FINANCE of P O Box 2600, Fort Langley, B.C. Canada VIM 4E8, are they a business of SWEEPSTAKES? Can it be true

Does anyone know if this "Finance" is a scam with offering of large amounts in sweepstakes?

FINANCE of P O Box 2600, Fort Langley, B.C. Canada VIM 4E8, are they a business of SWEEPSTAKES? Can it be true
Almost definately a scam. No company makes money by giving away huge sums for no reward to themselves.








It is scam. Yahoo (insert any company name here, this answer works for all!) do not run an email lottery, if they did you could guarantee it would be advertised all over their home page. Check out these links and search answers to see how many people 'win' the exact same lottery every day





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/lottery_sca...


http://www.hoax-slayer.com/email-lottery...





Do not click on any links, the page you will be taken to will look authentic but is not


Do not send them a 'courier fee' or any other money


Do not hand over any bank details or passwords





Do report spam


Do delete





Remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. You cannot win a lottery if you haven ot bought a ticket. Anyone can set up an email account with Yahoo, they can use any combination of letters they choose. I could be 'thequeenmother@yahoo.com' or 'disneyfreeticketsgenuine@yahoo.com' That doesn't mean that I am either of these and is fine as long as I don't try to use the address to mislead people. Don't be fooled by legitimate looking email addresses which end the same way as any other free account, don't be fooled by fictitious titles such as 'Dr' or 'Executive Director of Winner Claims'.








(I've answered this question so many times that I now keep this answer on my desktop and just copy and paste....that should give you a clue!)
Reply:Its a SCAM..


Think about it.. If you won a Lottery... Anywhere in the WORLD..... Don't you think they would fly you out there so, they can have you on TV and whatever else...


Think about it.. Here in the US.. If anyone wins anything even near a million.. Its all over the newspapers and TV...





There probley going to try and steal your identity or after you fill out Payment Processing.. There going to say please send us (about) $5,000 for the taxes and processing fees...





So, I wouldn't do anything but, just ignore them.. Or write back and say.. Send me the money and I'll send you the info back once I received it..


They will never answer you back.. and I would try and call you Internet provider and tell them about it...





Good luck with everything and let us know what happens...


Jay
Reply:Alot of sweepstakes scams include a sales presentation. They say that you have won an undetermined prized, and make you sit through a sales pitch before you collect it. Usually, the prize isn't worth your time, or has strings attatched. For instance, you may win a Florida vacation. The catch-you pay for the airfare, and it's in an off-season.





BUT....usually it never hurts to enter a free sweeps. Some offer real prizes. Just don't give out any personal info, like SS# or credit card #.
Reply:do NOT reply to foreign ones that say u have won as they are all scams.they just want ur bank details to empty your account and when u inform ur bank of the fraud they dont ven help they just say its ur fault