I was picked from UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL LOTTERY HELD ON JULY 5th 2007 buy myemail mail acct. , shared among the 5-five internationalwinners and i replyed and now they say a Universal air express courier will deliver my so cald winnings but first they need Money to deliver it to my residents for adminisrtaton fee& delivery fee & insurance fee I thought when you win aprize it should be free free free!? can someone help me to see if this is real?
2007-07-16 21:51:13 · 10 answers · asked by sunshinesiliyme 1 in Politics & Government ➔ International Organizations
One of the OLDEST SCAMS known to the internet.
You might think about changing your email address if you replied to them. Otherwise you'll be sure to get more spam like that from wherever it came from.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance_fee_fraud
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lottery_scam
2007-07-16 21:56:35 · answer #1 · answered by noble_savage 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If it was the English National lottery - they are responsible to pay you.
If any of the other English lotteries- you won , then the english lottery is responsible.
if it is the euro lottery- they are responsible to pay you.
If it is any other countries lottery - the country lottery that you picked is responsible.
There are some fake lottery> If you pick any that comes through your letterbox, then these would be fake lotterys
and you would be robbed of your money, and you would never winn a penny from these fraudsters.
Looking at your email I would say you picked a fraud lottery.,
if it was a Brtish lottery then I would take your case to the, fair trading standards commision, the police, the ombudsman for lottery winners or the newspapers, but if you have not got your ticket you cannot prove anything.You should not have to pay any money to get your winnings, in Britain the lottery paymaster would automatically pay you your winnings
I believe you picked a fraud lottery by the look of your email and they usually come through the post, do your lottery ticket at any shopping sauce that displays the lottery sign, i fell for this trick a long, long time ago. good luck if it was the English lottery , keep plugging, see a solicitor with your ticket.,
watch the fraudsters.
2007-07-20 13:35:01 · answer #2 · answered by WINNIFRED D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is one of the biggest scams going on the internet. How can you win a lottery you havent even bought a ticket for? The fact that you have replied to the mail they sent you means that they now know for sure that your email address exists and they will send you more scam. Id suggest changing your email address and dont answer nothing like that again.
2007-07-24 18:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by celtic_princess77 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but this is a scam. You will never see any winnings. The only people to win in such a scheme are the people you send your money to.
There are many websites regarding such advance fee schemes, including one from the US Department of State. Scams may involve internet dating, inheritance, work permits, overpayment, lottery winnings, and money-laundering.
"For information about these scams and what you can do to protect yourself (or what to do if you are the victim of a scam), visit the Department of State website at":
http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/financial_scams/financial_scams_3155.html
2007-07-17 19:51:54 · answer #4 · answered by Curious1usa 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a con. I'm suprised you have had to ask. Ignore you have won nothing. There is no such thing as a United Kingdom National Lottery. The title is wrong
2007-07-20 17:01:02 · answer #5 · answered by Scouse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spam and a scam. Ignore.
If you react to it you will be disappointed at best and lose a lot of money at worst.
Delete it at once
2007-07-20 16:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by Paul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if all these were true i would be suning myself somewhere real nice by now in my luxury villa ..... i get about 8 a day just spam them they are a total rip off
2007-07-17 05:09:48 · answer #7 · answered by mummy of 5 girls <3 <3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rip off
rip off
rip off
how could you believe something like this?
2007-07-17 04:55:28 · answer #8 · answered by Miley 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a crime. Complain here http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/
2007-07-24 09:25:57 · answer #9 · answered by L U K E 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM.
2007-07-17 14:33:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋