Did you receive notifications that states that you have won a huge sum ?

@Naxous (973)
India
March 18, 2010 5:29am CST
I started receiving several emails from various sources where it is stated that I have won a huge sum of money ranging from 1500000GBP to 800000USD as I have been chosen via a random selection process for using the Web or having my acoount with Yahoo?Now initially I was a bit tempted and started sending informations to them..however,very soon I came to realise a common trend that all these scamstars possess..they try to find out our bank account and afetr doing that they ask to deposit a certain sum of money which is required to facilitate the wire transfer..I received such an offer a few days ago and it is stated that the amount will be disbursed by Barclays Bank Plc and i was asked to contact the branch..today the bank sent an online application form where it asked me to provide details of my bank account which I did.However,I am not sure whether what I did is right or wrong..please give your opinion and if any of you have any such experience then share with me too.
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@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
18 Mar 10
All of these are scams and phishing mails. DO NOT respond to them. DO NOT give your Bank details. DO NOT believe that any 'online application form' associated with these mails is genuine. By giving your bank details you will almost certainly have put your account in jeopardy. If you have given your bank details already, contact your bank immediately and ask them what they advice. They may suggest that you close the account and open a new one or they may ask you to change your password. They will know what is best.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
25 Mar 10
The offer was so tempting that I could not resist and I have already given them my bank details.However,the very next thing I did is I withdrew almost all my money from the account and left only the minimum balance.Now they can't withdraw any amount from my account I believe.
• Philippines
18 Mar 10
You're in big trouble if you gave them your bank details. These people will try to get your money from your bank account or use your name and other info about you to do illegal things. There are even instances when some people who own credits cards find out that they are billed for some purchases that they did not make. And it was something really impossible coz they are charged of purchases from other country when in fact they haven't left their own country. I had received many emails like that and I was tempted to reply. They did not ask for my bank details though and even if they did I wouldn't give it to them. They replied and ask me to choose what kind of card I want and then ask to contact fedex for the details to get the card. It turned out that I have to pay $150 for the courrier service. So from then I did not entertain such emails. I replied a few telling them to send the money without asking me to pay for anything, otherwise they are just scamming me and they won't get any single cent from me.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Hi fourjems though I revealed my bank details yet due to lack of sufficient fund in my bank I don't think that they will be able to do any harm..however,your statement that they can tamper with my details is causing a bit of worry and frankly I am a bit tensed..let's see what's in store..thanks for your response.
• Philippines
30 Mar 10
No problem. I believe someone here advised to contact your bank immediately and tell them your story. Maybe they could do something like change your account number and some other valuable information to secure your future accounts and give you a peace of mind.
@Naxous (973)
• India
31 Mar 10
Hi friend thanks for your response but my bank right now is trying to not pay much attention to my plea of changing my account number..I fortunately didn't disclose my password..will the scammers be able to locate them.?
@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
30 Mar 10
I receive a lot of those messages. It's very funny. But I have to admit that the very first time I receive such, I thought it was for real. But the longer I have been online, the more I discovered that they are scams. Usually when I receive such, I just delete them.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Thanks friend for your response..yeah you are right the very first time when one receives such messages it really makes him greedy and so was the case with me..however from now on I will be much more cautious in dealing with such messages..and this is not at all funny my dear friend as from the previous discussions I came to know that people can lose a lot of money in this way..don't you think that we need to do something to remove these scamsters from the internet?Suggest a few remedies.
@hagirl (1295)
• United States
19 Mar 10
They send me those things all the time.... Most of them are from the Bank of Nigeria... It is pretty sad that alot of the scams even have the balls to use military titles to get you sucked into their scams..... I would not give my banking account to any of them but you may choose to do so..... If you do I wish you all the best.....
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@hagirl (1295)
• United States
1 Apr 10
I wish you all the luck in the world
@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
I really need your wishes..infact I need wishes of all my friends here in mylot as I have disclosed my bank details except the password and customer id..Thanks for your response.
@vallie (33)
• India
30 Mar 10
Hi regards, I'v responded sicu emails with mydetails. then they asked me to send some amount for the delivery. I said deduct the required amout from the amount the he is goind to pay me. then they never responded me. they all frauds. be careful my buddy. vallie
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Thanks buddy for responding to my discussion..afetr sending them my bank details they haven't responsed yet and so I don't know whether they will ask for money..if they do I will do the same thing as you did and if they are real then indeed they will send me my winning whereas if they are fraud then they will stop communicating with me.
@RobtheRock (2433)
• United States
21 Mar 10
Many years ago there was a skit on Saturday Night Live about a killer shark that wanted to eat the people in this house. They wouldn't let him in, so he knocked on the door and said, "Pizza! Pizza delivery." That's what these Phising people do. I get this crap all of the time in my Spam mail box. But sometimes, like the killer shark, they disguise themselves as something else and get in my regular email. And I always get something from the fake Paypal. And as some other myLotters have said, "Never provide your bank account information in email or in surveys. Nor give you phone number.
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• United States
30 Mar 10
I've never had a survey ask for my bank account. They either pay me by paypal or mail the check to my address. The only ones who put the money directly into my bank account is the AOL survey and that's because they already have my account. I can trust them because I've had them for almost ten years. Generally, banks will tell you not to give out your bank account information unless you know you can "trust" the third party because there are a lot of phising scams out there who can use your information to go into your account and take your money.
@Naxous (973)
• India
31 Mar 10
Hi friend thanks for clearing my doubt..now though I have disclosed my bank account number I didn't disclose the password can the scammers get my password and infiltrate my bank account..I am not getting any suitable reply or help from my bank at the present moment and have nobody to discuss except you my friends in my lot.
@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Your anecdote is really fantastic and I enjoyed it..however I want to ask you what's the trap if I provide my bank account in surveys and do surveys ask for bank account details?Thanks for your response.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
20 Mar 10
Hi Naxous, it's not that easy to won any huge sum online. I won't believe such notification emails for sure. Yeah, they always happen to appear in my mailbox every now and then. Once I see any of them I will delete them straight away. I don't want to see them to make my mailbox to look messy. We will be trapped if sending the required handling fees asked. I know what they actually need is the money we transfer to their account. I trust them only if there is totally not a single penny is charged. But I'm still afraid that what will happen if giving them all my bank account detail Anyway greed will lead us to great loss Happy posting
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Hi friend they didn't ask for any handling charges yet and greed indeed prevailed over my common sense..thanks for your response.
@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
19 Mar 10
When I check my spam folder, I see lots of such notifications by email. If they are willing to give me, I have no problems taking it. However, if need me to pay some money outfront, I would be rather skeptical. Perhaps I should have responded to one of them and hope perhaps that the one I selected might be real!
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Hi friend this is precisely what I thought while answering the email..though at the back of my mind there was a feeling that this can't be true yet I decided to take a chance and thereby maybe I made a mistake.
@derek_a (10873)
19 Mar 10
I have recieved countless letters, emails and even phone calls that I have won huge fortunes. The letters go straight in the trash, the emails get deleted, and the phone-calls get hung up. _Derek
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Thanks for your short and crisp response..I really liked it.
@verabear (796)
• Philippines
19 Mar 10
Oh I used to get a lot of those mail and they either go straight to my Junk Mail or I just delete them automatically. I don't want to be fooled by those because some of those actually ask for your bank details but will just take from you rather than give you any money. Ugh.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Yeah,even I came to know about it later on..but by then I had disclosed my bank details minus password..Thanks for your response.
• India
19 Mar 10
First of all similar question has been discussed already.Kindly check. However I shall once again discuss on that.The e-mail may not bear your e-mail ID. this may be a general information to e-mail ID's.If get involved they may take some of your money and you will get forfeited. You can also view Mylotters view on the subject. I have received/am receiving and I do not reply.Let us be vigilant on this matter.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Thanks for your response.
• United States
23 Mar 10
I get these emails all the time and there is a name for them. PFISHING.... If it sounds too good to be true it commonly is.... never provide personal information, especially bank info.. These scams commonly work by sending you information and then asking you to send a check back for the difference. Either the check or deposit they send you fails, and then you are out the money you sent back to them plus any fees for possible overdrafts.... As I said before, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Thanks friend for your response fortunately I didn't receive any communication stating that they need a certain sum of money from me up till now.
• India
19 Mar 10
Hi Naxous Yes i do receive similar messages everyday. i wont check them. i just delete those mails.... but so many people are there who are falling to their trick everyday... i have personally seen some people near my home..
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
hi buddy now you have one more who had fallen prey to their trick..though I haven't lost money even now but from the discussions it appears that I am heading towards doom..Thanks for your response.
@nangisha (3495)
• Indonesia
19 Mar 10
I don't believe in getting every thing for free, in my mind free equal with scam. I thing this day no one will give big sum of money to someone for free, we must be very careful....
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Thank you friend for your rational and practical thoughts.
@mkmsam531 (267)
• Philippines
19 Mar 10
I did received several emails of this kind stating that i won. I was so happy at first but after reading the mail, it seems too good to be true. They would usually say that you have entered a contest,which is not true. With the reports of many scams, i just delete them and forget about the email. If you have sent the details about your bank, it is best to contact your bank and ask for advice on how to deal with it.
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• Philippines
19 Mar 10
So sorry for the double post!
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@mkmsam531 (267)
• Philippines
19 Mar 10
I did received several emails of this kind stating that i won. I was so happy at first but after reading the mail, it seems too good to be true. They would usually say that you have entered a contest,which is not true. With the reports of many scams, i just delete them and forget about the email. If you have sent the details about your bank, it is best to contact your bank and ask for advice on how to deal with it.
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@jjstream (313)
• United States
18 Mar 10
I do receive these types of e-mail messages on a daily basis. I always delete these types of messages. I must telling that these are scams and you won't receive any money.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
You are right..almost all are scams and even I have decided to delete messages from my inbox if I receive them in the future.Thanks for your response.
@1anurag1 (3576)
• India
18 Mar 10
yes i receive many and even if i start counting the sum of money of all then i would be richer than the bill gates. this is the thing i would like to tell. then dont believe on them ever. they are just the spammer looking for any victim. who can just pay them money forgetting the prize. In short they are the online cheaters.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Thanks for your response friend but do you know a way in which they can be identified by the recipients of the mail?
@udayrao2 (781)
• India
19 Mar 10
Hi Naxous Be careful& beware, a lot of people in my country had and still being duped by such email fraudsters. They get your personal info and then loot you of your money - so much so that almost everyday in our Indian newspapers there have been reports and cautions to report such emails and never acknowledge them- most of these crooks are located in Nigeria the reports say, so be careful as with the lure of a windfall they will take away whatever you have - so never divulge any info- your bank account, ATM pin, bank user id & password etc; simply report to the police All the Best
@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
Hi buddy I am also from India and do you think that the police in our country is sophisticated enough to track down such scammers?However thanks for your response and I fortunately didn't disclose my bank password and user id.
@animated (28)
• Germany
18 Mar 10
welcome to the club man. ive been recieving emails like such since the day i cant remember when. theres a whole lot of them. ranging from unclaimed parcels, job employment offers with astronomical salary offers, business partneship, so on and so forth. one time i teased one of them, replied and send documents that they need, then gave the site(mail add) to the NBI. so he was tracked, and i never know what happened next. hope they caught him. in the first place, how will you win in a lottery if you never joined one? lol. they're scam. just ignore. good day.
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@Naxous (973)
• India
30 Mar 10
What you did is absolutely perfect however the cyber crime department in our place is not as efficient as NBI and so I don't want to get in touch with them..but I must thank you for getting rid of the scammers and doing a whole lot of good to others who could have been duped.