2007-10-13 22:48:10 · 10 answers · asked by parth 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
You just asked this question again, in a slightly different form. What? You didn't like these answers? They all told you the facts - there is no such thing as the British online lottery. So, that settles the question of whether or not it's authentic - NOT, or a SCAM - IT IS! This is spam email, and it goes out by the millions.
2007-10-14 02:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lottery scam letters are sent out by the thousands and thousands every day.
There are only two things the bad guys want.... your money and your identity.
Unless you have bought a ticket, you CANNOT have won a prize. There are no such things as "email" draws or any other lottery where "no tickets were sold".
If you have an email stating you have won millions, delete it, it's a scam!!
2007-10-13 23:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam
2007-10-13 22:59:32 · answer #3 · answered by Don M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the purpose of a lottery is to make money. now you say, maybe the government is doing it. Why would they? to make money.
So, to make money they get you to buy a lottery ticket. Did you buy one? No? Then its a scam.
People want to believe they won something. Thats how scams work.
2007-10-13 22:58:57 · answer #4 · answered by Larry W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emails about the "british online lottery" fall into the category of "phishing", where the senders of those emails are trying to get people to respond so they can commit identity theft.
2007-10-14 00:59:09 · answer #5 · answered by Spartacus! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I once encounter with your condition too and I clicked the so-called "lottery", it sent me more spam mails after that but luckily I never entered my credit card number which is the main thing they want.
2007-10-13 23:37:17 · answer #6 · answered by ~Sieg~ 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam. Do not believe those things.
2007-10-13 22:56:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a scam....have you ever wondered how they got your email address to begin with? If you didn't enter it, it's a scam!
2007-10-13 22:57:03 · answer #8 · answered by Sniggle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I received an actual check in the mail but I don't know why.
I can't find anything about it online. I don't know whether to cash it or not.
2007-10-14 09:45:07 · answer #9 · answered by Ann, The Decatur Gardener 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
* If it shows up in your e-mail, it's a scam. Along with Barrister this and Dr. Mbongo that and we have millions we wish to deposit in your account and help me please and here's how to have a bigger schwantz (you girls must love getting those), etc.
NEVER open any of these. Report them as spam and discard them.
2007-10-13 23:04:20 · answer #10 · answered by Bacse 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋