I got email United Bank For Africa called that I have won with a lottery prize, how do I make sure the reality?

This type of spam is so old I have a hard time believing you are asking about it. Do not answer, better yet but is to late, don't even open the mail. Delete this and run as fast as you can away from it, before you find out the hard way who wins... and it won't be you.

whip

don't do it ! it is a big scam.lol these are as old as the internet.

I-Like-Chicha&Ceviche

This is a very old scam
They get your $350 and run with it

kenbgray

One word to the wise. SCAM.

Bryan

Sorry, but it's a total fake.

A real prize would never cost you anything.

I have seen warnings about these scams on TV...

and really, think about it, did you enter any Lottery?

Pangloss

it's a scam

olena42

You have to be pretty niave to believe this is real. These SCAMS are run already the world with return addresses from the UK all the way to Nigeria. All they're after is your deposit money. DON'T SEND THEM ANYTHING. Shred the letter, add the sender to your junk mail.

Poyzin

those things are always a scam. C'mon, get with it dude

EVOC Instructor

Two questions:
1) Have you ever been to Africa?
2) Have you ever played their lottery?

I will just guess that the answer to both questions is No.?? It is a scam and they want your information. Then they will tell you that in order to get the money that you will need to send them money first. You didn't win. Round file the letter.

thegoodladypayne

It's not true. Not in the slightest. Delete it now and don't think anymore of it.

avgjoe

Any time that you win a contest and or a lottery there are no upfront charges on any legit winnings.

This is a big scam that has been going on for years do not send them any money and report their address to your e-mail provider so that they will not prey on other unsuspecting individuals

Improper Bostonian

It's from a Nigerian scammer sitting in an internet cafe.
Delete it.

sexygeryl

this is fake. i get them all the time, they ask you to send you money or they ask you to cash a check for them and you end up losing all the money, dont do it.

Oscar

It's a Scam! Your pulling our leg. You know it is a scam.

Irv S

It's a scam.
Why should you be charged a fee?
Did you enter any contest or lottery?
"If it sounds too good to be true........"

Some *%$&&^^*& is trying to bilk you out of cash.
Make em pay for it .
E Mail em, string 'em' along with questions and E Mails
as long as you can.
Waste their time, but send no money, and give them no
account numbers, or any other personal information.
Not even your real name.
You can bet they're not using theirs.

chef411

It fraud! They ask you for your bank account number and some STUPIDLY give it to them and then the company will instead of deposit money remove it.

brsdb3381

SCAM they will take your money and disappear. There are a bunch SCAMS going on right now watch out for Stimulus also. If you are a real winner no one will ask for a fee.

you don't know me

It's a scam. There is a website dedicated to these scams and people that scam the scammers back. It's 419eater.com Some of the stories on there are quite funny, you should check it out.

Joe from WI

They want you to give them thousands of dollars, basically. Also, African lotteries can only be won by people living in Africa.

Atavacron

It's fake.

Do it and your accounts will be drained.

Cindy

It is all a scam where they are attempting to get you to send them your money, you will get nothing in return for the money you send them. What you will have in the end is less money in your bank account.

If this were an honest lottery, no one would be asking you for any kind of money what so ever, a real lottery doesn't ask you to send them money.

Plus ask your self, how would you have ever been entered into their lottery living where you do? The answer is you wouldn't be entered in their lottery at all.

They send out these type of e-mails to hundreds of thousands of people in the hopes that some one will be dumb enough to believe them and send them money.

God Bless you.

Kyky

This is a HUGE scam, They want you to send this money to these separate accounts and you will never get the money. There are a lot out there like this. I got one offering me high pay to be a secret shopper. I.E. They will send me a check i cash it and send so much money to different accounts like money gram western union, etc. After you cash the check you may get in trouble for cashing a bad check b/c it was a false account. They made my letter so legitimate , they actually gave the correct number and name for the bank that was on the check, I also called them and they told me it was a scam.

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