i was informed that i won 1,000,000.00 great britain pounds, which converts over to $1,975,055.05. Now i have to pay $850 ( mailing, insurance coverage )
from great britain to recieve my winnings from over sea. Is there anybody out there who has heard of this online lottery & is it real? The officials of this lottery assure me this is very legitiment. But i'm scared to spend $850 on something that is not real, if it is than my life will change for the good.
2007-05-19 07:29:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
Did you buy a ticket? i didn't think so. this is a scam. NEVER SEND MONEY TO SOMEONE PROMISING MORE MONEY IN RETURN!
2007-05-19 07:32:49 · answer #1 · answered by Andromeda Newton™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
afraid they are playing on peoples greed. Wish I had won a million for 850, but you know it is not true. Never send money or give any personal details.
If you have 850 to spend treat yourself to something frivolous. At least you will get something which will bring some enjoyment and not heartache.
2007-05-22 19:16:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are being conned,scammed,robbed, whatever you like to call it.There is no online lottery.Give them $850 if you wish,you won't see a cent back.Do not respond and delete the message.You are about the 500th person to raise this question this month on Q/A. Don't you follow what is going on.?
2007-05-19 07:47:10 · answer #3 · 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.
2007-05-19 07:39:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry but this is definitely a scam. There was a TV programme in the UK recently about this type of scam. No lottery would ever require you to pay up front they would simply take it out of your winnings.
2007-05-19 07:39:15 · answer #5 · answered by s 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have won some money on a lottery before,not a life changing amount - but i BOUGHT A TICKET and the money was sent directly to my bank account.
What you have received is nothing but a SCAM - think about it ,if you have won so much money why can't 'they' just deduct their 'expenses' from your winnings?
These criminals prey on people's desire to become instantly wealthy - don't become a victim.
2007-05-20 01:18:45 · answer #6 · answered by dawgz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this week ive win two seperate lotteries totalling £1.5 million.two lotteries whats the chance of that then??the first e-mail didnt ask for money but i know it will later,ive not even entered a draw
dont send money as someone else said surely they would just deduct their fee and send you the balance
2007-05-19 08:23:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont touch it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its a scam. You have not won. You can only win if you bought a ticket - the UK lottery does not contact winners- the winner has to contact the Lottery organisation.
Sorry to disappoint you. But DONT send that money!!!!
2007-05-20 10:08:26 · answer #8 · answered by Subic 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would love to know the out come, at least the amount you have been asked to pay is much less then what I was asked to pay. check it with your bank or a solicitor. I also received similar letter some weeks ago, i filled in forms but I did not receive a reply.
2007-05-19 07:48:55 · answer #9 · answered by amtusS 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The way a lottery system works is that lots of people pay to play, so the jackpot becomes larger the more people play. So it requires you to pay to enter, did you, no!. Its a big scam cant belive ay one would belive this.....
2016-05-17 14:10:01 · answer #10 · answered by lavera 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam, whatever you do, don't send the money. If it were a genuine one you wouldn't have to send any money, they would deduct it from your winnings and send you the £1,000,000.00 minus the $850.
DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY !!!!!
2007-05-19 07:41:05 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋