Comments on: how can i confirmif i have actually won lottery in uk? and collect winnings?

By: Bello

Bello — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:11:07 +0000

It is a scam.

You cannot have an international lottery as the gambling laws differ in every country.
The scammers say it is “International” so as to cover every country.
If you want to check a email you think might be a scam go to
Lotterys work like this:
1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen….etc
The lottery company now has 10,000

2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)

Scams work like this:
-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)

0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn’t entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)

2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally…and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)

3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the “winnings” (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!….silly maga)

4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn’t really…he keeps it )

5)Your inbox gets more mails than
Everything from “You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry” to “CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN” to “Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)

The moral of the story is…If it sounds too good to be true… It probably is
havea look at

By: jimbo_wizard

jimbo_wizard — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:15:58 +0000

Unless you have actually been to England (the UK) recently and bought some lottery tickets (highly unlikely), then you could not have possible have won the lottery…. Did you also get the e-mail that a distant relative of yours in Nigeria died and you could claim the money if you just submitted your bank account number, so it would be electronically deposited into your account??? They are all scams and hoaxes >>>> DO NOT FALL FOR IT…

By: science_geek

science_geek — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:41:42 +0000

ifyou did not enter the lotto you did not win.
if you entered one, check out the lotto you entered and go from there.

By: Worshipful Heart

Worshipful Heart — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:03:43 +0000

It is a hoax, you did not win anything. Everyone that has an email address gets those. Do not send anyone any money or personal information as you will never see it again and you wont see your winnings either. They will use your personal info to gain access to your credit cards, bank account etc.
DONT DO IT
check all suspicious email: winnings, sob stories, political accusations, etc at