Urgent - Is this one a scam???

Sagnitz · Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 2 Location: USA

I received a e-mail today from a Kierssdiowql<[email protected] saying that I won $500,000 in thier drawing. It started by calling me Sir/Mame. They claimed to be the Sponsor of Bingo Lottery International and that I may want to put some of my winnings toward their next $6 million bingo. I don't recognize any of these names but it is possible that I could have been entered in something - I enter as many sweepstakes etc. as I can. Does anybody know about this? Should I respond? It states that I have until May 26 to answer or award goes elsewhere. Please help!!

Sagnitz · Joined: 07 May 2005 Posts: 2 Location: USA

OK I think I may have solved the above problem. I believe that it is a scam. In applying to so many survey sites my address must have gotten into somebody's hands. Should anything like this happen to you there is a good site that has lots of info about fraud on the internet:
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

and you can forward anything questionable to them to check it out:

[email protected]

Apparently there are a lot of lottery type scams out there so beware!!

FreePaidSurveys · Site Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 398

Really, unless you are aware of a "Lotto" that you are actively participating in, then there's no way. There are legitimate lotto sites out there, but they require that you choose numbers and submit them and you would definately know that you were. You were right to check this out. You can usually tell from the email if it's a scam or not. But if you can't you can always do some searching around and find out.
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DARKarcher8 · Joined: 25 Mar 2005 Posts: 6

I remember 3months ago that I got a pink letter in the mail, it was shipped first class, then when i opened it, it said I won a million dollars. This is your second and final notice. I swear to god, it looked so real, it had everything on it a real letter would. I started jumping up and down then when I called the number to confirm the win, they said "Thank you for your entry into the sweepstakes, do you also want to subscribe to a magzine. I got so maddd, I threw the phone across the room. Sad

dsresearch · Joined: 06 Oct 2004 Posts: 56 Location: Kentucky

I am amazed when I get something like that in the mail and it sent bulk mail or presorted forst class etc. You can be sure that if you actually won a million dollars the mnoticce would come by certified mail if it was mailed but most likely you would be contacted in person.

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Michelleivey · Joined: 19 Jan 2005 Posts: 50

I use to enter contests all the time, and actually won quite abit in the 90's, computer, trips, bike, etc. and I was always contacted by phone. Any money came Fedex or Airborne. There are a lot of scams out there as stipulated before, so be very careful. I had a friend that was told he'd won a $35,000 car, but had to send $400 for shipping & handling, he sent it and, you got it, the car never showed up. If you enter any contests keep the names so you can verify for future calls or "mailings" this is your best defense against scams.