has any one ever been involver in the uk lottery and paid them their money they say they have to have to get your winnings and when you got the check was the check any good i keep getting this letter saya i have won but have to pay $500 if any one knowa anything about these uk lotterys please let me know
2007-06-17 04:05:48 · 11 answers · asked by canoelover37 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
It's a scam.
Don't pay, and don't send them any info.
You didn't enter the lottery, and you aren't holding a ticket, right? So why do you believe email from some random person that you won?
2007-06-17 04:09:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is scam. Yahoo (insert any company name here, this answer works for all!) do not run an email lottery, if they did you could guarantee it would be advertised all over their home page. Check out these links and search answers to see how many people 'win' the exact same lottery every day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lottery_sca...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery-scams.html
Do not click on any links, the page you will be taken to will look authentic but is not
Do not send them a 'courier fee' or any other money
Do not hand over any bank details or passwords
Do report spam
Do delete
Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. You cannot win a lottery if you haven ot bought a ticket. Anyone can set up an email account with Yahoo, they can use any combination of letters they choose. I could be 'thequeenmother@yahoo.com' or 'disneyfreeticketsgenuine@yahoo.com' That doesn't mean that I am either of these and is fine as long as I don't try to use the address to mislead people. Don't be fooled by legitimate looking email addresses which end the same way as any other free account, don't be fooled by fictitious titles such as 'Dr' or 'Executive Director of Winner Claims'.
(I've answered this question so many times that I now keep this answer on my desktop and just copy and paste....that should give you a clue!)
2007-06-17 06:53:16 · answer #2 · answered by 'H' 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU ARE GETTING SCAMMED. DO NOT send them money.
Any time you're in doubt about anything you get via e-mail, you can visit http://www.snopes.com and get the scoop.
Or...just do some research on the web. I typed UK lottery in a search to see what I'd get. On the first couple of sites that popped up, I read the fine print at the bottom, which said these sites were in no way affiliated with the National Lottery Commission.
National Lottery Commission turns out to be the governing body for lotteries in the UK...and they're at http://www.natlotcomm.gov.uk/CLIENT/index.ASP. Front and center is a notice about the scam letters.
2007-06-17 04:13:26 · answer #3 · answered by arjee63 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am astonished by the number of people who are asking this question on YA. THESE ARE SCAMS!!! How can you possibly believe you have won a lottery without entering in it - the stupidity of anyone falling for this defies belief....
2007-06-17 04:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by eriverpipe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am from the UK, and you have to buy a ticket in the Uk to be in it .you dont have to pay to get any winnings. this is a scam, dont fall for it report it. someone else on here has been getting this letter too, cos i answered him too.
DONT FALL FOR IT!
2007-06-17 04:13:01 · answer #5 · answered by dansnan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One of the oldest scams in the book................
The only genuine UK lottery is http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/ and the only time you have to pay is BEFORE you buy your ticket.
2007-06-17 04:11:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you crazy - this screams SCAM SCAM SCAM!!! do not send any money, rip it up and count your blessings you didnt send any money. no reputable lottery expects you to pay any money first.
2007-06-17 04:09:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do not send them money its a scam as i u have won why would they ask u for it
2007-06-17 04:57:27 · answer #8 · answered by susiegirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam dont give out any personal information.
2007-06-18 19:24:48 · answer #9 · answered by paul s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
please dont fall for that scam or any of the millions of others out there. how can you win, inherit, etc. anything without ever entering? spam it.
2007-06-20 05:40:43 · answer #10 · answered by Brock H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋