Old Lottery Scam Reinvented, By Email
Lottery Scam By Email
WTAP have a report about an Email Lottery Scam doing the rounds at the moment.
The jist of the story is one of a similar nature to my last entry about Scam Lotteries where some bunch of idiots tell you that there is a million pound prize for you to claim. All you gotta do is get in contact the lottery firm yourself and claim your winnings. The catch is it will cost you a pretty penny and you won't be seeing any unclaimed millions coming your way either.
Wtap lottery scam excerpt ♣
Old Scam Reinvented.Gamblog Comment :: Just one of many scams for punters to not get fooled by. If you receive one of these emails telling you that you have won a prize, remember that you have'nt. Proper lottery firms do not work in this manner.
Attorney General Darrell McGraw says his office is being inundated with calls about a new approach to an old scam.
Consumers say they have received e-mails from various companies notifying them they've won money in an "international lottery"
One such company, Lottery Winners International, e-mailed consumers saying they'd each won a million dollars.
The e-mail warns consumers to tell no one about their good luck, but to call a telephone number outside the United States to find out how to get their money.
The consumers who call are told they have to send a fee ranging from $25 to more than $1,000 to the company to claim their winnings.
McGraw warns that once you send money to another country, there's virtually no way to get it back. ♣
