UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
3b Olympic Way, Sefton Business Park,
Aintree, LIVERPOOL,L30 1RD,
UNITED KINGDOM
REF:UKL/**************
BATCH:2007UKL-01.
We happily announce to you the Draw (06/1099) of the Uk NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online National Lottery program held on 30th April,2007.Your
company or personal e-mail address,is attached to a Ticket number
***************, with a serial number 5368/02 drew the Lucky Winning
Numbers ***************.You have therefore been awarded The total
lump sum
pay out of £500,000.00
credited to File Ref
No:***********.You are to contact the claims dept with your personal
information to enhance quick confirmation of your winning.And after
doing so you will be cleared for payment immediately by our affilated
Courier company that will be giving to you by the claims Agent
department
officer.
You are to contact the claims department by e-mail;
Name:DR.WILLIAMS SPENCER.
E-mail:lotteryclaimsinfo_agent2007@yahoo.co.uk
Phone:+44 704
2007-07-21 01:15:53 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
At least every other day I win a lotto that I never entered. Sometimes from countries that I have never visited. The eMail usually says something like "they found my eMail address and entered me on the basis of that".
If you check out Snopes or Macafee's web page where they list spam scams, I bet you'll find the message that you got.
Wait, don't they want a 'handling fee' to expedite the transfer? Maybe they just want your bank account number for the deposit (Flush, there goes your cash).
If it's too good to be true,......
2007-07-21 01:27:14 · answer #1 · answered by kayakdudeus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Got the same stupid email. It is a scam because they can't spell, because I didn't enter the lottery, and because they don't even know my name or anything else.
Last year, we had a similiar scam. I called the Consumer Fraud Department and went on line an filed a report. Don't give them any information about you. Delete the message as spam.
What they would do next is either ask for your banking routing number/account number so they could deposit the money, then rip you off. Or...they will ask you to send them money so they can send you your supposed winnings.
It is a scam, scam, scam. Look up "lottery scam" and all kinds of good info comes up on how to know it is a trick.
Smart call.
2007-07-21 01:27:22 · answer #2 · answered by whereRyou? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is definitely a scam. My mother could not be convinced and lost a heap of money. If you didn't enter for it why would they be contacting you, and why would they ask for details? Believe me, once you correspond with these "people" they never let you go and you never see a cent of the promised "win". My mother was on scam-after-scam lists and it was heartbreaking to see an inteligent woman drawn in like this. Take care.
2007-07-21 01:26:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anna B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's very easy. Just copy the name of the firm or whatever; "UK NATIONAL LOTTERY", then paste it in google. Type scam next to the name, then click find. Scroll through the top 20 and you'll definitely find people who are warning you, or people who have been scammed.
Google is very good. Just don't forget the word "scam". Good luck.
2007-07-21 01:54:13 · answer #4 · answered by paulgpi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me, when dealing with hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars or pounds, or euros or whatever, they would be contacting you by certified, registered mail, not E-MAIL. It is amazing that after all these years, news reports out the butt, that people like you are still nieve and stupid enough to believe that they won hundreds of thousands, or millions from contests you never entered, and that they would try to get a hold of you through e-mail of all things.
I swear, anyone who falls for this, or THINKS about it seriously, should be banned from the internet for life, for their own protection.
2007-07-21 01:54:57 · answer #5 · answered by joby10095 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I receive a dozen of these announcements each week. If they were legitimate, I must be the luckiest person on the planet! Don't even open them. Delete them immediately. Do NOT give out any personal information, and DO NOT send them any money! -RKO- 07/21/07
2007-07-21 01:23:49 · answer #6 · answered by -RKO- 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact a lawyer. If you have really won some money, you can afford a good lawyer. If this is a scam, your lawyer's advice will keep you from being taken.
Whatever you do, DO NOT send this person your PERSONAL INFORMATION without seeking guidance first.
2007-07-21 01:21:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your self this whereis the email address ? Do not make contact at all print acopy of these details and run to the nearest police station . Do not respond at all please
2007-07-21 01:26:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. DO NOT reply to this e-mail! If you do, you'll be setting yourself up to have your identity stolen!
2007-07-21 01:26:20 · answer #9 · answered by Tigger 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any of those types of emails are scams!
2007-07-21 01:24:19 · answer #10 · answered by Melissa R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋