Hey, I just Won the UK Lottery!
By Mike07
@Mike07 (505)
United States
March 13, 2007 6:27pm CST
For about the 10th time I've just recieved notice in an email that I have won the UK Lottery! Even though I don't live in the UK, and have never even entered a lottery there! Who knew the Brits were such giving people!
Has anybody else also won?
(I have also been offered a lucrative job by a Hong Kong Trading firm, to process money collection for them. Things are really looking up for me.) :)
8 responses
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
21 Mar 07
I got dozens of it too in my email. But the most popular of them all is the UK lottery. At first I tried playing with their tricks and they even showed me the ceritificate with my name on it. When I tried giving them my information except for my bank account they started telling me that I should pay for processing fees etc. etc and they also convincing me to call a certain lawyer to be able to claim it. I told them to just deduct the processing fees to my winnings and they stated that a law prevents them from doing so. LOL! They are so creative in convincing me to pay them. But eventually they got tired of trying to convince me paying them LOL!
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@onlinbiz8 (78)
• Panama
15 Mar 07
I win everyday, not only the UK Lottery, Yahoo Lottery, Some African country lottery. If I had all this winnings I would be a millionaire today!! LOL.
This is all a scam. They ask you for your details and then ask you to send in a processing fee so they can send you the cheque. I replied once and told them to reduce from my winnings 50% for their processsing fees and to send me the balance...I never heard from them again. This is all a Scam so do not even bother to reply.
As for the Hong Kong or Chinese company asking you to collect money for them, this is Laundering money or they will send you stolen or bogus cheques. STAY AWAY!!
@Justareceptionist (869)
• United States
21 Mar 07
I was watching Good Morning America yesterday morning and they had an investigative reporter meet up with this gentleman in London. The reporter responded to his e-mail declaring him a winner and scheduled a visit in London. He did this twice. The first man he met was an African man who was simply talking to him about winning the lottery. Once the reporter told him who he actually was, the African man ran off like the cops were chasing him down.
The second man was a little more suspicious. He even cancelled the appointment but with a little persuasion, the reporter got him to arrive at a local bar. Once the man came he was warning the reporter that the information should be just between the two because if it were to leak out it will be all over the media. That's when the reporter revealed himself. It was pretty funny.
I don't see why they continue doing this. But Matt Lauer said something like 1 in 4 people fall for it and this scam makes a lot of money.
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@prestocaro (1251)
• United States
14 Mar 07
Congratulations. I think I'm the only one who picked up on your sarcasm! You should just go ahead and start buying things now, I'm sure your money will show up eventually, lol!
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@gbaben (509)
• Russian Federation
15 Mar 07
Hello,friend that uk lottery you said you've just won,you need to be very careful so that one sorrow will not be added to you joy.You don't play lottery you are told you've won,and you don't think twice.IT IS A SCAM.i am a living witness
@ryanphil01 (4182)
• Philippines
20 Mar 07
this kind of lottery wherein you won without buying tickets and won not in your place...this is a fraud..e-mail spams...and come to think of it...winning without buying a ticket? simply raffling e-mail addresses...it must be a nightmare...
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@LooneyToons (383)
• United States
14 Mar 07
No I have never won the UK Lottery. Did you get it in an email? How much did you win? Is it legit? If it is congrats to you.
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