Please Answer!!!!!Is it a scam or not?
By Sweety76
@Sweety76 (1594)
India
September 16, 2006 2:53pm CST
I got an e-mail from Swiss Lotto, when I check it out in the web, and one link told me about a past winner. I got this e-mail, and I think it may be a scam, because I have like, two or three e-mails from Africa, claiming they wanted to give me money. I am only, like, in seventh grade,or primary six. I've told my mum about it, but really, is it a scam?
PS: I have some doubts about this, can anyone tell me what is it? (If you have maybe received this kind of e-mails, tell me what you did)
22 responses
@amiksinha (1960)
• India
16 Sep 06
To be sure, check the spelling and grammar. Anyone contacting you with such information will be a business person and should be proficient in your language. If you aren't sure, have someone else look at the correspondence. If it's a scam, it's from a lowlife with a poor or below average education. The spelling and grammar will always give them away.
It is a SCAM don't even open it. Even if you did or didn't report it as spam. DON'T give them ANY information about you or your family.
@Pussycat77 (167)
• Luxembourg
20 Oct 06
My boyfriend once get this kind of "news", but per post. He would have participate to a lotery in Spain and, of course, he would have won the jackpot! We checked this on the net, it appeared to be one of the biggest spam society in the world.
So, since then, when I got such great news, I only delete the mail...
@hikaruch4n (339)
• Australia
20 Oct 06
Don't believe this!
Becareful, there are a bunch of scammer outa there, this one is absolutely a scam!
@xeonkar007 (366)
• India
21 Sep 06
one of the biggest scams, they use your bank accounts and you will be jailed...........
@jtexas (527)
• United States
20 Sep 06
There is a user on here sending out a nigerian scam. The user name goes by the name of malbee i believe. This person is stating that he or she is from africa and if you cash some checks for them they will give you a percentage.
anyway just thought id let everyone know
@takenaback_1 (109)
• Mexico
20 Oct 06
It's a scam and how you can tell is when they ask you to send money to cover some cost. But if they are sending you the lotto without you sending them any money go for it. The trick always had been they'll make you send them money and disappear with it. It used to be called the Nigerian email scam and it goes away but it doesn’t die.
@cyberfluf (4996)
• Netherlands
20 Oct 06
I haven't heard about it, but there are so many scams out there; you hardly dare to try a new site because of it :(
Good luck with everything!
@jamesibechi (84)
• Lagos, Nigeria
20 Sep 06
the tone of the letter smacks of scam. and you should as well realize that you never even subscribe to any lottery like that.So where would you have expectedly gotten such unsolicited from? I think it's a scam. I'm an african and i know what crime 'these boys'are commiting.
@moneymind (10510)
• Philippines
19 Sep 06
Did you play any swiss lotto prior to your e-mail recieved, if no you did not play any lotto most likely it is a scum. greetings. : )
@panthertrack (180)
• United States
16 Sep 06
most stuff through the email is a scam or spam, i would steer clear of that
