2007-10-27 10:24:33 · 11 answers · asked by Taqueta W 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
The 14.99 is what is called "setting the hook". If a scammer can get you to send that, you then have a psychological investment in the scam. The next request is for a larger amount of money, and then a much larger amount. All the while, more and more personal information is collected, under the guise of "verifying your eligibility to receive the prize". One day you wake up, your bank account has been drained, and your identity is shared with who-knows-who. Needless to say, you will never, ever see any prize except the booby-prize. Sorry, and you were smart to ask, before sending a dime.
Do not respond to these: do not simply delete them.
Turn them in, as you would anyone else who tried to rob your bank account.
Forward ALL mails like this to spam@uce.gov and to the company, bank, or organization impersonated in the phishing email. Also, report phishing email to reportphishing@antiphishing.org. That's dot org.
Most organizations have information on their websites about where to report problems.
The Anti-Phishing Working Group, a consortium of ISPs, security vendors, financial institutions and law enforcement agencies, uses these reports to fight phishing.
2007-10-27 11:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by ciamalo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like another scam. No, if you won money, you wouldn't have to pay to get it. They could take the "delivery fee" or whatever they're claiming this is for, out of your winnings.
This is a very common scam going around right now.
2007-10-29 18:51:19 · answer #2 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have not won any money. What you have won is the opportunity to kiss $14.99 goodbye.
2007-10-27 17:40:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scam. They get $14.99 from lots of people, no one gets any money from them.
2007-10-27 17:38:26 · answer #4 · answered by ssmesq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Send them the $14.99, but don't hold your breath waiting for your winnings. There ARE no winnings. Get the picture ?
2007-10-27 17:49:05 · answer #5 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This a red flag of a scam. You never pay money to receive money.
2007-10-28 10:40:48 · answer #6 · answered by Gary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, if you won money, it should be given totally without a fee obligation to you. Its another scam!
2007-10-27 17:31:05 · answer #7 · answered by curiousN 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You never have to pay to receive prize money. This is obviously a scam. Forget about it!
2007-10-27 17:36:47 · answer #8 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have to pay for it and you didn't enter in this contest to begin with, it is most definitely a scam.
2007-10-27 19:33:19 · answer #9 · answered by Gypsy Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do NOT pay.
You did NOT win anything
As the others say - Yes, it is a scam.
2007-10-27 18:48:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋