I received a letter from North America Lotto Inc., saying I won some money. Has anyone heard of them?
534807
This is guaranteed to be a fraud.  No legitimate lottery mails out cashiers checks or asks you to pay money to them to cover any type of expenses including taxes.  Taxes are ALWAYS withheld by legitimate lotteries.  I suggest you report this to both the FBI and the usps police.
271814
It's a scam. There is a yahoo auction, similar to EBAy but there's no yahoo lottery, that I'm aware of.
777289
Scam.... Same as email scams... If you didn't enter a lotto you can't win anything. It's that simple.
197045
This is one of the biggest scams around.  You receive a letter that you one a lottery (you start thinking, did I enter one, odds are no) or you receive a letter from someone in a foreign country asking for your help.  Each promises you millions (from the lottery or if you help this foreigner) and all you have to do is provide your checking or savings account number.  Money will be wired into your account and you are an instant millionaire.......NOT!!!  They've just sucked your account dry of all the money you had.  \n\nDon't every reply to these scams unless you want to lose it all!
413849
:)) "Consolation Prize Winner "!!!!\nYou win a prize for NOT winning the lottery!!!\nScamalicious!\n\nYou will have to pay fees...the fees cannot be withdrawn from the winnings because the winnings do not exist\n\nI would be willing to bet $25,000,000 that you didnt buy a ticket.\n\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to    "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
233560
The e-mail you received is most likely a scam in which the person who sent you the e-mail is probably trying to get your credit card or bank account information.  I received a similar e-mail recently (but mine wasn't the "Australian lotto", it was some other country).\nA great website where you can check the validity of  e-mails/forwards is http://www.snopes.com\nHere is a link to their page which addresses the specific e-mail you received: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/lottery.asp
160391
You would need to provide more information if you want an answer ... like the name of the bank or anything specific?\n\nAnyway, it sounds like a scam, especially if the notice came by email.  Unless you entered a lottery, you didn't win one.  \n\nCall the bank and ask them.  Just don't give out any personal information unless you really know who you are talking to and dealing with.
1020066
If you haven't played a lotto then I would say it is some kind of fraud. If they ask you to call them, especially if they charge a premium rate then I would definitely think it is a fraud.
887882
Scam..\nDo you really think there is a method to picking winning lottery numbers?\nThink about it.
118360
I received an email saying I'd won $500 and telling me to click a link to claim my prize.  When I clicked on the link the page could not be displayed.  I wrote to Yahoo! admin. to ask how to claim and I have had no response.  I seriously think it's a scam.
407499
It sounds like an email that you received which is a scam. You should only play the lottery if you are in the UK and you buy a lottery ticket.\n\nPaying charges is definitely a no no!\n\nIf you get emails asking you to send money, ignore all of them.\n\nTo check, pick out some of the key words or phrases in the email and search google. Then you will have a better idea who else is getting the same email and whether it's a scam
57234
dont send them any money or info that sounds like a scam.for sure!!!! Did you enter a lottery? Delete,delete,delete!
604898
Electron is a legal company but they do not sponser lotteries..Lotteries are paid for by the purchase of lottery tickets.\nIf you receive an email that you have won a lottery ...then it is a scam.\n\nYou cannot have an international lottery as the gambling laws differ in every country.\nThe scammers say it is "International" so as to cover every country.\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
932177
I have the same question.  I received something from them asking to "be of service".  It sounds like a money laundering scheme.  I have not been able to find anything on them.  It sounds too good to be true! The person that send it to me was named Art but in everything else is the same.
805786
I'd say it's a hoax.  try this link with simular emails.\n\nRemember always check out www.snopes.com if in doubt.\n\nhttp://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/lottery.asp
703230
Did you buy a lottery ticket?\nIf not this is a scam. I get about five per day.\nJust delete it and ignore it..\n\nwww.fraudaid.com/ScamSpam/Lottery/lottery_scam_names.htm www.scambuster419.co.uk/lottery.htm\nantivirus.about.com/cs/hoaxes/p/lottery.htm\nwww.sophos.com/security/hoaxes/lotterywin.htm\n\n please forward it to mail-spoof@cc.yahoo-inc.com.
941071
If its one of those letters that promises something if it gets sent to so many people then yes its a scam.  They also usually say its a marketing campaign and give a persons name and phone or e-mail address to verify it.  There all scams.  Sorry