2007-11-14 18:22:17 · 8 answers · asked by Janice P 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
The weekly lottery scam posting .. why are people just so gullible ???
1) YOU HAVE TO BUY A TICKET FIRST
2) OF COURSE IT'S A SCAM
How to spot a SCAM 101 ..
1) Someone you have never heard of before offers you something 'for free'
2) To get that something you have to send THEM money ...
2007-11-15 01:16:52 · answer #1 · answered by Steve B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't enter a lottery then there is no lottery prize. Have nothing to do with it as they will ask you for bank details etc for you to have the money. They might ask for a fee for dealing with your prize. Either way they are after your bank details. A well known and gigantic scam.
2007-11-15 04:22:18 · answer #2 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's a scam, and one of the most common ones around.
If you win a legitimate lottery and there is tax, they take it out of the winnings and give you the rest.
Anytime you're notified that you "won" something and told you have to pay to collect your "prize", you didn't win anything.
2007-11-15 10:26:26 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a scam. Many of us have all ready received similar emails from all over the world. Stay away, delete them.
2007-11-15 06:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by Gary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't enter it almost certainly a scam, if they want money it's definitely a scam.
2007-11-15 02:51:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if they want any money from you, forget it, it is a scam.
2007-11-15 02:42:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you didn't enter it then yes it is a scam. Do not part with a penny!
2007-11-15 02:32:22 · answer #7 · answered by Tim D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
scam
2007-11-15 02:59:28 · answer #8 · answered by dreamweaver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋