james ford said to contact the foreign claims dept. 12 mission rd oredo benin edo state ngr.he said they would send my check.can this realy be true please hurry;i would like to call my family and tell them i won
2007-07-09 07:15:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
Sounds scam-like to me.
Type
"email hoax"
into your favorite search engine. (Assuming you got this in an email.)
You'll hit sites that list scams that are going around. You can search them, or browse listings.
Why would a charity foundation give away free money?
Wouldn't they want to solicit money, to use for charity?
That alone should be a tip-off.
If you've never bought a lottery ticket from this group, then you aren't entered in their lottery -- that's another tip-off.
You could call, but if you do, do NOT give out any information, such as your identifying number (Social Security number, if you're a Yank or Canadian -- whatever the equivalent is where you live), or any bank account information.
In general, there are not people who are giving away free money.
Ever.
2007-07-09 09:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by tehabwa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like everyone has said so far, it is a scam.
It is known as a 419 after the law it breaks in nigeria. A large portion of these scams come from nigeria where it has become a job/career for some people who spend hours a day in web cafes harvesting e-mails and sending out these messages in a vain hope that they can convince someone to send some money to them via western union (near impossible to ever trace them). It is also known as a advance fee fraud as they allways request a fee before they can advance you the winnings, if you do pay they will either never reply to you again or ask for more money for a different fee.
Never reply to these e-mails, if you have given them personal details you should stop replying to them and if they phone/write ignore them or tell them they have the wrong number.
2007-07-09 14:27:32 · answer #2 · answered by karljj1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's one born every minute. Greed is what gets so many people into trouble. Did you enter this contest? How could you win a contest you never entered? And why would a total stranger be so eager to send you money? Wake up!!! This is a scam that has been well documented on TV, in the newspapers, even on the Oprah Winfrey Show. If you contact those people, they will find a way to steal your money.
2007-07-09 14:25:42 · answer #3 · answered by bombastic 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not true. If you notice, the contact address is not in the UK. The person will probably ask you for financial details such as your bank account number, and other identifying details and then clean out your account. It is a scam.
Here is a site you might profit from visiting.
http://www.scamorama.com/
2007-07-09 14:19:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you got this in an email, no it isn't true, it's a scam, when you call, they will try to get your social security number (to verify it's you supposedly) and then use it to create illegal identities with which to get credit cards etc and all the bills then come to you. Never believe emails like this. Reputable companies don't contact you via email.
2007-07-09 14:19:17 · answer #5 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO ITS A CON! I sent money to the same people and heard nothing there is even a bit about it on the metropolitan police site never believe anyone when they offer you money for nothing.
2007-07-09 14:18:42 · answer #6 · answered by ask the aliens! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
paul s - that was mean - i cant believe people still think that they are going to win a lot of money from a competition that they have never entered(because it does not exist) - it is a scam!!!!!
2007-07-09 14:21:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no this is a scam had loads of rubbish messages like this spam them and never open a message like this again
2007-07-09 14:24:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No its a scam you have to enter things to win.
2007-07-09 14:22:39 · answer #9 · answered by Moonstone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a chance, you have to buy a ticket to be in the draw
2007-07-09 14:18:40 · answer #10 · answered by quornandwafflesagain 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋