i receved email from so called global lottery informing me that my email won $300000 in a free bonus lotto draw they asked me fees of affidavite and opening international bank account .i paid $6000 and sent my my affidavit certificate and my account number in london bank and i log in and found my prize in my account .i try to transfer my prize onlin to my country they asked my a fee of certificate from united nation on drugs and crimes from london with fee $25000 or seize my prize .are this real or scam or what?and hwo we resolve this problem ?if real i can not pay this fee.if scan(not real) how i can return back my moeny paid to them($6000)?
2007-12-30 18:36:19 · 18 answers · asked by u.tohamy 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's a total scam. You can check out the FBI website, they'll tell you more about it.
2007-12-30 18:45:50 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your situation is a bit different than mine was. I recieved an email from the "South African International Bank" informing me that I recieved a grand lotto or something too. I didnt reply to them, based off of scepticism. I honestly fear that the money you paid might be lost, but keep trying. It honestly sounds like a scam, did you enter in any drawings???
I mean, why you get a free lotto win if you never paid for an entry???
That sounds like a good scam to me.
Im sorry but you might find better luck "Google-ing" your question. Copy and paste some of the letter they mailed you into the search bar for google and see what you come up with. I gauruntee that if more people out there are asking the same questions or have posted similar results- ITS A SCAM.
And for that, you have my sympathies.
6,000 is a wealth of money these days. =(
2007-12-30 18:44:18 · answer #2 · answered by captainplanet_lol 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I hope you kissed that $6,000.00 good-bye, cause it is gone, baby gone!
In other words, you've been royally screwed to the tune of $6,000.00 and if you don't immediately change your bank account numbers, you will loose everything else in your account, if you haven't already.
Most of these scams originate in Nigeria, but if you sent money to a British Bank, I suggest you contact Scotland Yard, or the London Metropolitan Police ASAP. Not a chance of you recovering any money, but maybe the police can catch some of the people involved.
Next time you are informed you've won a lottery, think about whether you've bought a lottery ticket or not.
Doc
2007-12-30 18:52:42 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Hudson 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't do it! They just want your account information, phone number, addresses, etc. DON'T DO IT! i get like, 100 of those emails a week. Mostly, they want to smuggle money into your country from their country and vice versa. BUT, it's too late for you.
2007-12-30 18:39:22 · answer #4 · answered by Ive Got Answers 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man, you got fleeced. Kiss that 6000 good-effing-bye.
If you did not buy a lottery ticket, you did not win the lottery.
2007-12-30 18:40:29 · answer #5 · answered by King Ebeneezer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is DEFINITELY a scam.
If you've never entered a lottery, it is a scam.
Just the fact that they asked you to pay fees seems VERY sketchy.
2007-12-30 18:39:35 · answer #6 · answered by nenna 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
anyone who asks you for money or any personal information like checking account number or DL number is a scam.
2007-12-30 18:42:47 · answer #7 · answered by wcowell2000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most probably a scam, hun. think about it. if it were real, they'd be talking to you personally because it's so much money. They'd probably give you a call or meet up with you some place.
2007-12-30 18:40:21 · answer #8 · answered by Stefy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you haven't applied or signed up for anything, it is more than 99% likely that it is a scam.
2007-12-30 18:39:13 · answer #9 · answered by zion 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scammed, sorry bro. Never do that open bank account transfer crap its all wack and 99.9 % scam.
2007-12-30 18:40:12 · answer #10 · answered by Kev 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋