The national britsh lottery (yahoo) sent to me an email on 23d march 2007 which contain a win confirmation of £ 1.200.000 pound, they recommand to me to pay £ 1900 to DHL for transfer charges fo the cheque, I sent to them the payment from FRANCE 3000.49 euro on 31th march 2007 since that i've received nothing by them, i ask you to interven for recovring my money. I can send you all emails sent or received
between me and the national british lottery
thank you very much
my phone :00213070943535
2007-05-16 23:20:59 · 17 answers · asked by chouiter y 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
Its a scam!!
2007-05-16 23:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by jade t 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This will NOT have come from the British National Lottery.
You have been scammed and ripped off. Your money is gone. The lottery has nothing to do with Yahoo - both organisations are totally seperate, and legitimate. Unfortunately, the person who contacted you was not.
I dont want to be obvious, but did you actually BUY a lottery ticket? If not, then I think you were very naieve and should take this as a lesson in fraud.
I do sympathise, but hopefully you have learnt the hard way.
Lastly, the cost to transfer a cheque to a foreign currency and account would be abouth £12. The lottery would advise you on how to clear the cheque if you had won. YOU have to claim, they dont contact you!
2007-05-20 09:47:06 · answer #2 · answered by Subic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear! You are the victim of a massive scam which is going around.
Am I right in guessing you did not purchase a ticket in this lottery?
This is how the scam works. You receive an email saying you have won a lottery, and that you need to pay a fee to have the money sent to you. You send off the money, but you don't receive the winnings. This is because there is no lottery.
I know that many many people fall victim to this scam, but I am very surprised that they do. When you get these emails you really need to ask yourself, how could you win a lottery that you didn't enter?
Unfortunately you have lost your money to these scammers. My suggestion is that you forward all of your emails to your country's authorities to report the scam. You won't get your money back, but at least they will know the scam is operating.
I hope this doesn't happen to you again. All the best.
2007-05-16 23:29:58 · answer #3 · answered by ITIL Consultant 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, no, you didn't!!! The emails about having won the British Lottery are one of the most common scams on the Internet recently. It works just like you saw - you are asked to send a "delivery fee" - if you do, you never hear from them again.
Sorry, but consider the money gone, and a lesson learned.
2007-05-17 02:55:16 · answer #4 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately for you this is a scam. If you do not reside (live) in the UK then you are automatically exempted from entry, UNLESS as a visitor you buy a ticket from a vendor. The e-mail scam is as old as the internet and they are easy to spot.
if you did not enter the competition by purchasing a valid entry then you are not eligible for a win.
I get 10 or more of these e-mail scams a week and i am not so gullible to be taken in by them. Neither should you. You have no recourse for compensation for your losses either so accept this mistake and don't get caught up in one again.
2007-05-17 06:02:20 · answer #5 · answered by Kevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam. The British National Lottery do not send money via e-mail, post or any other way. You have to produce a winning ticket to win any money on the British National lottery. . Delete the e-mail straight away. There is a gang of con-men sending e-mails to many thousands of people asking them to send money in order for them to release your winnings. Don't fall for it.
2007-05-16 23:27:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
similar email I received 6 times but I told them to deduct whatever be the expenses and send the remi nder back. then there is no answer
It is a SCAM to extract money. Even the phone number will not work. Only emails
2007-05-18 06:34:01 · answer #7 · answered by chitrabanu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You deserved it. People like you are fuelling scam artists and annoying the rest of us who have a brain.
It costs £1900 to transfer a cheque?? What is the cheque made out of gold? Also what were the winning numbers you picked to win the Lottery? Oh you didnt actually enter it .....
Next time use your brain .........
2007-05-16 23:30:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
that's a scam that's a scam that's a scam that's a scam!! For God's sake is every person interior the worldwide this thick?! that's 3000 euros you will on no account see returned, mate. no person, genuinely no person, asks for funds to deliver you a valid prize, and why might anybody who you have gained funds from choose funds to deliver you a bloody cheque? you're a conman's moist dream, mon amis. regrettably i won't be in a position to recollect the French for 'you fool' yet considering that your English is okay, you will desire to get it besides.
2017-01-10 04:04:31 · answer #9 · answered by dettman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope u r kidding. Thats awful. U need to be careful on the internet and if u dont mind me saying putting ur phone numer up like that is asking for trouble as well!!
2007-05-16 23:36:32 · answer #10 · answered by juicy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate to tell you my friend, but you have been conned. The Yahoo lottery does not exist, and is a trick to get you to send money to criminals. I would suggest that you contact (a) your bank and (b) the police to see if there is anything they can do to help, but I fear that your money may be long gone.
2007-05-16 23:26:05 · answer #11 · answered by pinksparklybirdy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋