My friend (in India) received email(Yahoo account) from London Lottery company. He was asked to pay some amount to courier company to receive the won prized amount.Is it just to earn by making Indian people fool.
Since my friend is busy,I am asking on his behalf.
2007-10-06 17:51:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
everyone around the world is getting this email at some point, it is a scam. therefore its not just to make indian people look a fool, its to try to fraudulently obtain money from anyone they can get it from. not just indians. besides, to the best of my knowledge the only reason a courier would ask for any payment is if the item being delivered has incurred some kind of import tax, and customs in many countries don't charge import taxes on mail.
2007-10-09 02:24:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Damn these emails come in all the time.My cousin is from nepal and he was a fool to send the money and guess what he never got any lottery money rather he lost his.This is just to make you fool and take your money and somehow people get trapped in such scams.
I used to get such emails all the time ..how can someone win a lottery without participating ...why will someone give out so much money .....well just be careful these people are all frauds.
2007-10-06 18:01:06 · answer #2 · answered by deepti k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ignore it, it sounds really dodgy.I had a spate of emails stating that I had won money or they had cheques waiting for me. I think its a scam to get money and your personal details off you. If you have any details about the firm contact your local trading standards. Incidentally, my dad had a letter through the post a few months ago from a supposed firm of solicitors in Spain saying he had won a Spanish lottery because he had recently purchased travel insurance from a leading UK insurance firm covering a recent holiday. They stated if he sent them XXX amount of money to cover 'admin' costs they would release the cheque.He contacted the insurance firm and they said it was a scam and that they had been inundated with queries about it.
2016-04-07 08:32:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam. Many of us get the same types of emails. You do not win something but not entering at least from a legit lottery. Stay away. SCAM alert.
2007-10-07 02:36:10 · answer #4 · answered by Gary 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Oh, good grief, not again. This question gets asked here a couple times a day - and many people have gotten them - I've personally had several. It's just a scam, your friend didn't win anything.
2007-10-06 18:00:46 · answer #5 · answered by Judy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You answered the question yourself.
1 note though... These are very dangerous people so avoid pointing your middle fingure at them. Also donot reply to their email. your friend will get permanently listing in their database.
The sender just mass mailed he is not sure if someone has read it.
2007-10-06 18:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by Dharmanath F 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you send money for the courier its those people who is going to win lottery not you my freind!! beware of such crooks
2007-10-06 18:50:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SCAM, but if you dont believe you could collect those millions from the lottery company
2007-10-10 06:27:06 · answer #8 · answered by mr fugi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey r u made?
never do this
if u do, u don't get amount of lottary but also lose ur money.
u don't trust on me but, i recieved mail from uk lottary and i won 7,50,000 uro
they also send me certificates so plz my unknown friends don fall in this metter
2007-10-06 18:04:17 · answer #9 · answered by rohan_crazyboy2002 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
me geting 3 or more mail like this type everyday dont trust them b
2007-10-06 18:20:16 · answer #10 · answered by Mukesh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋