I have won £80,000! Or have I

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 01:02

Got an email today telling me I had won £80,000 on a lottery draw and my email

was selected. I am very dubious and reluctant to reply. They don't ask for bank details

but name, address etc. No doubt it is a scam but the email amused me as it was "funeralsa@"

something or other. Anyone had one of these

DONTY


Joined: 07/06/2007
Posts: 534

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 01:52

You are right to be sceptical phylray. No bona fide organisations just pick out random emails from the web to give money to. Dont respond, delete the message and any others you get that are similar. They are all scams. At best if you respond you will be bombarded with spam and at worst you could be taken for an expensive ride.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 02:19

Yes, it sounds too good to be true, and I will just delete it.

RoxyBob


Joined: 13/07/2009
Posts: 205

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 06:04

Don't reply, just delete the email. If you reply you will get another email with some sort of details of a contact person. Eventually you will be asked for money so they can release your winnings.



Just a scam

Krin52


Joined: 25/08/2008
Posts: 419

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 10:21

Received this joke this morning :





"After Nigeria was eliminated from the World Cup, the Nigerian goalkeeper personally offered to refund all the expenses of fans who travelled to South Africa.



He said he just needs their bank details and pin numbers to complete the transaction. "

Smity



Joined: 14/09/2009
Posts: 826

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 10:26

Have they asked you for a fe to process the claim if they have then its bogus

cyprusairsoft



Joined: 22/06/2009
Posts: 2066

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 15:00

blimey you should know if you have done a online lottery or not





scam scam scam

denizen



Joined: 21/08/2009
Posts: 388

Message Posted:
06/07/2010 17:21

A couple of years ago, I got an e mail, actually it was to my ex, but he'd disappeared a few days earlier.

It asked how he wanted his money, and it was for loads, I deleted it as soon as I saw who'd sent it, can you believe, Camelot. You'd think if they were trying a scam they'd come up with a more believable name than that.

suzi1951


Joined: 14/02/2010
Posts: 191

Message Posted:
07/07/2010 01:48

I have had many of these and just delete them all. Maybe I really have won a fortune..........

but then again, no don't believe so and keeping my details safe.

phylray



Joined: 21/09/2007
Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
07/07/2010 08:55

Yes, got another one into spam today and just deleted it. Didn't ask for money but personal

details (not bank Still, they must be scams. Like these endless Nigerian ones, and another

seemingly from America, saying I had been left money in a will by a relative (in dollars

I don't think so!

marcosthechef



Joined: 30/11/2009
Posts: 646

Message Posted:
07/07/2010 13:05

If it sounds too good to be true !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



I get thenm all the time, they are usually zapped into my spam bin and i find them later, NEVER OPEN just delete them ALL