Has anyone got any emails from abroad (netherlands) saying they have won the lottery? I got one saying I had won the sum of $2000,000 (note its DOLLARS) im in the UK. Also, they never said my name, just Sir/Madam. I have never entered anything like this! Is it a scam? They want bank details to transfer and photo copies of passport for identification! it rings alarm bells!! has anyone had this? WATCH OUT!
2007-05-16 07:14:33 · 23 answers · asked by ms_jaffa_cake 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
ok i just got another one in the last half hour from one in LIVERPOOL.
2007-05-16 08:04:57 · update #1
There's at least another 2 or 3 in a similar vein submitted today. If it looks like a scam, smells like a scam and offers tremendous amounts for no or low effort... Then it's a scam.
This includes national lotteries too. They're only legal cos they're licensed.
I have a bridge I'd like to sell you... Are you interested? I only want your credit card number and pin code...
2007-05-16 07:50:09 · answer #1 · answered by Steven 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's most definitely a scam! I get those emails as well, and ironically, many of them are *supposedly* from the UK (I'm in USA). I also have gotten them from "Canada".
What they do is insist that you pay the "taxes" ahead of time in order to receive the money. THE RULE applies: if you ever have to spend money to "win" money, then it's a scam!
Same goes for those emails that say (for some reason) that they need to transfer money out of their home country and need a bank account in your country in order to do so.
There are people sitting around in internet cafes typing these emails up and bulk-emailing them just hoping for a couple nibbles. General rule?: DON'T BE A SUCKER!
2007-05-16 07:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by erfahren 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everybody is getting emails about some lottery or some contest. The scammers are sending out millions and millions of these emails. They can do so because it costs them nothing to send an email. The do so because out of those millions and millions, there will be a few desparate people who want to believe they are now millionaires. They scam these people in a few different ways and steal money and/or identity.
2007-05-16 07:18:35 · answer #3 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chances are if you won that amount of money you wouldn't get an e-mail. Also I think you'd remember if you entered a lottery in the UK. Sounds like a scam to me!
2007-05-16 07:18:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't get anything for nothing, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information. Just google scam and see how many hits yoou get, there are millions of them and they are all aimed at taking your money.An excellent site giving advice on how to recognise and avoid scams is at www.rz-berlin.mpg.de/~wm/wm-lotto.html Also If you go to the following link you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful.
2007-05-16 09:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The UK national lottery pays out in £'s,so the one you have is a scam.
2016-05-19 21:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't do anything but delete it - it is a scam and I find it amazing that anyone would enter their bank details, but they do. It's as much a con as a bank emailing you and asking you to reply with your password (don't do this either...!) - you haven't won anything, especially so as you haven't entered anything - it is just an attempt at fraud - please don't let them defraud you. Remember - if something sounds too good to be true it usually is - take care!
2007-05-16 07:20:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
another version of the nigerian scam. these scams have been around for quite some time. there are ways to deal with these people. the best thing is to get spamcop (you can search yahoo for it). you forward them the email, it will then send an email to their isp and inform their isp that they are performing illegal activities. additionally you should forward a copy to the ftc.
2007-05-16 07:18:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam.
Beware of anyone asking for personal info.
Nigerians wanting to use your bank account, to transfer millions out of Nigeria, is another one.
2007-05-16 07:31:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You bet it is a scam...usually they want you to pay money to get the winnings, also it will be a big no no to give a perfect stranger any info about you...
Here's a link that will help you..
http://www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpam/Lottery/index.htm
Good luck
2007-05-16 07:21:01 · answer #10 · answered by healingtouch58 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋