2007-08-06 02:10:29 · 22 answers · asked by Mr. Roxio 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
You wish - but no, it's a scam. If you respond, they'll tell you that you need to send them a delivery fee to get your prize. If you send it, there might be more requests for more fees - but no prize.
Just delete the email - you didn't win anything. This is a very common scam.
2007-08-06 03:06:49 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the UK most householders have dozens of these type letters per quarter. It must pay the organisations to do it!!
The trouble, from the householders's point of view, is that it always looks SO genuine....and you would love it to be true!
Often the letter gives you a phone number to ring on a premium rate so that you can verify your 'prize' and this is where the company wins....they receive quite a bit of money from each call made and the caller only finds out when their phone bill arrives!
The answer is to bin these letters without even opening them. If everyone did that the companies involved would soon find it wasn't worth them doing it.
2007-08-06 02:25:51 · answer #2 · answered by anigma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's a letter that's come out of the blue - it is definitely a scam. Either send it back anonymously with abusive writing on it or simply "unsolicited mail" withOUT a stamp on it so they have to pay to receive it and they have lost money through trying to scam you, or just throw it is the bin.
If you play the real lottery (on TV), you'll know if you've won without the need for a letter.
2007-08-06 10:06:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the unlikely event that you actually entered the UK Lottery, the purchase of tickets is anonymous, so how could they have got your name and e mail address?
The Lottery has no idea who has won until the winning ticket holder contacts Camelot (who run the Lottery).
2007-08-06 02:38:04 · answer #4 · answered by fengirl2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!...havent you seen the documentaries where people get letters saying theyve won the lottery, when infact they're being conned into paying money to these types of organisations.
Some things are too good to be true and should be left alone.
2007-08-06 02:14:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope all a scam. Even when you win a lottery they hope you don't know it - and hold on to the $ as long as possible.
If you didn't play, you can't win -
It's a scam. Sorry (I won too)!!
2007-08-06 02:13:22 · answer #6 · answered by kelly e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! I have received a couple of these and they do sound very plausible, but if you didn't enter in the first place, you can't win. Don't be tempted to reply or click on any links.
2007-08-06 02:22:28 · answer #7 · answered by Maggs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, i received one the other day...and i'm from the phils. so how did they get my email? i never join any contests, or bet on something. i don't even buy ticket for our local lottery, so how in the world i won UK Lottery? something fishy!
2007-08-06 02:20:22 · answer #8 · answered by kittykat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you enter online? if not then it is a scam. if you did win your money would automatically have been paid into your online lottery account which would already have been set up when you registered.
2007-08-06 02:19:07 · answer #9 · answered by D B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a scam. I have received the same e-mail.
2007-08-06 02:13:39 · answer #10 · answered by stephen t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋