someone from the UK ia emailing me that I have won a lottery,but I have to pay delivery costs of my winnings?
2007-07-28 14:00:14 · 30 answers · asked by Robert T 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
It's a scam. Just delete the email.
2007-07-28 14:03:31 · answer #1 · answered by Polo 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a S C A M !!!!! You'll probably start to receive "winning" notices from something called the Nigerian lottery, too. Another scam. Ignore them, don't even open them and report them as SPAM whenever you can (hey, that rhymes!).
I keep getting notices from the UK saying that I am going to inherit money. Sadly, another "bunko". Too bad--I could certainly use a few million quid!
What I want to know is why does the writer, supposedly from a legal firm, use such poor English? Spelling errors, bad syntax, grammatical mistakes abound; it really is appalling. Which is another clue that it is a phony letter; a REAL attorney's office would notify you in a written document and send it along in the mail, probably by certified mail that you'd sign for and NOT send an e-mail to you. And the grammar, spelling and syntax would all be correct, too.
PLEASE don't fall for the all of the "phony baloney" that is being circulated out there. It's just electronic junk mail.
Hope this helps.
2007-07-28 22:27:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyday, I get the email that someone from Nigeria wants me to help them get $25,000,000 out of their country and if I would just give them my bank account numbers.
If you pay the delivery costs, don't be surprised when the winnings don't come. It's actually illegal to require a winner to pay delivery costs to win a prize
2007-07-29 01:22:52 · answer #3 · answered by shoredude2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you cannot. There is no tax on lottery wins in the UK anyway, regardless of whether you are resident or non resident.
2007-07-30 07:41:51 · answer #4 · answered by Chapter 27 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam!!! They are not even located in the UK. The scam operation originates in Nigeria.
2007-07-29 07:29:21 · answer #5 · answered by Alanrt1 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Can you say "SCAM?" You can't win a lottery you didn't enter, and if money is due to you, why would you have to pay to receive it??
2007-07-28 21:07:35 · answer #6 · answered by HoneySuite 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Send them a first class stamp, and ask them just to post the cheque.
Of course it's a scam.
2007-07-29 10:07:20 · answer #7 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know about lottery but "Readers Digest" seems to have winners all the time.
2007-07-28 21:03:54 · answer #8 · answered by allan g 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no check out timo455, he asked exactly the same kind of question. it seems a group of fools have been trying to scam people. don't fall for it and tell people you know not to fall for it either. x
2007-07-29 07:25:19 · answer #9 · answered by Knowledge is Power. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its rubbish
do you know the old saying
If you don't take part in a raffle you can't win a prize!
With all the spam now that has 2 meanings!
2007-07-28 21:21:35 · answer #10 · answered by kiefer102 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋