i hav recieved email from the same address but wid different name as a winning notoification is it a scam/True

Question

"PLZ Inform me whether it is a Scam or True"
UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK.
GOVERNMENT ACCREDITED LICENSED!!!
UKONLINE INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY
IS REGISTERED UNDER THE DATA PROTECTION ACT OF;
(Registration Z720633X).
CONGRATULATIONS!This is to inform you that you have been cleared a winner of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY online Sweepstakes International program.
You are hereby advised to send the courier company a mail to their email address and request for their courier cost to send your winnings to you
Please you are adviced to write down the order number and save it.
ORDER NUMBER:Z562725
Note: you are to Quote your complete names,Ref/Batch Numbers,direct phone number and your Winning amount in your category so that they can honour your letter.
Mr Reynold Scofield
Claims Agent,
UK LOTTO.
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Answer 1

Sorry friend. If you did not buy a ticket remember this.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.scambusters-419.co.uk The iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful.

Answer 2

Dangerous scam.

You receive an unsolicited email, which states that you have won a major prize in an international lottery. Supposedly, your email address was collected online and attached to a random number that was subsequently entered in a draw for the lottery. In order to claim your prize, you are instructed to contact the official "agent" in charge of your case. You are also advised to keep the win confidential for "security reasons". This part of the scam is basically a random phishing expedition. If you respond in any way to the email, the scammers will send further messages or even contact you by phone in an attempt to draw you deeper into the scam.

You may be asked to provide banking details, a large amount of personal information, and copies of your driver's licence and passport. Ostensibly, these requests are to prove your identity and facilitate the transfer of your winnings. However, if you comply with these requests, the scammers will have enough information to steal your identity.

Sooner or later, the scammers will request some sort of advance fee supposedly to cover administration, legal or delivery costs. At its core, this scam is just a reworking of the Nigerian loan fraud, in which scammers also eventually ask for upfront fees to facilitate the "deal". Like Nigerian scams, victims who do actually pay the requested fees will probably find that they receive continuing payment demands to cover "unexpected expenses". The requests for money will go on until the victim realizes what is happening or has no further money to send.

In some cases, the scammers give victims the option of opening an account at a particular bank as an alternative to paying upfront fees. However, this "bank" which is completely bogus, will insist on an initial deposit of $3000 as a requirement for opening the account. The fake bank will have a legitimate looking website to reinforce the scam. In other cases, the victim is given the option of travelling to an overseas destination and paying a cash fee to facilitate the release of the funds. However, any "winnings" released to the victim will be counterfeit and therefore worthless.

The details of the lottery scams vary regularly with regard to the name of the lottery itself, the country of origin, the sponsoring organization, the amount of the "prize" and other particulars. The scammers try to add a patina of legitimacy to their claims by mentioning real financial institutions, government departments or well-known companies. They may also provide links to slick looking, but fraudulent websites that are designed to back up information included in the scam emails. If the scammers are successful in establishing a dialogue with a potential victim, they may provide "proof" such as a scanned image of a supposed government official's ID and even photographs of the "winnings" in cash.

Answer 3

Yes

Dont even reply to it. Delete delete ignore

also beware of emails claiming to be your bank, credit card company even if they do have the right name they will send out a bazillion emails hoping one hits someone with that bank or credit card.

Same with phone calls claiming your bank account is compromised but asking you to verify account number social etc. Tell them you'll call them back, then use a number you can verify from your phone book.

Answer 4

Not only is it a scam, it's SPAM, and a potential virus. Send email like this directly to a SPAM folder and don't even bother opening it to read it first.

Answer 5

Have a look at http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/UKOnlineLottery.php

In future, when you receive anything like that, google the subject of the email with the word hoax after it, and you'll find out very quickly. Lidy :o)

Answer 6

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... Run if you pass go do not collect 200 dollars its a scam

Answer 7

if it was true im an international quadra billiionaire i wish i knew what i signed in to to start receiving these becuase its filling my mail box every day with winning notifications and donation offers from dying rich widows and has even asked me to help embezzle funds from foriegn banks,oil companys and insurance

Answer 8

Loads of scam. Beware. Dont be tricked.

Answer 9

One word SCAM

Answer 10

it may be authentic. but if they are demanding money for delivering the money, DO NOT SEND IT. then, there is a high chance that it may be a scam.