a letter saying u won thousands of dollars-all u have to do is call the # with in a couple of weeks and they will send u the check--anyone ever got one of those letters
2007-06-23 16:04:39 · 5 answers · asked by alliewv30 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
no, but if u didnt enter the lottery to begin with its definetly a scam.
2007-06-23 16:09:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get them regularly. If you do not remember entering the lottery, it is a fraud. At some point, the other party will either ask you for certain information to "verify" that you are the true winner. That will often include one or more of the following:
Social Security Number (needed for tax purposes)
Date of birth (for verification)
Your bank and account number (to know where to send the winnings)
If you give these, your identity will be stolen by people taking out credit cards in your name. Your bank account information will be used to get those cards.
On the other hand, you might be told that you have to prepay the taxes imposed by the country in which the lottery occurred. You will be told to wire money to some specific location that sounds like the income tax office in Ireland or Spain or wherever. That account is one that the thieves have set up with themselves as the owners of the "company" account. If you send any money, one of two things will occur. Either you will receive a follow-up requirement for more money or communication will cease. Either way, you will never get your "winnings"
If you respond, you might expect phone calls urging you to hurry with the information or the payments, or both, because if you do not comply in a short time, the prize will go to another. That is to get you to fall for the fraud before you could have time to check up on the "deal".
If you are told that a friend or relative entered the lottery for you, demand to know which person it was. Then check with that person before doing anything. You might be told that the person wishes to remain anonymous. Another indication of a fake.
If it sounds too good to be real, it is a fake. Run.
2007-06-23 23:29:03 · answer #2 · answered by MICHAEL R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, but I know people who recieved them. IT IS A SCAM! Don't send them any money or ring the number.
Some of these places ask you to ring the numbers, but what happens is these places are sneaky and actually charge you for ringing them, which can sometimes be $100-$200 for just 1 or 2 minutes. It happened to a lady I work with. Disregard the letter and if you get anymore sent to you just throw them away.
2007-06-23 23:16:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and they get filed in the trash basket.
2007-06-23 23:12:47 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with all th publicity about these scams, its so hard to believe people will stll fall for it. SCAM!
2007-06-23 23:14:07 · answer #5 · answered by cee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋