I got this mail telling that YOUR EMAIL WAS AWARDED THE WINNER IN THE GULF OIL AND GAS COMPANIES LOTTERY, i need to know is it a scam or what
& also i mailed them for details they are asking amount for courier service.
Courier Name: SKY INTERNATIONAL COURIER LTD
Contact Name :Mr Brown Kelly Edward
Email :skyinternationalcourier@yahoo.com
gulf address what they provided is
Gulf Oil & Gas Companies
Corporate Headquarters, Ireland.
TEL: +44 70457 44114, P.O.Box 11.
2007-09-14 02:48:19 · 24 answers · asked by Sreenivas . 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
This is a SCAM. You haven't won any lottery. Check out the below link for confirmation of various scams including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery 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
2007-09-14 10:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by JillPinky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its a scam. My friend actually got a check in the mail from a company like this. The bank actually cashed it and she spent some of the money. About 2 weeks later the bank called her up and told her the account wasnt real and she would have to pay everything back. Be careful.
2007-09-14 02:54:09 · answer #2 · answered by helplessromatic2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All that is absolute crap to take ur money or use you illegally..
once my dad got one abt Cocoa factory in Ivory coast and once he got one from England Lottery Company..
the 2nd one had phone numbers (like yours) and all so we thought it was real..but then we found out that it was scam because at that same time (thank God) somebody was jailed for scamming people under the name England Lottery Company..
dont believe a word of it and delete the email...
2007-09-14 02:53:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. If you respond they will send a follow up email asking for some kind of upfront fee to ship ur winnings to you. maybe they say they need money for upfront taxes to be paid or they need money for shipping.
Once money is received ur out and they may even contact u again saying it wasnt enough and they need more a mistake was made knowing that u are already emotionally and financially invested.
JAY
2007-09-14 02:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by jayellison01 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK, all I can tell you is that the phone number given is a UK number. Ireland has a different country code. If Northern Ireland (which is part of the UK) was meant then they would spell out Northern Ireland.
Also, the number given is a mobile phone number: a legitimate company would provide a landline number.
2007-09-14 03:04:58 · answer #5 · answered by SLF 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called Scam Spam!
Delete Delete Delete
2007-09-14 02:51:15 · answer #6 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a look at the question I posted a couple of minutes ago about lottery scams.
2007-09-14 02:51:15 · answer #7 · answered by Sparky 6 · 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.
2007-09-14 03:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you enter the lottery. if you didn't enter then you haven't won anything, send a message back and tell them to take the courier service charge out of your winnings and send you the balance,!! you wont here from them again
2007-09-14 03:07:08 · answer #9 · answered by mickjack 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's scam. Have you enter their contest? If you have never got related with this company, then I am sure that it's 100% scam.
2007-09-14 02:59:55 · answer #10 · answered by Kay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋