Help Me Knock Some Sense Into Him!!!!!!!!!!?

Question

My father is going through an ugly divorce. Everything seems to going real bad in his and my life (I'm his son/I live with him). We're broke and left with practically nothing. Recently my father received an e-mail, saying he won the "European Lottery". At first my father didn't want to tell me about it, he just said that he was pretty sure we would be getting some money, a lot of it!!!! He made a lot of plans and said that if this went through, we would be "free". I kept on asking him about the credibility of such e-mail. He told me not to worry about it. When I checked one of the e-mails myself, it looked like a total (excuse my French) f_k_n joke!!+ email was sent from a @yahoo.com (how reputable is that?) if anything it should have been @uk.org, right? I Had to break the sad news to him, but he swears it's true. I keep on telling him to watch out, because he's gone get screwed over (it's all a scam), but he won't listen!!Help!! I feel frustrated that I have to babysit a 53yr old man

Here's a copy of the E-Mail
WE THE MANAGEMENT OF THIS BRITISH SECURITY AGENTS HEARTILY FELICITATE WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN ON YOUR SELECTION AS A WINNER FROM THIRD CATEGORY STAKES LOTTERY ANNUAL PROMOTIONS. WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS LOTTERY PROMOTIONS IS IN KNOWLEDGE OF THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND,SUPPORTED BY THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER,THE SULTAN OF BRUNEI AND OTHER EMINENT PERSONALITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. WE ARE HAPPY TO INFORM YOU THAT THE INFORMATIONS YOU PROVIDED IS TRUELY VALID FOR THE AWARD (3.4MILLION EUROS).
WE WILL PRESENT YOU WITH THE WINNERS VERIFICATION FORM WERE YOU ARE EXPECTED TO FILL THE VERIFICATION FORM IN OTHER TO PROVIDE US WITH INFORMATIONS REGARDING TO THE REMITTANCE AND TRANSFER OF YOUR MONEY. WE WISH TO REMIND YOU THAT ALL WINNING DETAILS MUST BE KEPT SAFELY FROM THIRD-PARTY/TERRORIST GROUP OR SCAMMERS THAT MAY WANT TO DENY YOU YOUR FUNDS OR TO AVOID DUAL CLAIM. HOPING THAT YOU REMAIN FOCUSED,KNOWING THAT YOUR WINNING FUNDS WILL BE RELEASED IN THE DAYS AHEAD.

Answer 1

Let him know that "lottery" emails are all scams right now. Especially anything from Nigeria, or out of the country. The way these companies work is by asking their victims for personal "Tax Information" like a social security number...or they ask for a deposit on the money they are giving you to show that "you are serious". When they do pay, they pay with a fake certified bank check. Once he's paid the money and it goes out of the country, your father would have no recourse. He can't sue to get the money back, and he can't dispute it with his bank or credit card company.

Unfortunately, if he doesn't believe you, he will screw you guys up. If you want more info on scams, check out normal websites like ebay.com, craigslist.org and paypal.com. They all are listing different scams recently pulled on their clientele.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

It's a scam, your father is a grown man or hopefully so. You cannot knock some sense into him, it will not work.

It is not true, report the email as spam, there is no yahoo lottery, he has not won anything, the only thing he will win is a completely empty bank account, and on top of a divorce I don't think he wants to deal with that.

You might want to remind him that if he does claim any winnings before the divorce is final, his soon to be ex will be entitled to at least half of the winnings by law. Just a thought.

I am assuming that this is not your mother that he is divorcing, since you did not say so.

Show a copy of it to your local law enforcement, they see things like this scam all of the time and could possibly talk some sense into your Dad.

Good luck, there is nothing on earth as stubborn as a man in his fifties who is acting like a child making you sound like the parent.

Answer 3

This is a complete and absolute scam, and unfortunately lots of people like your father have been suckered by these types of fraud.

Your father really needs to understand that no-one gives money away like this, certainly not completely unknown organisations, who your father has never heard of or had dealings with.

As someone else said, the original e-mail was written by someone with vey BAD english. Would a professional, reputable company release something that is so badly written.

I would do some web searches of reputable consumer/watchdog sites, and show your father that this is an absolute and complete scam.

Sadly there are lots of warnings about these types of scams, but some people through greed, gullibility or misfortune fall prey to these fraudsters.

He's not going to get any money, he really needs to see that and move on. Life will get better.................

Answer 4

Wow. With such horrible grammar I don't think the inventors of the damn language wrote that. Tell him to ask the "company" for some specific information. We both know its a scam, but do what you gotta do to make him realize so he doesn't get his identity raped and whats left of the bank account cleared out.

Answer 5

Its a scam. Talk to your father. Make sure he doesn't send them any money as some kind of deposit or legal fees or anything. First, He'll lose the money, and second they will get his account number. He's probably upset by the divorce and not acting rationally.

Answer 6

there are THOUSANDS of such SCAMS on line, and they play on the desparation of people like your dad. Go to this website for examples:

Http://419eater.com


If he responds to this, they will ask him to send money via Western Union Moneygram (FEES TAXES, COURT PAPERS,ETC), which money he will never get back. Genuine lotteries DO NOT notify you of winnings over the internet--they send you CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL on OFFICIAL STATIONERY. THIS IS A SCAM--please tell your dad NOT TO SEND THEM ANY MONEY.

Answer 7

one component you at the prompt are not meant to do at a wedding ceremony is positioned on white, because it quite is the bride's colour. so technically, you at the prompt are not doing something incorrect, considering your gown is black. notwithstanding, it truly is seen undesirable flavor to deliberately look more desirable than the bride, yet what are you able to do? perchance positioned on a sheer cape (and which will be alluring, yet subdued) in the course of the ceremony, and then on the reception you are able to dangle up the cape and be there on your black gown. does not that sound honest?

Answer 8

Did he enter the lottery?!?!?!? That would be my first queston.


Yes, it is a SCAM!!!