stating that I won money in their lotteries. I won't hold my breath waiting to receive any of this money, but is there some way of finding out if any of them are for real or not. At this point in time I'm supposed to be worth between three to four billion Dollars. Whether it is American Dollars or Australian dollars, I'm not sure of. It would be oh so nice if even some small portion was for real, but like I said I'm not holding my breath waiting. It just seems like such a cruel trick to play on people.
2007-08-01 18:42:14 · 5 answers · asked by Alwyn C 5 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
They are not. I don't know the exact angle of the scam (besides obtaining all your personal ID infor. that can be sold and used to flood you with even more scam junk and just spam) but the ones that really scare me are the ones that state that you cannot accept any other prizes while claiming theirs. Legally what does that mean? You win the 14million lotto, and they can legally take it because your in the process of pursuing a "prize" from them? Who knows. If they have some xxx million email addresses (like telemarketer scams) and some fool bites and then legally wins money???
There are others even more illegal sounding and much more emotionally/morally dead sounding. They claim they have some dead persons money, and you have the same surname and they want you to claim it, and split it with them. JAIL TIME.
I was first flooded with the lottery scams, then the inheritance scams, and now its back to lotteries. I believe it all started when I answered an add for completing surveys on line, and getting paid for it.
"IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, THEN IT PROBABLY ISN'T"
Set up your spam program, yahoo will automatically send them all to your bulk folder, and empty it every month. (If your really bored, read them sometime.....JUST DON'T ANSWER THEM)
2007-08-01 18:54:02 · answer #1 · answered by mld m 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, it would be nice.... but they are all scams. Just delete them.
The trick gets even crueler when someone falls for it, and sends money for the "delivery fee" to the scammers. Then they are out the money they sent - and of course don't get their "winnings".
2007-08-02 01:47:13 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would anyone give you free money? And you didn't even sign up for this so-called lottery?!
Doesn't that already tell you something?
2007-08-02 01:53:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually with these letters they ask for money. DON'T GIVE THEM ANY MONEY as they are all scams, trying to scam you out of your hard earned cash.
2007-08-03 08:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there is not a truth in them. Immediately, delete those emails! Don't even bother reading them!
2007-08-02 01:54:34 · answer #5 · answered by medical equipment trader 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋