Emails how can you tell if their

Canada
August 22, 2007 3:53pm CST
Real or scams ???? I recieved one yesterday ststing that I`m a winner from UK LOTTERIES , and after my last experience with email fraud , I am very hesitant to claim it , anyone here know how to tell the difference ????? Thanx alot
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
22 Aug 07
Did you enter into this lottery ??? I bet the answr is NO,It is a scam and has been for years, I win the lottery everyday..Ye Im still sitting here..Do not ever give your information to anyone. Just deleted them straight away... You know its a scam if you know you didnt enter into that competition..
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• Canada
22 Aug 07
Actually I did enter for it , thats why I`m not sure about it . I am still going to delete it just to be safe , Thanx alot
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@Calais (10893)
• Australia
22 Aug 07
Go to the UK Loottery offiacial site and they will tell you all the scams that are out there usung their name...Its quite shocking. .
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• Canada
22 Aug 07
I have already thats where I`ve been all evening ... Thanx Again ...
@uath13 (8192)
• United States
27 Aug 07
There are so many email scams out there right now its rediculeous so here are a few pointers. A. If they don't address you by your real name mark it as spam. B. If they claim you have inherited money from someone you don't recognize ( they probably won't know your name on this one either )mark it as spam. C. If their asking you to work for them collecting & transfering funds ( No real employer would recruit via email, even convicts can get an email account )mark it as spam. D. If their dying & looking for someone to distribute their money mark it as spam. E. If their a foreign dictator who has been overthrown & needs help getting his money out of the country mark it as spam. F. If you've won something without ever buying a ticket ( the lotteries make their money that way you know ) mark it as spam. H. If its from someone wanting you to follow a link to verify your account ( ebay , paypal & such ) mark it as spam. I. Last & most important. IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE , mark it as spam. Right now If any of the junk I recieved was true I'd be the luckiest richest man on the planet. As it is I can barely make ends meet. If you forget all the others remember (I) MARK IT AS SPAM!!!
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@uath13 (8192)
• United States
28 Aug 07
Thanks, I wish everyone would read it & take it to heart. Then the scammers couldn't make any money & would finally quit sending me all that junk.
@RobinJ (2501)
• Canada
27 Aug 07
this the best information you can get, believe it, and use it. well said uath13
@milott (2646)
• India
23 Aug 07
Any email which claims that you won a lottery is a scam and such emails claiming to ask you your personal info like credit card, social security, and of course money is a scam, get away from it.
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• Canada
23 Aug 07
Thanx I realize that now ....
@RobinJ (2501)
• Canada
27 Aug 07
If you won a lottery you would not be informed this way. They are just scams and people are still gullible enough to get in to this and they ask for personal information, as well as for money. steer clear of them and take care
@irishmist (3814)
• United States
23 Aug 07
I get these emails everyday in my mailbox. They are all just scams. They want all your personal banking info, so that they can rip people off. Sad part is there are a lot of people out there that fall for this stuff. Besides how can you win a lottery or anything else if you didn't enter it in the first place lol.
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• Canada
23 Aug 07
Yes that what I thoought , if I won then just send it through the mail... Thanx
• Malaysia
22 Aug 07
You better forget about it because they are scammer's job. I received that such spam messages about UK Lottery, Thailand Lottery, Nigeria Lottery,...., etc., almost for every three days. And the latest came into my e-mail inbox was yesterday. No need for you to reply just ignore it and don't give or provide any details of yours to them especially your bank account number. Just delete the message. And you can visit this website address that related to scammers' activities and records. www.stop-scammers.com/place_report.asp
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• Canada
22 Aug 07
Thanx alot for helping , some people are sad , I actually have used the link and could`t find anything , call me slow LOL LOL LOL ... I have already researched it online already and I will delete it ... Lets face if I won wouldn`t they come to me with a BIG CHECK ??????
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
25 Aug 07
Sweetie that is the biggest Scam one that is going round Those types of Mails are always Scams believe me as they would not contact you by Email and if you have not done the Lottery then you are not able to win it but even if you did they would personally contact you not by Email, anything like that never reply to or if Possible do not even open it unless you are expecting something
• United States
27 Aug 07
SCAM! I received such an email and when all they requested was my name and address, I gave it to them, but I knew I wasn't about to send any money. They then contacted me again and said I must "pay the insurance fee" to have the money shipped to me. The smallest "fee" was over $1,000! I deleted the email and haven't opened anymore with such claims.