by hammy444
Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:45 pm
i recieved an email from yahoo msn lottery inc. saying i won 750,000,000gbp is this real
by hammy444
Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:50 pm
I keep getting emails from the FBI saying that if I accept these winnings I will be in big trouble. Does the FBI do that through emails or do they do that at all?
by Arnold
Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:28 pm
Hi and welcome to Scamwarners.
The email about the lottery is a scam, and I'm sure that it says that it was your email address that won. You can't win a lottery that you didn't enter.
The other emails aren't from the FBi, but from the scammer himself. The real FBI doesn't used free email accounts such as Yahoo or Gmail. Or send threatening emails.
The scammer is asking you to pay fees, taxes, etc before you can receive the imaginary prize, and the "FBI" emails are intended to try and make the scam look genuine. Which means that you have replied to at least one email from the scammer. He wouldn't have impersonated the FBI otherwise. So break off contact now.
You'll find more info about lottery scams here viewforum.php?f=12.
The email about the lottery is a scam, and I'm sure that it says that it was your email address that won. You can't win a lottery that you didn't enter.
The other emails aren't from the FBi, but from the scammer himself. The real FBI doesn't used free email accounts such as Yahoo or Gmail. Or send threatening emails.
The scammer is asking you to pay fees, taxes, etc before you can receive the imaginary prize, and the "FBI" emails are intended to try and make the scam look genuine. Which means that you have replied to at least one email from the scammer. He wouldn't have impersonated the FBI otherwise. So break off contact now.
You'll find more info about lottery scams here viewforum.php?f=12.
by Craig007
Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:27 am
Welcome, Hammy.
They are both scams, & as Arnold says, originate from the same scammer.
It's all about the bottom line. Scammers will take desparate, and even further illegal measures to ensure a profit, such as impersonating the FBI.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, especially via proxy such as e-mail or telephone.
They are both scams, & as Arnold says, originate from the same scammer.
It's all about the bottom line. Scammers will take desparate, and even further illegal measures to ensure a profit, such as impersonating the FBI.
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, especially via proxy such as e-mail or telephone.
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