i.amgetting messages from uk , microsoft lottery .nigerian lottery and so many .kindly clarify
2007-10-23 17:19:38 · 18 answers · asked by babua ji 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
they are all scams.. just send em to your spam folder. If you give them any of your information they can steal your money or identity.
2007-10-23 17:23:52 · answer #1 · answered by ~LoVe~ 4 · 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!!
2007-10-23 17:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-09 08:13:57 · answer #3 · answered by goerdt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG I am a minor and never bought I ticket but I won the UK national lottery!!
And some guy from Saudi Arabia want to be my busines partner and I inherited $100 billion from a guy who died 10 years ago who I never heard of!
It's only right they get my info, I trust them with it!
Actually I dont, and dont even read these or have time to care!
2007-10-23 17:31:11 · answer #4 · answered by RealG187 [a/k/a MPG] 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From the way you have written your message I would say you could be behind these scams and are doing a bit of research as people are becoming wise to your tricks.
2007-10-23 17:33:47 · answer #5 · answered by Mr Em Dee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the nigerian scams are famous around the world.
also scammers pass ur email adress to each other.
report every1 of them for the sake of others who arent as smart as u to ask.
2007-10-23 17:46:00 · answer #6 · answered by whackywaces 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As the previous answers claim, these emails are scams. I would recommend forwarding them to spam@uce.gov
See this site for more info:
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/07/newspamemail.shtm
-Eryk
2007-10-23 17:26:36 · answer #7 · answered by Eryk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people that want to take your money. they send thousands of spam emails. people that are that are not computer savy might respond. Nigeria is the #1 country for Identity theft in the US in the internet.
2007-10-27 17:09:12 · answer #8 · answered by kruzito21 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's obviously a spam.. come to think of it, you haven't buy any ticket and then you win in that instant? No way!! try to check the company name of the mail that you receive and search it in google.com and then you will understand why.
2007-10-23 17:24:39 · answer #9 · answered by RC Satina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you dont buy the ticket you dont win the lottery.
2007-10-23 17:28:40 · answer #10 · answered by RICHARD B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋