yet another u . s .. Did they handle you by call? If no longer, scam. if so, nonetheless fantastically suspect. once you're nonetheless not sure considering which you fairly should have self belief it fairly is genuine, Google the names of the human beings and agencies in contact (fairly those you're meant to pay) and see what you come across. in many circumstances, they have tried to tear-off different human beings, and those human beings will write approximately it on the internet.
2016-12-10 19:28:21 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, you didn't win a European lottery. It's a total scam.
2007-05-04 12:47:33 · answer #7 · answered by johnnyinsnj 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
and all you need to do is give them your bank info so they can transfer the money into your account . . . .right? And maybe send them the upfront money required to transfer the funds. If you need to ask if its legit, you already know the answer. How does one win a lottery they didn't enter?
2007-05-04 12:50:34 · answer #8 · answered by worldhq101 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO.... IT IS A SCAM!
I went to London England... In January and November 2006 and Used a Local Cyber Cafe.... to check my USA Email!
Even though I cleared the Cookies after surfing.... I GET... Such Junk EMAILS... about 15 a day... STILL!
DELETE..... THEM ALL... Respond to NONE!
Thanks, RR
2007-05-04 12:49:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all, did you enter it? If you are recieving a prize without having applied, I would say that it is a scam. Another thing is if there is any fee or forward cost, then its a phony.
2007-05-04 12:48:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you actually enter this sweepstakes?
If not, then its fake.
Do you have to buy something in order to collect your "winnings"?
If so, its fake.
Do you have to pay anything before you can get your "winnings"?
If so, its fake.
If you have to give something in order to collect, its fake and whoever is behind it is trying to get you to give up something (most likely money, your social security number, or credit card number) in order for you to collect your "winnings". Once you give up whatever it is they want, you'll never hear from them again, much less collect any lottery money.
If it is legit, you should get your winnings without having to give up anything.
2007-05-04 12:52:04 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋