I received this e-mail down here. Is it for real?

Question

Attn: Email Owner(Winner),

Congratulations!!!

This office is in receipt of your mail, and the content is well noted. I understand your skepticism as regards the WINNING NOTIFICATION sent to you, and I want to again bring to your humble notice that you are One(1) of the Lucky Winners of the 2008 edition of the BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONIC DRAW, where you won for your self a Lump sum of 1,000,000.00 Pounds Sterling(One Million Pounds Sterling) the Draw was conducted at our International Corporate Office Complex in The United Kingdom.

Be informed that the information included in the mail you receive is true, as you have legally won 1,000,000 Pounds from the British Lottery Draw.

Understand that the category in which you won is different from the regular(MANUAL) draws where participants purchase tickets as eligibility to qualify/win in the draw. The terms in this British Lottery online Draw(BONUS category) applies differently. Be informed that the Email Selection Process w

Answer 1

No, it's a scam. Similar to the 419 scams really. If you reply to the message they will tell you there is a small 'processing fee' to transfer the money to your account. This processing fee is usually a few thousand US dollars. They take your 'processing fee' and run.

Don't fall for messages like this.

If it sounds too good to be true, then it is.

Answer 2

Dont listen to them!

Visit http://www.YourHomePage.com/ ...the internet just got easier!

Answer 3

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 4

**** NO!!!! Who the h**l sais be informed so many fucken times.

Answer 5

Na-uh. Its a piece of c**p. Never believe anything that is related with the british lottery. Or you'll regret it.

Answer 6

That is 99% fake.

They send emails like that for spam and if you click on links to infect your pc with spyware, how can you win something if you haven't entered it.

Answer 7

Yes, it is a hoax.

There is a simple way to check ANY email that you might be unsure of (I use it to check on those "missing children", "abused children" emails)

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

I also signed up to their newsletter which is sent once every month to 2 months (and not full of junk advertising)

Well worth taking a look!

Answer 8

Looks to be a scam. The lottery would never just have a drawing without people having to personally buy tickets, that would just be bad business.

Answer 9

This is a SCAM. The below links gives confirmation of various email scams hitting the internet, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them :

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. Just 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 10

no,it`s  a SCAM ,i recieved  an e-mail  from the  same  place and you will recieve another  e-mail from them  wanting you to  send  them  six to eight  hundred  dollars  so they can send you your winnings,,they  tried to pull that  same SCAM on  me .so get ready to recieve  more e-mails from them ,dont send them any money or it will be gone.....woodcutter

Answer 11

no way its a scam. my one friend followed this kinda thing up and he was mugged

Answer 12

If something seems to good to be true, it probably is. i get a lot of these and if it has anything to do with gettin free money/items i suggest you delete them straight away. do not follow them down.

Answer 13

fake

Answer 14

yup its a scam I have gotten it before. I know we want to believe it is real, but a-holes are out there scamming us. Don't give them any information. Sorry =(