2007-09-29 00:56:54 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
yes its a scam, and it doesnt work... you lose 8 quid and give the crim your details
2007-09-29 01:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hello Pudding,
It is 99% definite that this is a scam. Cons and scams are not simply confined to the Internet, they are perpetrated in letters and over the phone, mobiles and landlines.
If they want you to send them money in order to receive your prize, forget it. The only thing that will happen is that you are £8.00 out of pocket.
It is extremely rare for anyone to get something for nothing, or in your case virtually nothing.
There are people out there trying to con us all every day of the week. Even the newspapers & magazines must take their share of blame.
How often do you get a free scratch card in your paper or mag. When you scratch it off you find you are the winner of their top prize. All you have to do to claim it is to phone a number (always in the smallest small-print), This number is always a premium call number and you are on the phone for ages at £1.50 pm.
Eventually your are given a code to claim your prize. If you are lucky you receive your prize which is worth a fraction of what you paid in phone calls, but most receiver nothing.
Always remember "there is virtually never something for nothing but nearly always nothing for something".
For a comprehensive list of the scams going around please visit:
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...
Poseidon
2007-09-29 08:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by Poseidon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's a scam. You send them the money, they send you nothing, they get rich, you're out of pocket. That's how it works.
My 70 year old mum recently received a letter telling her she'd won several thousand pounds, but in order to claim it had to pay £25 administration costs. That letter is heading to Trading Standards now, and I hope you do the same with the one you received.
2007-09-29 08:58:31 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ Divine ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A scam designed to make a little money from a lot of people. Just consider that if they sent out 1000 of these letters and everybody replied they would have a free £8000. I guess that they also ask you to send details perhaps of your bank account and other personal details. This is in readiness for looting your account or cloning your identity for applying for credit, credit cards, and so on. Throw away the letter or send it to your local trading standards office.
2007-09-29 08:55:25 · answer #4 · answered by ANF 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All of these "offers" or "prizes" are scams and you should stay well clear of them , particularly those that ask for even a small amount of your hard earned money .
Nothing in this life is free so be very wary of any offers that come your way that sound too good to be true as usually they are just that!!
2007-09-29 08:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by Scobill 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have a rule of thumb for things like this. Did you apply for it? If not it's generally a scam. (Sorry if that's vague or cynical.... I just think if something seems too good to be true.. then it probably is!) There's no such thing as a free lunch.. they are going to get something out of it.. even if it's legal. They might be merely selling your personal details to other companies who will bombard you with useless junk mail that costs a rain-forest every two years! You were better off not knowing about it n'est pas?
2007-09-29 08:14:00 · answer #6 · answered by DR.MAZ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ita a scam in the fact you will get a prize worth about 50p if you are very lucky. Never give anybody money you should ask yourself if its a prize why do you have to pay for it?
2007-09-29 10:33:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam
There is no prize of any real value
If they write to hundreds of people and most send them £8 they will make loads of money.
That's how it works!
2007-09-29 08:07:25 · answer #8 · answered by StretfordEnder 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you keep to the old saying, "you get nothing for nothing", then you won´t go far wrong! No matter how good the offer seems, it is always a scam!!
2007-09-29 08:08:56 · answer #9 · answered by speedboat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You send them the money and you get nothing except another letter to the effect that now you need to send shipping and insurance charges, and the amounts will get bigger and bigger until you are finally cleaned out. You will not get a cent in return.
2007-09-29 08:01:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can of course ignore the scam or tell them to take it out of your winnings and send you the rest.
Don't forget to tell them to take a couple of quid for their trouble.
2007-09-29 08:03:46 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋