Chook n Boo Mum Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 I had one of these pitch up in my inbox this morning saying We are pleased to inform you of 5th-September-2009 UK National Lotto draw. Your email address was picked. Do contact our claims agent via e-mail as given below providing your full name(s) & reference # (same as above) for due processing and remittance of your prize money. "signed" from a Dr and a Prof no less.................am I right to be suspicious or is this for real Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 This has scam written all over it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadietoo Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 It's a bit like the e-mails you get purporting to be from HMRC and telling you that you are due a refund....the first question you have to ask yourself is ...at what point did I give them my e-mail address?....if the answer to that is never (and that is the correct answer in the case of the Revenue folks...they don't do e-mail) then it's most definitely a scam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Scam! Ignore it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Check on Snopes, but i'm sure it'll be a scam. They'd be wanting certain confidential ID to verify your claim.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 Email addresses are not the deciders in winning the lotto....picking the correct numbers are. Check the properties of the email if you can....I bet it originates outside the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoid Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 The proper winning Lotto email has the header 'we have a nice surprise for you'. Its a scam! For more info see here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Webmuppet Posted September 12, 2009 Share Posted September 12, 2009 There is an email address to send the scam emails purporting to be from HMRC......... phishing@hmrc.gsi.gov.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted September 12, 2009 Author Share Posted September 12, 2009 Coo & there was I thinking I may have had a little windfall .........and was planning how many pekins & could buy with it No such luck! Thanks Fred for that link, I was surprised that it had arrived in my inbox, normally such toot lands in the junk tray along with the "you are a long lost relative" and "get rich quick in this casino" emails...It's now marked as junk so hopefully won't appear again Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
