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myLot reputation of 85/100. Ejobsuccess (346)   ranked 2,550 out of 26,160 in make extra money 5 years ago

I keep recieveing emails about winning a large sum of money from the Uk and well i dont know if its real or a scam? I would most definately collect this money but dont want to disclose any info if its a scam. It doesnt ask for my social security or anything but it does as for Name of Beneficiary, address,city/state,nationality,sex,email address,telephone number,occupation,next of kin,age,amount won, ticket number ect.. But i think some of these are pretty weird, next of kin and beneficiary. What do you think?


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its_my_life (22) response was accepted on 7/8/2008.
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1. its_my_life (22)   ranked 21,836 out of 26,160 in make extra money   5 years ago

it is totally scam.. dont reply to these mails.. i've hundreds of mails like these.. its bullsh*t nothign else


myLot reputation of 85/100. Ejobsuccess (346)   ranked 2,550 out of 26,160 in make extra money  5 years ago

Aww that is too bad! But thanks for the warning as well as the reponse!

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2. myLot reputation of 87/100. ivyoon (277)   ranked 2,620 out of 26,160 in make extra money   5 years ago

I agree with your other responder. These emails come in by the truckload at all of my email addresses. They get your information when you take certain online surveys or sign up for certain offers. It is a phishing scam. They are looking for names and addresses... and not for the purpose of sending you any money. Never give them any info. In fact, never give those emails a second glance, just delete them. (And any other emails you get telling you you've "won" money, or you've got "money waiting") They are all phishing scams looking for peoples' names and addresses, so they can send you MORE scams... it's a vicious cycle. Just delete them.


myLot reputation of 85/100. Ejobsuccess (346)   ranked 2,550 out of 26,160 in make extra money  5 years ago

Man that is all just too bad! It would have been nice to have actually won something. Thanks for your response.


myLot reputation of 95/100. OreoCookie3 (22476)  5 years ago

Yes, it is too bad that it isn't real, but it is a scam and you will be sorry. You may find that your information is stolen or that your computer doesn't run well anymore. One way or another, something bad may happen and you will wish you had not opened it and given info. Please don't give it.


myLot reputation of 85/100. Ejobsuccess (346)   ranked 2,550 out of 26,160 in make extra money  5 years ago

Yeah i went back and deleted them all! And now i will keep on instead of reading them and wishing it was true!

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3. myLot reputation of 97/100. ranitam22 (678)   ranked 1,456 out of 26,160 in make extra money   5 years ago

I think it is a scam, if you get more than one like I have, you'll see that it will be from different people and companies, but it will be the same letter and the same winning numbers. I think it has something to do with identity theft overseas. Anytime you've supposedly won something, and you can't find a legit address anywhere or all it is is a phone number or email address to contact that person, it's something fishy about it.

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4. myLot reputation of 95/100. ryanphil01 (3077)   ranked 1,404 out of 26,160 in make extra money   5 years ago

I would have grabbed the chance to get the money if it was not a scam. Who does not need money anyway! But true enough, just like the other responders here are saying that these are but scam emails. They come to your inbox to lure you. If you fall to their caprices, these hackers and scammers would have all the last laughs. Don't be misled with their good 'offers' for they would just hack your information and use them for illegal purposes. Don't share any private information specially bank accounts and pin numbers or credit card informations to unknown entities or indiviudals.

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5. myLot reputation of 95/100. OreoCookie3 (22476)   5 years ago

I think they are scams and I don't even open them anymore. In fact I think they go to my spam filter now. I programmed most stuff like that to hit the spam filter. I think these are scams that want your personal identification, where you live and your address. It might be someone wanting to take your identity or something. I don't open anything that I didn't request.. or if I don't know them. I got a trojan from opening something and downloading what was offered.. and I am not going to do it again. It just isn't worth wrecking your identity or your computer.

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6. myLot reputation of 94/100. tallpaulno44a (1418)   ranked 11,896 out of 26,160 in make extra money   5 years ago

I do believe it is spam sham scam

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7. myLot reputation of 97/100. Calais (7020)   ranked 5,860 out of 26,160 in make extra money   5 years ago

Of course they are scams, I get about 6 everyday for the last year....Delete then straight away and never give them any of your information..If you didnt enter into it, then its a scam...

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8. melody08 (22)   5 years ago

It is definitely a SCAM. I also receive lots of it. I have scamomatic bookmarked on my computer. I also read testimonials regarding these fraud emails. First they will email you about the money that you can get if you just help them for example being the next of kin of whoever person it was. Then if you got in their bait they will ask you to send an amount for the processing fee and what so ever to make the release of the money in couple of days. And then they will just vanished when you already sent money to them.

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9. myLot reputation of 91/100. jcyap888 (452)   ranked 4,799 out of 26,160 in make extra money   5 years ago

for me its a scam i try to enter there site it says choose the number why, i have won but wh choose no again! and how will they know me if i dont register or choosen a number.
another is the email about the million dollar transfer, i answer their needs and i told them i dont have money to work for their needs but i will help them transfer their funds. that was the last they email me again. everymonth i get this kind of mail i ignore it .

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10. myLot reputation of 82/100. shekharvats9 (138)   ranked 12,955 out of 26,160 in make extra money   5 years ago

i think those are simply scam for all the time they ask to open a new account in some specified account. mostly they are only meant for the UK or US citizens so think they are simply fake for i live in India and till date i have not received any thing through those lotteries.

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