Competition Scams - Please Post Them Here

bullshot

sweetheartlmg wrote: »

I'm not sure if this is the right thread, but wondered if anyone could give me some advice, I received an e-mail today to say that I had won in the Irish Lottery and I'm not sure if it's for real, their address shows on the website but it asks for personal details to claim the money; name, address, age, marital status, occuptation, telephone and a copy of my driving licence. What should I do, is this a scam?

The Irish Lottery
P O Box 1010
11 G Lower Dorset Street,
Dublin 1, Ireland

The e-mail reads as this:

WE THE STAFF AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE IRISH LOTTERY `WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU ONCE MORE FOR EMERGING A WINNER OF THE IRISH LOTTERY 2009 DRAWS. First, we would like to inform you that you emerged a winner via an internet random selection of email addresses. Your email address was selected randomly along three ( 3 ) other winners of the lottery promotion. For proper verification purpose and clearance purpose, you are required to fill and complete the form below.

Upon receipt of the duly requested data, I will send you the contact information of the payment office so you can proceed with effecting the release of your claim in anyway you deem fit.

Warm Regards,
Mr Adams (FIDUCIARY AGENT).
TEL: +447024067899
Customer Support: 24hrs - 7days

Aquick google of the number produced this list of scam numbers...sorry
http://www.419scam.org/419-phone-2009-12.htm

toniq

This scam has really annoyed me as http://www.competitionsdaily.co.uk/index.php that site run by a person who last week took tons and tons of comps of mse now has the nerve to ask people for payment for what they get for free from here.
So peeps take the time and effort to post comps here, and she posts them to her site and charges people.....................:mad::mad::mad::mad:

edit: the testimonals can't be real either as this was only set up last week so how can peeps have won loads of her site?

vwcampervan72

Bang out of order Toni,

I know i dont find many comps which arent dupes

but if id posted comps on here then found them on there i would not be a happy bunny!!

fire**fly

said it on your other thread toniq, am angry & saddened julie can do this to peeps on here, just hope no-one's silly enough to pay out & join

nixnjj

That is just disgusting:eek::eek: I have jsut had to put a warning on the facebook page. I've done this as I suggested this site to a couple of my non comping friends and I would had to see them being ripped off. Wonder how long that will stay there

purplevamp

I had this email today, but not sure if it is a scam. Anyone else get one??

Hello
My name is Mrs Booth and recently Alexandalexa.com ran a competition
to win some of my products.
I am contacting you to ask your permission to add your email address
to my mailing list - this way I can keep you updated on any future new
products and events.

If you don't mind me contacting you, could you please reply to this
email with YES in the subject line?
Many thanks



[IMG]aoladp://MA31416577-0001/skating.penguin.email.jpg[/IMG]




made with love by mrs booth
simple educational gifts for children
www.mrsbooth.com

(There was a skating penguin in the email but he seems to have disappeared!)

Jokey

toniq wrote: »

This scam has really annoyed me as http://www.competitionsdaily.co.uk/index.php that site run by a person who last week took tons and tons of comps of mse now has the nerve to ask people for payment for what they get for free from here.
So peeps take the time and effort to post comps here, and she posts them to her site and charges people.....................:mad::mad::mad::mad:

edit: the testimonals can't be real either as this was only set up last week so how can peeps have won loads of her site?

I hope no-one joins, I'm worried people may, those looking to start out and not where to begin . The website was set up on 18/04 so only 3 days ago, how on earth could those testimonials be true? She really hasn't thought thru has she!!

ZoeJane

I live in Milton Keynes and the "Universal Consulting Ltd t/a National Surveys" scam has now reached here. I came home tonight to find the envelope only addressed to Mr/Mrs with the green slip congratulating me on winning a "Free" gift donated by a local business. It gives a phone no. to call of 01908 980007, which is an MK STD code, but I've lived here for a while and there are no areas starting with a 9 so it just screamed DODGY at me. I checked on line and what a surprise - all sorts of various forums confirming this.

Therefore if you live in MK and get one of these - BIN IT!!!! - I have, it's gone in the recycling to hopefully come back as something a little less onerous.

laurenjs88

are the competitions on get me a ticket all scams?

bethesda

laurenjs88 wrote: »

are the competitions on get me a ticket all scams?

no my hubby won on there a few months back. he didn't actually get the prize stated but they sent a cheque instead