any info on a scam involving email address winning a large sum of money on the uk lottery?

Question

i had an email purporting to be from someone at the national lottery headquarters saying my email address had been registered & won in a lucky dip
i havenot been asked for bank details, just name adress etc. has this happened to anyone else? so far i havenot gone any further with this.

Answer 1

This is one of many SCAMS to hit the internet. Check out the links below for confirmation of email scams, how to detect them and how to report them.
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/information.do?info=commonscams
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscam_Yahoo2.php
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery-scams.html

Answer 2

This is a big scam.

It is not real.

They may not ask for the bank details up front. They will probably wait until you contact them.

Also, there are more ways to get suckered in this scam than just having them get your bank info.

#1. They tell you that they need you to send them money to cover various costs, fees, and taxes, so they can prepare your winnings. They take the money and disappear.

#2. They tell you that there are costs, fees, and taxes but you just need to cash their first check and send them back the money to cover it. You do as told and then find out later that the check was bogus. The bank will expect you to pay them back even though you sent the money to someone else. they also disappear in this case too.

#3. They tell you that they need all sorts of information about you. It will be information that can be used to steal your identity. Also, think about this. You will have given your name and address and phone (and maybe even the times that you are at home to a criminal).

#4. They steal your bank info. They can clean it out or use it for illegal purposes such as creating bogus checks or both.

#5. They pass your name and information on to all sorts of other scammers running all sorts of other scams. You will have been marked as a rube. I have even heard of scammers approaching those who have been scammed and pretending they are official investigators. They then use various means to soak the victim even more.

They can do any combination of all of the above.

No legit business or government in the world is doing a random email lottery drawing. Why would they do it? Lotteries are done to make money. If you never bought a ticket then how are they making money? They will make the money off of you somehow, that is how they make the money.

Answer 3

It happened to me. I got all kinds of "official" notices, I even emailed the guy and he emailed back. I had the feeling it was too good to be true, then I saw a notice at the bank that warned of the scam. It was the scam that I had been getting and sounds like the one you're getting. It is actually against US law to collect lottery winnings form other countries, the law went into effect after many of these scams ended in US citizens loosing thousands of dollars. If you get pulled into a scam there is no way for you to get that money back.
Mark as Spam anytime you get these and eventually you wont get them anymore.

Answer 4

Yes, dont give them any details, there been loads of these things going about recently. You should take a copy of this email and forward it the the Official National Lottery office and they will confirm this or pass it to the fraud team.

Answer 5

Go to scamorama.com. Did you enter this lottery that you're supposed to have won? This is a big flaming scam.

Answer 6

Yes, so don`t reply and do not give any details.Copy the email and email to the fraud trade commission at " www.ftc.gov "and let them chase these fraudsters down.It`s time for some pay back.

Answer 7

This is a common question and as always i will advise tell them nothing. Not even your name and address.