i was scammed by a false lottery winning, they sent me a bogus check, and i cashed it, but it left me 1900 in debit and a bad bank status, why should the cousmer be held responsible for these people actions. shouln't they be held for some of their wrong doing.PLEASE I URGE EVERYBODY WHO RECIEVES A LETTER OR E-MAIL FROM ROYAL PACIFIC LOTTERY, YOU WILL BE SCAMMED.
130116
Anyone who falls for something like that should be held responsible for their actions...
629122
First - did you play in the UK national lottery? Did you pay money for a ticket?\n\nSecond - you and about 10000 other people got the same email.\n\nDo you still think you won the lottery? If so, then do whatever they tell you to do. Enjoy living in a cardboard box.
65693
Did you enter it? If you got a notification without ever entering it, it's a scam. \n\nThere are no legitimate global lotteries.
537971
Scam... if you don't enter a lottery you can't win that lottery. It's that simple.
29442
report it, but it's probally coming from nigera, as so many of these fake postal money order/ casher checks ect come from, good luck hunting them down, they are really good at doing this. the him thanks for the fake m.o, don't be foolish enough to cash it. turn the m.o to postal inspector and let them deal with it.
479319
I recieved the same letter, I checked it out at the bank first had them call Chase, the check is not valid. I also called the number on the letter two nights ago at 10:23pm and was surprised when the answer I got was "What the f*ck are you doing calling so late, don't you knwo what time it is" "click" It is a scam just frame the check in the "wish it was" frame and go back to our pathetic lives
180498
It sounds like an email that you received which is a scam. You should only play the lottery if you are in the UK and you buy a lottery ticket.\n\nPaying charges is definitely a no no!\n\nIf you get emails asking you to send money, ignore all of them.\n\nTo check, pick out some of the key words or phrases in the email and search google. Then you will have a better idea who else is getting the same email and whether it's a scam
13685
Scam\nTrust me, nobody sends you money for no reason. Think about it, did you enter this lottery? No? Then it's a scam. How does it work, you ask? Does it really matter?
443640
Delete it please....It's a big scam.    The UK lottery do not have details of anyone's email address, you purchase a ticket either in a shop or online.   If you haven't entered for the UK lottery, then there's no way you could have won.    Those who reply to this scam, end up with an empty bank account - so please do not respond to them and delete any other future emails from these scammers.
41272
no its a scam give it to the authorities so that they can try to catch these people.\n\nJust think about one thing, if you win something you usually don't have to pay to get it.
183778
:)) "Consolation Prize Winner "!!!!\nYou win a prize for NOT winning the lottery!!!\nScamalicious!\n\nYou will have to pay fees...the fees cannot be withdrawn from the winnings because the winnings do not exist\n\nI would be willing to bet $25,000,000 that you didnt buy a ticket.\n\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to    "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
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It is a scam.\n"34 678 248 946" is a untracable mobile phone(vodafone)\nYou cannot have an international lottery as the gambling laws differ in every country.\nThe scammers say it is "International" so as to cover every country.\nIf you want to check a email you think might be a scam go to www.scamomatic.com\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
311211
Did you know that giving someone a bad check for payment of goods/services is a fradulent act....fraud is a criminal offence. Depending on how malicious you feel, you could "sic" the police on her by filing a report with the local police. Since you probably want to get your money, a demand letter stating your intent to file a complaint with the local police for "passing bad checks" if payment is not made in cash or toher certified funds, may actually do the trick.
481645
Scam..\nDo you really think there is a method to picking winning lottery numbers?\nThink about it.
452838
I receive scams like that about every 3 or four weeks.If you didn't enter the sweepstakes or buy a lottery ticket, you can't win.
309248
Its a scam...and it is catching a lot of people...\nFor a write up on it go to:\nhttp://www.fraudwatchers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1746&highlight=%22united+lotto%22\n.\n.\n.\n.\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to    "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is\n..\n.\n.\n.\nThe checks/money orders will be fake....very good fakes.\nYou can hand them to a 25yr old bank teller and they wont know the difference.\nThe checks go in your account.\nYour bank "HONOURS" the checks\nYou send the money to the scammer in Nigeria\nThe bank sends the check back to the issuing bank (can take up to 6 months)\nThe Issueing bank refuses to "CLEAR" the check.\nYour bank says"Hey...you put in a fake check ....wheres the money?"\nYou say" I sent it to [insert scammers name here] by western union money transfer(untracable) to that lovely man/woman/both in Nigeria"\nThe bank says"??? you robbed your own bank???"\nYou plead Ignorance..."Im innocent" etc\nThey say "But YOU put the check in our bank...." and you do jail time for bank fraud\n\n"419" scammers....dont ya love 'em\nwww.fraudwatchers.org
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As a police officer i have handled 3 cases similar to this in the last 2 months.  There is nothing we can do except educate the public.  Remember you cant win a lottery you yourself didnt enter.  Think twice about lotteries unless you bought a ticket.  Im sorry but your brother has lost that money and wont get it back.