We have recieved a letter from a random scam lottery company from Spain. It asks for all our details. But what do we do with the letter? Do we just shred it and forget it? Or maybe call the police? Help!
2007-05-14 07:17:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Sadly it is almost impossible for the police to trace these crooks. Follow the advice below and shred it.
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!)
2007-05-14 09:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You received an actual printed letter in the mail? Where do you put other junk mail? The trash, of course. And if you called the police, what would you have them do? Mailing you a letter is not a crime - asking for your personal information is not a crime - you get those often when companies send you unsolicited "free" credit cards. All you have to do is fall for it. Since you haven't done that - trash the letter and get on with your life!
2007-05-14 07:27:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-03 21:54:51 · answer #3 · answered by hinch 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trash it!!
2007-05-17 18:24:08 · answer #4 · answered by paul s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋