I just got an email from [e-mail] and it says that i won 650,000 pound. is that for real?

Question

After i got that email, i was asked to give my details to an email address. then the email replied and says that i have to give my details to the courier service that 'delivers' the money.after i give the details i was asked to choose the type of delivery and have to pay some of thousands pounds. what should i do?

Answer 1

It's a scam- come on dude- they have 650k to give you, but are asking for money?

RIGHT....

Usually I tell them go F*** themselves :)

Answer 2

Sorry friend but there is no Microsoft, Yahoo or other e-mail lottery, it's a scam do not answer do not give personal information.The following sites give more information

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/nigeri...

http://www.thescambaiter.com/forum/showt...

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

.Also If you go to the following site you will get some info on ID theft www.identity-theft.org.uk the iinternet is safe enough if you are careful but please answer nothing that you are doubtful about.Good Luck and be careful

Answer 3

This is a common internet scam not legitimate.....Or if thats not good enough ask for the name of their office website etc check with the buisness buero how are they making money from this etc....Theirs another scam phystar or some thing like that where they have an office 3computers but you send them money and your computer never comes....

Answer 4

they are just phishing.  don't do it.  they won't contact you like that, you would have to go to claim the money

Answer 5

i also receive a text message from [e-mail] and it says that i won $1,116,000,00......... I dont know what to do... they also give the contact # [phone] or [e-mail]

if everyone knows about this,,, if its true please email me....... thanks & God blesssssssss

Answer 6

S.C.A.M  don't do it.

Answer 7

Use your delete button! It's all a scam. You get nothing in life for nothing! If you did win some kind of lotto, wouldn't you remember buying a ticket? Hit "delete"

Answer 8

This is a SCAM. The below links confirm various email scams hitting the internet, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them - (with links for your own country.) :

http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/UK...

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

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, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.

Check out these sites for further information :

http://www.scambusters.com

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

Answer 9

I paid them £6,000 last week, and I just got paid £650,000 today!! I'm rich!! Do it!! You won't regret it.