Re: lottery

Yes, of course this is a scam. Did you actually buy a ticket for this "lottery?" Didn't think so. A lottery depends upon ticket purchases to pay its winners. Also, legitimate lotteries do not charge fees to winners in order for them to obtain their winnings.

You should report the theft of whatever fees you have already sent (don't expect anything to happen by way of recouping your loss, but it is worth the effort to protect others).

Best wishes,

LDWG

Re: lottery

This seems a little bit too strange to believe..Regardless of any required details of how you got this far & why you paid for any service whatsoever, including courier; ask their bank to deduct any transaction fees from the actual account -supposedly- found under their hands, which is a regular & safe procedure if the money exists at all..I bet they're gonna create all sort of excuses not to!! In that case, you'd better forget all about this & stop paying any additional fees.

However, I'm still wondering how much details they got from your side; bank accounts numbers, official documents, bank statements, passport copies, etc... as you might be willing to discuss some relevant matters with your bank, such as issuing new access codes &/or stop or trace any relevant orders they might receive on your behalf if not accompanied by the new codes! Your bank should have certain policies on how to safeguard accounts in case such information is disclosed..Other than that, I don't believe that filing a complaint to the police will lead to anything as in such issues usually all the information in your hand is fake & cannot be traced to the actual source, except maybe for the information of how you got in contact with them in the 1st place; but filing this could at least prevent you any liability should your personal information be used in any unlawful manner ..

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