Scam O Matic
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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WON A LOTTERY?- Paneristi scam-o-matic - Results! All you need to do is cut-and-paste your preferred advert into the trading forum posting box.
- Alas, their Scam-o-matic wasn't configured right. It hung up instead of connecting me to the next available representative. Didn't ring back. I wanted to waste their time pitching a bogus free vacation for only $995!
HINT: IF YOU DID NOT BUY A TICKET, YOU DID NOT WIN THE LOTTERY.
ANSWERS:
| Did you buy a lottery ticket? No? | If you did not buy a lottery ticket BEFORE the drawing, you did not win a lottery. There are NO exceptions. |
| Were you awarded lottery tickets for participating in a survey? | If YES, you did not win a lottery. That is a common scam. |
| Did you register with an online lottery? | If YES, log into your online account at the web site and check your winnings and instructions. |
| If NO, you did not win the lottery. | |
| Did you buy lottery tickets through an online lottery ticket purchasing service? | There is no government oversight nor an authority oversight of any kind to supervise these services. If your money is merely being stolen, you have no recourse. |
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WON A SWEEPSTAKES OR CONTEST?
ANSWERS:
Posh casino bonus codes. Did you register your contact information with an online Sweepstakes company such as FreeLotto or GroupLotto, or did you enter a Sweepstakes offline? >> You must register your name and contact information BEFORE the drawing to enter a Sweepstakes or contest of any kind. | If YES, log in to your online account on the web site. For offline entries (such as Publisher's Clearing House) contact the Sweepstakes company directly, NOT through any email response. |
| If NO, you did not win a Sweepstakes or contest. |
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU WON A REWARDS PROGRAM?
ANSWER:
| Rewards Programs are not contests. There is nothing to win. Rewards Programs only provide discounts for catalog products based on the number of items you purchased with your credit card or during a grocery store or other merchant promotion. |
DO YOU WANT TO CASH OR DEPOSIT THE 'WINNING' CHECK / MONEY ORDERS (drafts) YOU RECEIVED?
ANSWER:
DON'T DO IT!! YOU COULD GO TO JAIL FOR EVEN SHOWING THE DRAFT AT A BANK OR STORE! THEY ARE COUNTERFEIT! Read this before you cash or deposit ANY check or money order you receive from a stranger: |
Lottery scams, Sweepstakes scams, contest scams, Rewards Programs scams, and Drawing scams ARE DESIGNED FOR IDENTITY THEFT .
If you have opened a Lottery Scam email, please go to
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A RANDOM EMAIL DRAWING.
JACKPOTS ONLY COME FROM TICKET SALES, NOT COMPANIES OR CORPORATIONS.
MOST COUNTRIES ONLY ALLOW THEIR RESIDENTS TO WIN.
? IT IS ILLEGAL FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO PARTICIPATE IN A FOREIGN LOTTERY (US Code, Title 18)
WARNING! LOTTERY WINNING NOTIFICATIONS CONTAIN
COUNTERFEIT CHECKS!
Fighting email online fraud and email spam
- Various spams and scams
- Advance fee fraud (419)
- Various online frauds
- Moneylaundering jobs (fraud)
- Is it a scam? Ask the Scam-O-Matic (scamomatic.com)!
The internet has been hailed as the 'death of distance'. This has not only brought benefits, as the internet has also removed the distance between you and criminals. It has brought crime to your desktop. Phishing scams, advance fee fraud (Nigeria scams), fraudulent online transactions and many other dangers are lurking when you use email or visit websites. The police is not able to protect you from all those dangers.
How to win roulette in casino tips. We track online scams on our website and publish to warn others. We also provide a data feed for blocking spam, which includes emails that are used for criminal purposes.
Moneylaundering job fraud:
Job offer spam: Forwarding payments (Fraud)
Forwarding Paypal payments via Western Union (Fraud)
Advance fee fraud (419)
'Is this a scam?' - Ask the Scam-O-Matic!
About the 419 (Advance Fee) scam
Frequently asked Questions (419 FAQ)
'419' scam sender/contact addresses ('Nigeria connection' address book)
Phone numbers used by 419 scammers
Domains registered by 419 scammers
Company names mentioned in 419 spam
Where to complain about spam that uses free email accounts
419 tsunami scams
Anti-fraud:
Fraudwatchers.org
Artists against 419
Autosec4u
Various online frauds:
Fraud: mailorder shipping to Nigeria
ALABA STREET, MUSHIN, LAGOS
Fraud: Car buyer with large cashier's check
Fraud: Appartment rental with large cashier's check
Fraud: Wedding photographer with large cashier's check
Fraud: eBay purchase for Nigeria using BidPay (Western Union)
'Tawa Enterprises' - attempted $98,600 fraud from Lagos, Nigeria
officelineworld.com - Be careful with orders from Nigeria!
Fake electronics stores
Cheap mobile phones and laptops (cell phone scams)
'Arkolaptops.com / Arco-laptops.com' [2004-11-23]
'skytech-computers.com' [2005-01-21]
'skytech-inc.com' [2005-01-22]
'pc-home.biz' [2004-12-19]
Fake escrows services
List of fake (fraudulent) escrow services [2004-12-10]
Fraud: Bike seller uses bogus escrow service
tt-transports.com (2005-01-24)
wise-pay.com fraudulent escrow service [2004-12-10]
Investment scams
'High Yield Investment Programs' (HYIP)
Stock Price Manipulation Spam ('Pump & Dump')
'VENTURE CAPITAL BUSINESS' spam
'SP Trade Investments Capital Ltd' (sp-traderfund.com) [2004-11-23]
solidibank.com (hosted in Thailand)
Various spams and scams:
'Phishing' for your wallet (Fraud)
What's the deal with 'OEM software'?
'Replica watches'
The travelling young lady from Russia
Spam phone numbers ('diploma' spam, etc.)
ShareYourExperiences.com spammers
Smyrnagroup spammers (in German)
'Joe job' information
newphotoid.com - Phishing scam or Joe Job?
Scan O Matic Coin Viewer For Sale
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