They say I won all this money but want me to pay the courier first before the send the check or payment out.Did anyoneelse experience this?
2007-09-04 21:12:40 · 11 answers · asked by earnest w 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
This is a SCAM. You haven't won anything. There are several email scams hitting the internet, including the famous Yahoo lottery scam. See below link for confirmation of various scams and how to report them.
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscam_Yahoo2.php
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email 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.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
2007-09-05 00:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by JillPinky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, i received it last week. SCAM.
I keep getting emails to fill in a form to update my bank accounts too. I get about 2 a day. Thing is, im not with any of the banks that are supposedly sending them to me!
I get 2 or 3 classic "nigerian" scams a week too. I reply to them asking them for money, to release my money, so i can pay them to release their millions! Winds them right up!
2007-09-04 21:28:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's nothing but a scam,bet if you look where it says to: there's nothing there,click spam and be done with it
2016-05-17 06:38:12 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of emails promise large summs of money.....they want your details and bank account number.....scam scam scam....just spam the emails.....I keep getting these type of emails from Africa and the like...god knows why......people who have had a partner die and left money and they want you to use it for good use.....One way of getting a permanent ticket to work for the queen if you accept don't you think!!
2007-09-05 03:25:48 · answer #4 · answered by sandra 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't get anything for nothing, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information.
www.scambusters.org
www.hoaxbusters.ciac.org
www.scambusters-419.co.uk
www.truthorfiction.com
.Also If you go to the following link you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful.
2007-09-05 03:28:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you didn't go to there official site and buy a ticket then this email they sent you is a scam.
why would you have to pay if you had won money,
they would just take it out of that.
don't reply as then they know to send more stuff to that email
try
http://www.babesandbet.com/34.html
it has the official lottery and free to enter competitions
2007-09-05 04:40:34 · answer #6 · answered by R R 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if I claimed all I have supposedly won I would be richer than the Queen of England !
dont put personal details on anything you recieve by e-mail
2007-09-04 21:57:57 · answer #7 · answered by DevilsSpawn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a scam.
this is the second time i,ve heard this today.
i won 2 times last month
2007-09-04 21:40:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
scam
2007-09-08 10:51:56 · answer #9 · answered by paul s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont send anything its scam
2007-09-06 10:23:47 · answer #10 · answered by kaye j 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋