2007-05-21 02:21:10 · 14 answers · asked by basabdutta m 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
There are many sweepstake scam e-mail using Microsoft and other well known company names.
Do not reply - just ignore it.
Here's a website with a master list of such scam e-mail for your reference:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/sweepstakesscams.php
2007-05-23 09:25:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you enter the United Kingdom National Lottery? Do you think they normally notify people via e-mail that they have won? If so, I must have missed out on billions of dollars in winnings by now because I get those e-mails all the time.
2007-05-21 02:25:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stay away from these so called lottery winning scams. DONOT supply these people with any info. Ex. you bank account or credit card # or even your name and address. Usually what they tell you is that someone in the UK or AFRICA (nigeria) has passed away and they need a business associate to cash in a check for them. Yes they will send you money such as a fraudulant money order or cashiers check.. and your job is to cash it at a local currency exchange. Lets say the amount is 5000.00 and your job is to cash it and send back half of it. Well about 2-5 days later the currency exchange will send you a friendly collection letter or a call asking for there money to be returned, because the cashiers check you gave them was fraudulant. SO you are guilty in there eyes and you have to pay back the 5000.00 or 2500.00 since you kept the other half. This happend to my ex-girlfriend. She learned her lesson. She filed a police report and did not have to pay it back. Watch out also for Nigerian Scam and of course the Microsoft Lottery and UK lottery. Check the link below
2016-05-18 22:05:49 · answer #3 · answered by gladys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have got the same kind that i won a lottery of 10 million.these are basically only publicity stunts.they ask me to first pay for the ticket,ha
2007-05-21 02:37:57 · answer #4 · answered by saahil p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a phishing scam, period .You didn’t enter a lottery. All you are going to win is an empty bank account and more trouble than you ever dreamed of. If you want to bother, forward the fraudulent email to phishing@cc.yahoo-inc.com, spam@uce.gov, and 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov.
2007-05-21 02:24:06 · answer #5 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are they asking you to send some money to claim it? It sounds like a scam. Be careful.
2007-05-21 02:54:01 · answer #6 · answered by Hari Om 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why not send them the money & find out.
Seriously, you had to ask if this is a scam????
2007-05-21 15:47:15 · answer #7 · answered by MinocStriker 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I win it once or twice a week.
2007-05-21 02:37:00 · answer #8 · answered by Wayne Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No!No!No!Send me 1500 dollars and I'll show you why.
2007-05-21 02:24:41 · answer #9 · answered by david o 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
kindly ignore
2007-05-21 02:51:37 · answer #10 · answered by Mansoor S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋