2007-06-24 00:59:33 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
Come on for gods sake. FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD FRAUD
2007-06-24 01:02:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you're being offered something for doing nothing (including being offered money from a lottery that you haven't bought a ticket for) then it will be fraud!
Under no circumstances should you give them any of your bank details either.....there seems to be a lot of e-mails around at the moment saying that a very rich person in a foreign country needs to transfer funds to a UK account to get the money out of the country. They offer you something like 50% as a thankyou as long as you give them your bank details. This is blatent fraud....as soon as they have your bank account they will clone your account and empty the exitsing one.
It if sounds too good to be true, then it probably is!
2007-06-24 08:26:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is most definitely a scam, seeing as you don't seem to have registered and recently entered a draw on the National Lottery website. However as far as I'm aware the UK National Lottery will only send you a results email, and it's up to you to realise you've won and when you login, the winnings will be in your balance. You don't have to take any action to claim the winnings usually, which these scam emails try to make you do! They say something like contact such and such who is the beneficiary etc blah blah and they will pay you. Don't do it. I noticed above someone has said that it's illegal to play the lottery in two different countries. This is not strictly true. I live in the UK (Northern Ireland) but I am free to take part in both the Republic of Ireland National Lotto and the UK National Lottery. I believe its different elsewhere for example in the US, you have to be resident in the appropriate state to take part in that states Lottery.
2016-04-01 01:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't get anything for nothing, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information.
www.scambusters.org
www.hoaxbusters.ciac.org
www.scambusters-419.co.uk
www.truthorfiction.com
.Also If you go to the following link you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful.
2007-06-25 06:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is fraud .I too received such a mail from some bank in Africa, my relatives staying there inquired abt it and I came to know that it is a big game for money.do not believe these things.take care
2007-06-24 01:08:05 · answer #5 · answered by ani 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a fraud,why would anyone give you money if you haven't bought a ticket.They ask for you bank details then take all your money.
2007-06-24 01:03:12 · answer #6 · answered by Dooby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of sooooooo many e-mail scams. Don,t respond or your a target.
2007-06-24 01:12:12 · answer #7 · answered by Iknowthisone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam, delete it I get them all the time.
2007-06-24 01:04:47 · answer #8 · answered by Bernie c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fraud! scam! and if it were true, I'd have a kazillion dollars by now.
2007-06-24 01:07:28 · answer #9 · answered by sjdelp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well , another one , how do you have to claim , oh by phone and at what cost ? , forget it your phone bill will be higher than the prize
2007-06-26 15:34:48 · answer #10 · answered by Stephen A 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋