i got a winning notice from australia international lottery,in which i have posted application form and driving license which they have ask.After short period i received a mail asking me to pay 5200 $ in name of ogidi rowland agent in western/moneygram for insurance and claim affidevit ,i got this mail form mr steve (garanty trust bank) asking me to pay. I m coming from lower middle class,and its impossible for me to get 5200 $ into indian currency (2,64,000 Rs ),I need your help to get me the winning amount if its not spam.
More detail
reference no - 43562725
batch no - 705047902/189
winning - 6B8101/LPRC
email tic.no - 47001725 07056490102
serial no - 7741134002
draw no - 5-13-33-37-42
bonus no - 17
credit file no - ILP/HW/47509/09
PLS do the needful and help me,its will make me and my family a great difference if this is true ,our dreams will come true
thanking you waiting reply VINOD
2007-06-04 18:33:09 · 19 answers · asked by vinod a 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it's a scam.. check www.snopes.com search for lottery or UK lottery (the australian one is just another version of the UK one).. People have already lost lots of money to them.. Don't give them anymore info than you already have!
2007-06-04 18:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by kaijawitch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam - you are being ripped off by criminals! If you did not participate in this lottery, then you cannot possibly be winner. If you took part in a lottery, the lottery company are not going to ask you to pay a fee, you will have already paid your entry fee.
You are being ripped off - it's a scam, otherwise known as phisting. These criminals want your bank details so they can screw you for your money or use your account for money laundering.
Have nothing further to do with it.
Try Data Wales website, pass on the info to them.
2007-06-04 18:49:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry that some lowlife has preyed upon your dreams and hopes, but this is a well-known scam. I don't know about India, but in the USA it works like this: They get your name out of the phonebook, send you a letter claiming you won the lottery (which doesn't exist) in a foreign country, collect a bunch of information from you for the purpose of identity theft, then ask you to cover the fees before they pay you the winnings. You give them the money, get nothing in return, they get credit cards in your name, and you feel like a fool.
I suggest that you go to the police.
2007-06-04 19:21:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you even remember going into a Lottery in Australia??? This has SCAM written all over it. Did they provide you with a website address, physical address and a proper phone number to contact them if you need to? If you really did WIN the money, they wouldnt charge you to get it.
2007-06-04 18:43:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not send any money. You have not won anything.
Genuine lotteries would send you the money without requiring anytghing other than an identity check.
This is a scam to get your money off you.
DONT fall for it.
You dont make it clear whether you entered the lottery or they just asked you for the information.
In any case dont send any money.
2007-06-04 18:41:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Please Vinod, I understand that you want to believe that you won, after all it's a big sum of money they promised. It is not true. If you send them the money, either they will ask for more later, and or disappear completely. If you are so ready to give away so much for empty promises, then better still, just spend the money on your family. This is a SCAM. please ignore it.
2007-06-04 18:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by Prudie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam. Any time you have to pay to get your "winnings" you aren't a winner, you are a loser because they will take the money you put down and you will never hear from them again.
Go here and look under the "Sweepstakes and Lottery Fraud" Section.
http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/fraudsch.htm
I wish you well.
2007-06-04 18:42:23 · answer #7 · answered by Deryl L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not real - no lottery asks winners for insurance money - this is a cruel scam. I bet you didn't enter the Australian Lottery, did you? I'm sorry you've been the victim of this hoax - please don't send them your money, you will get nothing in return.
2007-06-04 18:38:45 · answer #8 · answered by f0xymoron 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
scam! forget what they say, go forward in life and pretend they did not contact you. I won 10 million and only had to wire 1,500.00....After I cash a real looking check with a real bank, bank account, etc......Professionsal have the game down and even many banks cant help much.....A sucker is born every hour....
2007-06-04 18:50:15 · answer #9 · answered by city girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its fake , fraud. Its the current scam going.
All knows money attracts so they are playing with it.
Don't send anything.
IF you really want to earn money online, I have a few links which are working fine and paying real money to my Indian friends.
Here they are:
http://www.donkeymails.com/pages/index.php?refid=poonamsks
http://www.clixsense.com/?2105202
And one more site , is to open your online store filled with products that too for free,
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I have my friends from India(delhi,Indore,Bhopal,Chennai) they all are loving the link.
For more online money earning options, please visit
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Good Luck
Don't believe any lottery mail untill you bought a ticket for it.
2007-06-08 03:43:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋