2007-07-25 04:54:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
all internet lotteries are scams. This is how it works
1. they will send you a notice saying that you won, and they will begin corresponding to you via email.
2. after several emails, they will send you either bank checks or money orders, for you to deposit to your bank account. They will ask you to send a certain percentage back via western union wire, once the money orders/checks cleared.
3. by the time, the bank realizes that the checks/money orders are counterfeit, you will have lost thousands and they are never heard from again.
This is a scam which originates from Nigeria.
the moral of the story: if it is too good to be true, then it is.
2007-07-25 05:32:21 · answer #1 · answered by karma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a SCAM..
Think about it.. If you won a Lottery... Anywhere in the WORLD..... Don't you think they would fly you out there so, they can have you on TV and whatever else...
Think about it.. Here in the US.. If anyone wins anything even near a million.. Its all over the newspapers and TV...
There probley going to try and steal your identity or after you fill out Payment Processing.. There going to say please send us (about) $5,000 for the taxes and processing fees...
So, I wouldn't do anything but, just ignore them.. Or write back and say.. Send me the money and I'll send you the info back once I received it..
They will never answer you back.. and I would try and call you Internet provider and tell them about it...
Good luck with everything and let us know what happens...
Jay
2007-07-25 17:01:55 · answer #2 · answered by Jason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There used to be one you could enter for free, but that was years ago and I don't think it exists anymore. I entered it every now and then and was sent a check for a dollar that I won a couple times. I haven't seen one recently that was real. Just keep in mind if you won a contest you never actually entered, it's a scam. Just do a search for something in the content of the message, and you will probably find someone who got the exact same email you do, with the same numbers and everything.
2007-07-25 13:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by Vegas Matt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aren't all lotteries scams?
2007-07-25 16:15:03 · answer #4 · answered by satchelcat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋