They say I'm a winner and I want to know if this is a scam or not. Came through Yahoo.com.hk by a Sir Richard K. Lloyd.
2007-05-22 16:56:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
To answer your two questions. Yes, I have heard of the UK National Lottery. I get at least one e-mail per day informing me that I have won it. I've won it so many times that I should have enough lottery winnings to buy the UK. And, that should give you a clue that, to answer your second question, no, it's not legitimate, it's a scam, scam, scam, scam, and, did I mention, scam. What you can do in this case is forward the e-mail you received to abuse@yahoo.com.hk, and hopefully they will delete the persons e-mail account with yahoo. That will stop the person for about 5 min until they can set up their next yahoo e-mail account.
2007-05-22 18:01:06 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much everybody with an email has heard of it, and has gotten an email saying they've won it.
It's a scam - sorry, you didn't really win anything. Do a search here on "UK lottery" and you'll get a lot of hits.
If you respond, they'll let you know that there are "delivery fees" that you have to pay up front to collect your "prize" - send them money, and you'll never hear from them again.
2007-05-23 10:43:16 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not right! The National Lottery in the UK will never contact anyone if they've won. It is up to the person to contact the Lottery people to claim a win.
Don't respond is my advice!
2007-05-25 05:01:24 · answer #3 · answered by dollygirl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam!
Did you play?
No legitimate lottery is going to notify you by e-mail.
International lotteries are illegal.
They'll want you to pay money for courier services, fees or taxes.
You never have to pay money before your receive your prize.
2007-05-23 00:22:13 · answer #4 · answered by Celeste 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got one too. It's a major scam. My husband called the FBI and they said to ignore it.
2007-05-23 05:28:31 · answer #5 · answered by luckford2004 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋