Lottery email

[viz48]

I received an email saying I has won �850.000 on a random email number lottery. It gives the contact name as Mr Brian Adams!! Anyone had one of these?

[jake-the-peg]

I find that a good rule of thumb is if you haven't enterred a lottery it's rather hard to win the Jackpot.

It's a scam you'll almost certainly be asked for an "administration fee" to release the funds or something like that.

These get sent to literally hundreds of thousands of people if 1 in 1000 is dumb enough to fall for it they're still quids in

[keyplus90]

I have received that so any time. Every time I am just few steps away from winning Millions. It is what Jake said, plus I think they use Identity for some purposes as well.

Because the email and letters are random, but when you get in touch with them that confirms your ID. In few cases they ask you for bank detail as well. Once I was given a choice in that if I wanted them to post me a cheque for the amount. I knew that is OK so I put all the fake information and gave my friends address. So far I have not received a cheque and I know I never will.

[brionon]

It's true,send me a thousand and I'll help you collect it !!

[mrs_overall]

I'm too busy to give you a proper answer as I have to email all my bank details to a lovely man in Nigeria who has promised to give me �1million.

[Panic Button]

If it looks too good to be true, it undoubtably is.

[4GS]

Apparently I won half a million quid on the Australian lottery, the email informing me originated from Brazil, another told me that my email address was randomly selected by the United Nations Lottery Development Fund to receive a million U.S Dollars, again originating from a Brazil email address.

I now never open emails telling me I've won something I've not taken part in.

[jno]

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/246/RipO ff0246940.htm

[lou 26]

ROFL ive not had one, but thats my dads name on it! lol

[keyplus90]

I once received an email from someone in Zimbabwe who was apparently trying to escape the country as he was in a fear of persecution. But he had about 80 million US dollars which he wanted to transfer into someone�s account in UK. Option he gave me in the email was that if he managed to escape then still I would be able to retain half of the money, otherwise all mine. According to him few people in the government had already killed his father and now were after him.

On the basis of my previous experiences, I decided not be rich.

[styley]

What are you doing here you fool, go and collect your money.