Has anyone ever heard of the Camelot Lotto and if so where is it bassed out of in the UK?
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http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/promotions/promotions.do?promo=contactfaq#ch2\n\nIt is a scam. There is a lottery but it has nothing to do with Nigeria and you do not have to pay.\nDelete the mail.
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Hi I have just received an e-mail today from Scoop Lotto\nstating that an e-mail address drawing was done and that \nI have won a large amount of money. No they did not ask for a bank account I have not answered them yet and I also have been searching for the company My gut feeling is that it is a scam.
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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
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I've come across that in the following website:\n\nhttp://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/internet/lottery/euro0009.shtml\n\nIt is also discussed in this story:\n\nIf you get a check, along with a letter claiming you've won the European Lottery, don't head to the bank.\n\nA Pueblo woman learned that the hard way.\n\nThose crooks in Canada are at it again. They're sending out an official looking letter, telling you you've won third place in the European International Lottery.\n\nThey claim $275,000 is headed your way, once you pay taxes and fees.\n\nBut don't buy it. Kelly Sanders of Pueblo deposited the check in her bank account, only to suffer one headache after another.\n\n"If you see a check that says, pay to the order of, and you don't know the people, don't even bother opening it, it's not worth it."\n\nKelly says she was skeptical about winning the lotto; after all, she's never been to Geneva, Switzerland where the drawing reportedly was held, and she's never entered a foreign lottery.\n\nBut after calling the number listed in the letter, she was told her name had been picked from a bingo site, and she does play bingo, so she bought it.\n\nShe deposited the $1,900 check, and spent some of it, only to later learn, the check had bounced and her account was in the red.\n\nIt wouldn't be so bad, But Kelly says her wallet was stolen, so she can't even replace the money she owes her credit union.\n\n"It's caused me nothing but headaches, a lot of stress, and right before the holidays, so I’m not a happy Santa."\n\nThe scam artists usually make their money by getting folks to wire back money for taxes and fees before they find out the check is no good.\n\nBut common sense would tell you, they could withdraw those fees ahead of time and just send you a smaller check.\n\nAlso, Kelly was told to wire money to Canada, which doesn't make sense if she won the Euro Lotto.\n\nThe bottom line, follow your gut instinct, and check out such claims before responding to them. Also, it's illegal to participate in a foreign lottery if you're in the United States at the time.\n\nhttp://www.kktv.com/news/features/6/2050137.html
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http://www.lottos.com.au/forum/member.php?action=reg&refer=ilazarus
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Heres a littlerun down on lottery scams\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\nSome times they will help you pay the fees.\nThey will give you a check (Wooooo hoooooo!!!)\nThe checks 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\nWhat is the difference between a fake cashiers check and a fake personal check?????\nA fake cashiers check looks like a real cashiers check whereas a fake personal check looks like a fake personal check.\nWhat have they got in common?\nThey are both just as easy to fake\n\n"419" scammers....dont ya love 'em\nwww.fraudwatchers.org
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www.fraudaid.com/ScamSpam/Lottery/lottery_scam_names.htm www.scambuster419.co.uk/lottery.htm\nantivirus.about.com/cs/hoaxes/p/lottery.htm\nwww.sophos.com/security/hoaxes/lotterywin.htm
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Scam, scam, scam.  I got the same thing.  Look up Lotto scams on the net and look up their name.  You'll see.  Sorry, I know it's a bummer.
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This is a scam most likely originating in a foreign country. DO NOT reply to the email and DO NOT send them any money. A lot of these scams say you've won X amount of dollars in a foreign lottery, but require you to pay a small fee to secure the winnings. People pay the money and the crooks make off with their money. I would alert Yahoo about this.
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Do you recall entering this particular Lotto?Most likely you did not and it is most likely a scam. I receive silly emails of pictures of money,checks,won lotto's ,all kinds of junk telling me somebody died and left money in other countries.Don't believe any of this junk stuff.Just Delete it.If you get in the snail mail(postal)destroy it.
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I saw it years ago. It was quite good. Wouldn't a good place to look for that kind of stuff on ebay? That way you literally have the whole world in your fingertips. #i only know of places in UK to get this sort of stuff. There are places in London that sell signed posters and stuff. Any good?
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Unfortunately, NO.  If any body claims it's a free lottery, beware of frauds. I refer a site for your info: fraudwatch.com . Browse this site for extra info.  Goodluck
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I got an email like this that was a scam. If you win a lottery they will not contact you like that. You can report the site but I can't remember the site I reported mine to but just type in scam lotteries and you will be directed to many sites. Just give them all the info you can.  Be carefull of your email.
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Electron is a legal company but they do not sponser lotteries..Lotteries are paid for by the purchase of lottery tickets.\nIf you receive an email that you have won a lottery ...then it is a scam.\n\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.\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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I think you take it to your local convienice store and they run it through they're lottery's green machine.\n\n\nNo, sorry, I have no idea, good luck.
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There isn't one...it's a scam!\nIf you don't believe me take a look here, it's the National Lottery homesite,\n\nhttp://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/home/home.do\n\nYou could just type MS_Word lottery UK into a search engine and you will soon find out if it's a scam or not.
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Okay then.  We have Newstead Abbey, Rufford Abbey and Country Park.\nYou can try www.ghostvillage.com  There are members from the UK there and they should be able to direct you to places they have been to.  Good luck let us know how it goes!