Stephen
Marietta,#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, August 13, 2007
Anytime you receive an email telling you that you've won a Lottery that you never registered for (or don't remember registering for), it is an attempt to steal money from you that you will never get back. The fact that they anticipate you telling them to subtract the monies necessary should be a RED FLAG that it is a SCAM. No One who has ever gotten one of these 'so-called' Winner's Email, has ever gotten any money or anything else of value (except maybe a lesson in being overly greedy and not thinking wisely). You should never send any personal information to anyone that you don't know. Giving some unknown person your bank account and routing numbers is a perfect way to empty out your bank account from another country. Look at the Lotteries that are held locally, do they deduct amounts from the total given (other than taxes that are required) or do they give you the entire amount? Do the local lotteries require you to give them a bank account and routing number? Do the local lotteries require you to pay up-front fees for processing your winnings? Why should a 'foreign' lottery be any different than a local lottery? Be smart, erase those emails and don't fall for scams that come dressed in dreams of riches beyond belief. SB Marietta, Georgia USA