I just want to know ( like sammie) if in fact I won 990.000 pounds. Now, this time unlike before, they are asking me for my checking account number. although they say they will send it to me any way I wiish. Is this real or is it just another elaborate scheme to get into my bank account ?
2007-08-08 17:28:30 · 20 answers · asked by jjgoforth 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
No, this is a SCAM. You have been sent an email by unscrupulous thieves and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.org/
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
http://www.police.west-tisbury.ma.us/internet_scams.htm
Report illegal scams here :
http://www.iwf.org.uk/howto/page.10.htm...
2007-08-08 23:46:55 · answer #1 · answered by JillPinky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is scam. Yahoo (insert any company name here, this answer works for all!) do not run an email lottery, if they did you could guarantee it would be advertised all over their home page. Check out these links and search answers to see how many people 'win' the exact same lottery every day
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lottery_sca...
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery-scams.html
Do not click on any links, the page you will be taken to will look authentic but is not
Do not send them a 'courier fee' or any other money
Do not hand over any bank details or passwords
Do report spam
Do delete
Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. You cannot win a lottery if you haven ot bought a ticket. Anyone can set up an email account with Yahoo, they can use any combination of letters they choose. I could be 'thequeenmother@yahoo.com' or 'disneyfreeticketsgenuine@yahoo.com' That doesn't mean that I am either of these and is fine as long as I don't try to use the address to mislead people. Don't be fooled by legitimate looking email addresses which end the same way as any other free account, don't be fooled by fictitious titles such as 'Dr' or 'Executive Director of Winner Claims'.
(I've answered this question so many times that I now keep this answer on my desktop and just copy and paste....that should give you a clue!)
2007-08-09 04:55:53 · answer #2 · answered by 'H' 6 · 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
2007-08-08 19:44:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jason 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I highly believe it's a scam this is how it usually works at first they make you think you have one and have to pay money,and then the next time they ask for your credit details and will probably make you call a phone number which adds a lot of money onto your bill."It would be nice if it was for real,but if it sounds to good to be true it probably is."---Got that bit from "The Real Hustle" lol.
My advice is to not send of for it.
2007-08-09 00:19:00 · answer #4 · answered by Classy Clarissa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Points to think about:
1. did you participate in this lottery free of charge?
2. did you pay subscription to participate in this lottery?
3. lottery boards DO NOT contact winners by email
4. banks DO NOT email customers
5. if it's too good to be true, it probably is!
Identity thefts are common on the net; do your part and report "phishing". Every report helps.
ACT ON IT!! Forward ALL scam mail correspondence to: www.fraudwatchinternational.com/
2007-08-08 23:19:21 · answer #5 · answered by erlish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ignore it what soever, do you even play the lottery online, there is an email floating around saying that you have won the lottery and all you got to do is give them your bank details do not, the national lottery will never send you a email asking for your banking details as it is weong,
2007-08-09 09:12:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sham sham....Say that real fast. I get these all the time at work. Sometimes they come in the form of a pity letter saying that their Swedish grandmother is sick and she needs to come to America for many a big operation. Send your bank info and we'll gladly deduct your kind donation. It's amazing isn't it?
2007-08-08 17:39:20 · answer #7 · answered by Michael M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam, scam, scam
The only one who will win is the person who sent you the email if you give them your account number. They'll win everything you have in the account and then some that you will have to pay back.
2007-08-08 17:36:39 · answer #8 · answered by ohiohillbilly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats Scamelot not Camelot.
You're being duped, dont send them any personal information whatsoever, or you could end up losing a hell of a lotof money.
2007-08-08 18:42:16 · answer #9 · answered by Adrenaline Rush™ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you did. I'm retired now cause I won so much from online lottery emails.
2007-08-08 17:32:59 · answer #10 · answered by Narky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋