i receved email from the so called international global lottery in uk. informing me tha my email won $300000 in a bonus draw 2007 they asked for a fee of affedavite and opening international bank account with fee $6000 to claim my prize and i paid and they sent me the affedavite certificate from london then sent me my account number and pin code in nat west minister bank in london to log in and i had doen but when i try to transfer the fund online to my countery account they ask me for a certificate from united nation on drugs and crimes in london (unodc)with fee $25000 to transfer the fund or unodc ll, seize my prize. i have a letter from unodc and bank. is this real or scam or what .and how we solve this problem ? if not real can i return back my fee paid($6000) please answer me
2007-12-29 23:12:36 · 13 answers · asked by utohamy 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
I hope that you were just bored when you posted this question and that it is not true that you handed over $6000 of your money to an organisation you hadnt dealt with previously just because they asked.
I get emails like that at least once a week in my junk mail which is where they belong. The lottery part is what they are playing to see how many people can be duped into sending them money for nothing.
If it is true, then I'm afraid you've seen the last of your $6000.
2007-12-29 23:26:44 · answer #1 · answered by Red is better than Blue 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever heard of this lottery before?
Ever bought a ticket?
Ever wondered why you had to hand over money to claim a prize?
No? Then you are the kind of mug that these scammers are looking for. If this is a real question, then maybe you should send them the further $25000 to "transfer the funds." They'll be laughing all the way to the bank. But you certainly won't be.
If you want to do something to get your money back, your best hope (if a slim one) is to contact the police and see if they can do anything.
2007-12-30 04:38:53 · answer #2 · answered by Glenn R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course it's a scam, and a pretty common one. You aren't going to see what you already paid again, and if you send them the additional money they are asking for, you'll lose that too. Since you paid the first amount, they think you might be gullible enough to send them more. Don't. You aren't going to see any prize - the lottery and the prize don't really exist.
2007-12-30 04:04:33 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mate...do you really not know that this is a common scam?
The first question you need to ask yourself is; did you actually buy a ticket and enter the lottery yourself?
Or were you contacted suddenly - never having a clue about the lottery or the organization behind it?
Take your meaning from the answer to those questions. But you will surely discover that this was a scam - plain and simple!
2007-12-29 23:16:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've surely read some of the horrendous tales of people who have been conned in this way.
No legitimate lottery will ever ask you for a fee to claim a prize.
Steer well clear. It's a sure way to lose money - much more money than they are asking to begin with.
2007-12-29 23:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear, This is a total scam and one that is becoming very common unfortunately. You can try and claim back your money although I don't know how successful you will be as it can be hard to trace the scum who pull this trick. You need to report this to the police as soon as possible. Good luck, I hope you get your $6000 back.
2007-12-29 23:26:00 · answer #6 · answered by dragondrums 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Join the club I think just about everyone with a computer and the internet has and is still receiving these spam emails telling them that they have won numerous lotteries and lotto's just delete them all they are all lies and scams.
2016-04-02 01:50:08 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you believe this is true, then you will also believe that I am the Incarnation on Earth of the Great Squid, and able to grant you wealth, happiness and a marvelous singing voice. All you need do is send ME $6000 and your singing voice will be shipped to you in the next 28 days.
2007-12-29 23:25:48 · answer #8 · answered by mark_harrison_uk2 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My friend, you've asked this question several times and more than several times you've been told that you have fallen for a scam. Unfortunately, that isn't going to change, no matter how often you ask. I'm sorry to say you won't get your money back.
2007-12-29 23:34:58 · answer #9 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a scam pure and simple. Sadly people dont always catch on and they loose alot of money. Itsa ploy to target the old and venerable.
2007-12-29 23:21:53 · answer #10 · answered by Diminished 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋