Hmm I haven't seen one of these in awhile. It appears as though the scammers are getting desperate. Apparently they can't make us believe we've won something from Microsoft, Blackberry, Coca-Cola, Yahoo, Shell (which you haven't), or any other corporation, so they're moving offshore. Rest assured, though, this is still a scam. No lottery and no company anywhere in the world chooses "winners" by e-mail address or phone number.
Coke has their promotion every now and then in which you can win free bottles of their products, for example. Shell might give away some free fuel every once in awhile. But no company anywhere in the world has "promotions" in which they give away millions of dollars to individual people. Such "promotions" are known as philanthropy, which is an acceptable advertising gimmick. In other words, corporations are not going to give away money if they cannot make more money while they're at it. Why would they? They wouldn't; it doesn't make any sense. In the United States, it is illegal to play foreign lotteries, according to U.S. Postal Inspector Guy Cottrell. Additionally, it is illegal in many jurisdictions to play their lotteries unless you are a resident of that jurisdiction, such as the United Kingdom. In short, if you did not go out, and drive down to your local store to buy your very own paper lottery ticket that you can hold in your hand, then you did not win. There are no exceptions. Period. There's a few more of these Asian Lottery Scams posted Here. Please follow me on Twitter @inscamerated. Thank You. Comments are closed.
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AuthorMy name is Gary, and I live in the Midwestern United States. This site is intended to expose the frauds and scams that are so pervasive on the internet, especially today. One hundred per- cent of the e-mails you get that promise you millions are never, ever real. They'll tell you they're "dying," trying to gain your sympathy. They're not dying, they're lying. Click Here for the "Dying" scams. Don't fall for it, and never send them any money, no matter what they tell you. Oh, and good luck hacking this website. It's got a nice strong password on it. Archive
July 2012
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