2007-08-04 06:02:14 · 5 answers · asked by PRAVINCHANDRA PATEL C 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
Well, unless you actually paid for a ticket for the Australian lottery it is a fraud, If you recieved this in your Yahoo mailbox from some other Yahoo e-mail address then it is definatly a fraud, everyone gets them, it is kind of unavoidable unfortunatly.
2007-08-04 06:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't start spending any of it. For one thing, why would an Australian Lottery award USD?
If you didn't enter a lottery by purchasing a ticket, you cannot win a lottery.
There is not some group out there that throws random names in a hat and picks them to give millions to.
2007-08-04 13:12:56 · answer #2 · answered by fangtaiyang 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yup. It's one of the most common e-mail scams.
I've won that lottery at least five times, not to mention the one in London twice.
I'm including a website with others who were scammed:
http://419.bittenus.com/AustralianInternationalLottery/index.htm
Although there's at least 100 other sites talking about this scam.
2007-08-04 13:09:10 · answer #3 · answered by beckiness_x 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If this was one where you already put money in then learned you won the prize it is not a fraud. But if it says you need to put some type of money in it is fraud. Also read the fine print to see if they say something like....enter to win a chance at 200000 dollars. or anything saying it's not yours yet.
2007-08-04 13:06:51 · answer #4 · answered by ~Matt~ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
good for you be sure you give them your credit card numbers and bank account information, don't for get to send them their processing fees.............IT'S A SCAM................
2007-08-04 13:10:25 · answer #5 · answered by Jan Luv 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋