I have recived anotice from [e-mail] stateing that i won a lottery i need to know is it true?

Question

devinedep lottery says i have won they are not asking for money but they do want information it is form the neatherlands and the man called me today on the phone so is it a scam or not please help

Answer 1

yes it is a scam i've received several of those emails and i tell them to f*** off.

Answer 2

have you entered into and drawings or lotto? If not it's most likely a scam. E-mail him back and tell to prove it. Never Never Never give your information to a stranger.

Answer 3

Do you really think people are in the business of giving you free money in lotteries you never even signed up for?  The information will involve your social security number, date of birth and other very personal info.  Do not give it up.  They knew enough to find out from the Netherlands but they need this basic stuff?  Ask them some questions to get to the heart of it.  Say how many winners did youhave?  Were there second place prizes?  Where does the money come from?  What does your business do?  Do you have some names of other happy AMERICAN lottery winners I could call and verify youre not scamming?  Why do you need this information to send me a check?  All you need is my address.

Answer 4

This is a SCAM. The below links confirm various email scams hitting the internet. There is also an online form for the reporting of such - (with links for your own country.)

http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo...

http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/ya...

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. Please remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace.

Check out these sites for further information :

http://www.scambusters.com

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

Answer 5

do you think people are out there to give you free money no it's a scam there just trying to get your money and your time

Answer 6

i won that last year, but i flew to amsterdam to collect and then spent it all on drugs and hookers there

Answer 7

I have no idea.  umm...ask the cops maybe?

Answer 8

they may  not ask for money but they would ask for your personal accounts i.e. bank, etc. eventually. ask them on how will you claim your price, ask them if it is by money transfer or by bank wiring. anyways, if it`s all conditional, you can ignore it.