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Has anyone heard of the European Lottery Guild? Are they legit?

Mum is considering signing up to it but I've never heard of it and wanted to check it out for her first :confused:

Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance xx
Learning valuable lessons everyday - made all the easier by the folks on here and my amazing family :T

Life is better - now time to save for son's future :T

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  • Escapee_2
    Escapee_2 Posts: 24 Forumite
    Can't help with the european lottery guild, never heard of it . Wanted to say well done for the overtime thing...You go girl!!/Boy!!
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  • roswell
    roswell Posts: 2,447 Forumite
    If it costs to sign upto its probably a scam.

    a quick look on google revealed http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2064883.stm

    note this comment.

    ""startquote.gif
    The public are their own worst enemies - if they didn't send money, there would be no scam
    endquote.gif
    Steve Hall, UK
    I used to work for a similar company called the European Lottery Guild, who claimed to purchase tickets in lotteries in other EU countries (at highly inflated and well camouflaged prices). It is not certain whether they actually did but this multi-million dollar operation was funded out of Canada. It officially went bankrupt in 1996 yet still operates as a mail order business from A'dam. The ways in which these were marketed and sold were at best questionable.
    Andrew Fuller, Holland""

    it is also listed on http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/scamwatch/prizelottery.html
    If it doesnt pay rent sell it.
    Mortgage - £2,000
    Updated - November 2012
  • Cat121
    Cat121 Posts: 47 Forumite
    Just googled it myself (didn't think of that :mad: )

    Will print off the info and tell her to steer clear :beer: thanks guys :T


    Oh and thanks Escapee (btw I'm a girl :rotfl: )

    So far estimate that I can reduce my debt by about £500-700 by the end of the month so it will be worth the tiredness :T

    It's the guys (and girls) on here who help keep me going :cool: thanks to all you lovely (and wise) people xxx
    Learning valuable lessons everyday - made all the easier by the folks on here and my amazing family :T

    Life is better - now time to save for son's future :T
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