2007-11-13 17:04:22 · 28 answers · asked by ken g 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Gambling
This is a SCAM. Check out the below link for confirmation of various scams, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them.
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscam_Yahoo2.php
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
2007-11-14 00:20:53 · answer #1 · answered by JillPinky 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To win the UK National Lottery you HAVE to buy a ticket, either on line or in a shop. You have to contact them if you win (if you match 3, 4, 5 or 6 numbers).
If you have received an email telling you that you've won, then it's fake.
2007-11-14 03:54:47 · answer #2 · answered by chip2001 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even the lottery organisers don't know who has one the lottery just the area the winning ticket was brought in so no-one could possible contact an indiviaual by e-mail to tell them they have won. This is a scam.
2007-11-14 02:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by Lysal 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
firstly I live in the UK and yes there is a lottery over here.
it is run by a company called "camelot". actually there are about 4 different draws,
But in answer to your question I very much doubt you have won anything. you need to buy a ticket same as most lotteries but i find it damn hard to win anything even when I have got a ticket.
best to forget the email you got and bin it.
alto
2007-11-14 02:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by altozebedee69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are scams to get your banking details and to rob you of every dime you have. Becareful - you didnt enter the lottery so how could you have won! There are big dirty dealers out ther. Dont open emails like that either. You stand a strong chance of picking up a virus on your pc! Become wise!
2007-11-14 01:10:00 · answer #5 · answered by uniquechild 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Was you told over something like email?
did you even play the UK national lottery?
If so - then no, it's probably a scam.
2007-11-14 01:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ugh, you can't win if you don't play and the lottery will not contact you out of the blue to tell you that you've won. You buy a ticket and if you win they have no clue that it's you with that ticket until you submit your claim. This is one of the oldest scams. I can't believe it's still going on. Just means some poor fools are still falling for it.
2007-11-14 01:09:41 · answer #7 · answered by MISS H 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have good friends that are British subjects, and they tell me and have told me there is not a lottery in the U.K. The Pub she ownes Play the American lottery out of New York. It is easily verifiable by contacting the lotto commission and if it is a scam notify them. They might be able to stop the notices, or you can just add it to your spam list like i do.
2007-11-14 01:10:46 · answer #8 · answered by ltcovenant22 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not usually... You can check a few things if they asked you to send money to get your winnings then it probably is a con.
If they asked you for credit card information or an account to send these funds to ... don't again it's a con.
You can call your local police department they have a unit set up for these type of con and will forward the information to the NASA or the FBI.
You should notify them to keep this from happening to others.
2007-11-14 01:09:56 · answer #9 · answered by Bubbles 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No way. I get those in my emails too...just ignore them. If you didn't enter the uk lottery then you didn't win. SCAM
2007-11-14 01:07:33 · answer #10 · answered by Yukino Cross 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋