Hi!Yesterday I received This Mail:
Congratulations Lucky Winner,
On Behalf of the Screening Committee of United Kingdom National Lottery, I wish to formally inform you that you have successfully passed the Email Screening and Verification Matching Test conducted for all online winners in your winning in accordance with the United Kingdom National Lottery Terms and Conditions. Hence you are therefore cleared for payment by the verifications and fund release department at the United Kingdom National Lottery Headquarters and your winnings has been duly signed and approved for release to you by the legal attorney to the United Kingdom National Lottery.
As you already know, all winners for the online version of the United Kingdom National Lottery Online promotions were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from an exclusive list of 21,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies listed online as part of our international promotion to promote international
2007-12-03 21:41:20 · 26 answers · asked by tempesta 3 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
co-operation between the United Kingdom and other countries worldwide and I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of our winners in this week's lucky dip sweepstakes and we do sincerely hope you will put part of your winnings into good use for community, educational and business development and also to render selfless services to the less privileged in your community.
The process for claiming your winnings has been made very simple so that by the end of one week at most, you are assured of having received your cash prize of the sum of £1,000 000 Pounds Sterling and all the legal documents backing your winnings.
The process for claiming your winnings has been made very simple so that by the end of one week at most, you are assured of having received your cash prize of the sum of £1,000 000 Pounds Sterling and all the legal documents backing your winnings.
2007-12-03 21:45:16 · update #1
After thay said me that I have to pay 500 euro for the courier because I'm Italian and The Courier comes hear with the check...What Can I do Now? And If is A fraud?
2007-12-03 21:47:25 · update #2
I didn't enter a lottery in the UK'
2007-12-03 21:48:12 · update #3
There is also the name of a person and his number of telephone.I called him yesterday but I don't speak so well english and I didn't understand all!!
If it isn't a scam Why is there a number and a name?
2007-12-03 22:09:12 · update #4
Everyday someone else is asking the same question.
IF YOU DID NOT ENTER, YOU DID NOT WIN.
Do not even open these. Look, phishing: There is a so called yahoo lottery (which does not exist) but it seems quite convincing, they even provide a link to what looks like a yahoo sign in page. It's not. You punch in your password.......!
Second, they can add a link which once clicked on installs a spy on your pc.
Don't even think about opening these.
2007-12-03 21:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I get about 20 of those emails per week,and I am sorry to inform you as follows:.
Lotteries are not won by People who did not buy a ticket
And they give the number of the winning ticket
Winners are notified by letter, not email
They are addressed by name
They are never asked for money in advance.
Courier firms charge about 50 euros, not 500.
If these crooks give a telephone number, check that it works, do not speak with them and inform the police.
2007-12-03 23:50:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. Did you enter any sweepstakes of any kind? Do you remember doing anything that would allow you to win something like this? If not, then delete the email. What this scam will do is try and get personal information from you somehow then use it to their advantage.
2007-12-03 21:47:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You didn't enter a lottery so it's not likely that you've won one. If a thing sounds too good to be true, it probably is. This kind of scam goes on all the time. Don't fall for it.
2007-12-03 21:58:18 · answer #4 · answered by Helen M 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Certainly not real.
Firstly you didnt enter the lottery, and I think there is some sort of rule of being English or being in the UK to win (not certain of that)
Also you should never have to give money to someone in order to gain a 'prize'!!
If a cheque comes through your door then lucky days!!
2007-12-03 21:52:21 · answer #5 · answered by jlaura103 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Okay - now ask yourself 'Did I enter a lottery in the UK' ??? I bet the answer is NO. Of course its a scam love - delete it and forget it. These are phishing scammers just after your personal details to empty your bank accounts xxxxxxxxxxx
2007-12-03 21:45:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just another spam like millions out there.check the following link or google "UK lottery scam"
2007-12-03 21:48:16 · answer #7 · answered by NGC87 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This must be one of the most regularly asked questions. Always the same answer. This is a scam. Delete it. Forget it.
2007-12-03 22:35:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most definitely a scam - they want your details and will empty your account - delete the message do not reply at all, hackers can access your email account and get your information from there!!
Take care!!
2007-12-03 21:49:58 · answer #9 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There is a National Lottery in the UK. You have to buy a ticket.
If you haven't bought a ticket, it's a scam.
2007-12-03 21:45:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋