i recived let  that told me i won the lottery i think it is false what can i do?
483553
you did not win put it in the trash someone wants your info
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More than likely not.  Did you enter into any lottery?  It's a scam, stay away from it.
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Delete all foreign lottery emails and throw away foreign lottery faxes and letters cause they are ALL scams.  +\n\n\nPlease be EXTREMELY WARY of offers by distant strangers to send you a high value (but counterfeit) cashier's check/USPS Money order, and then have you wire the balance to them.  Banks will cash these counterfeit checks/USPS Money orders, but then hold you responsible for the funds when the check fails to clear!
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That is a scam.\n\nThere is a National Lottery in the UK but you have to have a physical paper ticket and turn up in person with the ticket to collect your winnings.\n\nhttp://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/promotions/promotions.do?promo=commonscams\nThis type of scam is very common. Do no give them any details. Jsut delete the e-mail and ignore it.
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well considering you email adress it not hidden on yahoo answers, some fraudulent activity may be going on in your email inbox asking to claim the prize by entering your user name and password including other personal infomation... IF SO IT IS A FAKE EMAIL AND DO NOT ANSWER IT... THen again go to the yahoo homepage and if there is a lottery  (doubt it) then access it forom ther
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Yes, you could have your identity stolen, your bank funds stolen, your credit ruined, etc. Never ever open Emails from people you don't know. If you didn't enter the lottery, you couldn't win it. It is dishonest and a scam. You may have lost everything. Notify your bank and your credit companies immediately. Report the scam to www.fraudwatchinternational.com
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This is a scam.\nRamakrish,.. you have six very similar questions about this uk national lottery.  The answers you are getting should all tell you that this is a scam.  Do not fall for it. \nIf you didn't enter a lottery, you cannot win a lottery.\nSee this web site about the lottery scams.\nhttp://www.fraudwatchinternational.com/known-lottery-scams-a-e/bank-giro-loterij/
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Here's some signs of a lotto scam:\n\n*You never paid money or bought a ticket to enter.\n*Your "winning" notification is probably not personalized.\n*Your "winning" notification came by email, probably from a free email address such as yahoo.com or msn.com.\n\nIf you answer the email, after one or two email exchanges with the so-called "lottery officials" or "claims agent," perhaps accompianied by some official looking but fake documents, you'll be asked to pay fees for "taxes" or "handling" or some other reason. This is the scam - you pay the fees and never see any winnings, mainly because there are none to see.
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It is a scam.\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
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Yes, it's a scam.\nDid you buy a  lotto ticket? Yeah, didn't think so.
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Hey! I got the exact same email as you did and tried to look up the powerball international and the financial company as well and didn't come up with any results. My guess is they are fake. I'm not sure if you replied to the email on how to get your $, but I did just to see what would happen.
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If you didn't buy a ticket, you didn't win.  It's that simple.  \n\nAnything else you read in your e-mail is probably a scam where someone is trying to con you out of your money.
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Here is a list of all the phone number of the FAKE and PHONY UK Lottery Promotions:  (I repeat--these are a scam to take YOUR money)\n\nhttp://www.joewein.de/sw/419-phone-uk.htm
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Lol.  No.  If any one of those lottery scams were true then I've won the English lottery about 10 times.  (I'm in America)
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If you did not actually enter the lottery and got an email or postal mail that you won, it's a scam. You gotta be in it to win it!\n\nNo matter how legitimate it sounds, don't fall for it. You'll probably find that before you can claim your "prize" you have to give them a "processing fee" or some such fee. When you pay the "fee" to get your money, you'll find that the company disappears.\n\nIf you still aren't convinced, then stay in contact with them. Don't give them ANY personal information-- no bank account numbers, social security numbers, not even your phone number. See how long it takes for them to ask you for money!
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If you haven't played a lotto then I would say it is some kind of fraud. If they ask you to call them, especially if they charge a premium rate then I would definitely think it is a fraud.
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Did you buy a lottery ticket?\nIf not this is a scam. I get about five per day.\nJust delete it and ignore it..\n\nwww.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\n\n please forward it to mail-spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com.