Gaming And Lottery Career Guide and Counseling

Question: Is it true that Abbey National BAnk Plc in UK is one of the sponsors of Yahoo GAming Board E-Lottery Draw? Is it true that the Prestige International of the Yahoo Gaming Board E-Lottery Draw has an account with the Abbey National Bank Plc in UK and is placed in a suspense account? and only the winner can claim it thru opening an account with them?

Answer: This is a SCAM. Check out the below link for confirmation of various scams, including the famous Yahoo/MSN lottery scams and how to report them. http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lo… Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them. Check out these sites for further information : http://www.scambusters.com http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

Question: what is the toll free number for the lottery gaming department?

Answer: Where do you live?

Question: Do you really have a decent chance of winning online gaming such as the lottery online games?

Answer: If you could win... they would not put them there. you might win once, but you will lose a lot more then you will win.. if the company did not make a lot of money, what would be the point of them putting them there its like people that keep playing the machines in the pub thinking they will win. if you could win they would not put them there. they are only there cos the company that put then there gets lots of money off them

Question: lottery gaming corporation? I have received a letter in the mail from "Primary Lottery Gaming Corporation" Stating I have won som money. Along with the letter was a check for $3,750.00. I called the number on the letter and they said I need to cash or deposit the check and send them the taxes that are dues for the amount that I have won. The Check looks legit, however, I am very nervous about cashing it. Does this sound legitimate?

Answer: I received the exact same letter, I found this posting when I googled for 'Primary Lottery Gaming Corporation'. The letter says 6 people won the lottery, meaning that you and I would be 2 of them, and 4 other very lucky people would have received this letter. I find that highly doubtful! Just for laughs, my "serial numbers" on my "ticket" were FS 004380011, unless they have some smart software changing the form letter, I bet yours has the same numbers too. No doubt this is a scam, but I am not sure 100% how it works, so I'm just going through what's in my head. Let's say the $3,750 check is legit, it looks pretty real to me, but it's not going to be anywhere near the tax amount of the $250,000 you supposedly won. According to Fool.com: "If you win more than $5,000 in the lottery, 28% must be withheld from your winnings for federal income tax purposes", so the tax due is $70,000 at the very least. So even if you did win a quarter million dollars and deposited that check, you're still owing $66,250 (at the minimum, you may owe more based on your income, etc). So I think what will happen is that they call you up asking you to send the remaining $66,250 for 'tax purposes', then they can send you the remaining $180,000. After you've sent this money, what are the chances of them just running away with your cash and never being heard from again? How long will you wait around for your $180,000? Note that these guys are located in the Virgin Islands. Good luck taking them to court, Mr. Moneybags! I've never won a quarter million, but from my understanding, casinos deduct your tax liability for you and give you the remaining winnings (and tax form), so none of this 'pre pay your taxes' business ever takes place there. If this was a legit lottery, they'd just send you a check with the maximum tax amount already deducted for you to deposit, free and clear. The letter also mentions that the tax amount is to be paid via Moneygram or Western Union, which is a real red flag right there. You pay the government yourself, not these guys, or they pay for you from winnings before sending it to you. Once you send your $66 grand via wire, it's bye bye money forever. My advice? Tear up the check and throw it away. However, I could use a few bucks myself, I've got a growing family and a little bit of cash in my pocket is always welcome. I'm tempted to cash it into one of these cash checking places and not into my bank account. You'll pay a stiff fee for that (if they find the check legit, or if they even accept the check the first place), but if you're thinking 'Yay, I won $3,750!' and forget the promised quarter million, maybe you'll come out ahead. The check doesn't have the weasel boilerplate making you obligated to do anything, like those 'checks' you get to get you to switch your long distance or sign you up for credit card services you don't want or need. A word of caution, they can get some information about you when they receive the canceled check if you deposit it in your checking account, and being located offshore gives them some leeway to try out some tricks they can't do in the States, such as forge a direct withdrawal order from your bank account, etc, at least without the US law enforcement being able to do anything about it. Remember, all of this is speculation on my part, I don't have any extra information you don't, this is just my 'common sense' take on the red flags I'm seeing! Good luck - if you do cash the check (in a check cashing place), let us know how it works for you! -Derrick P.S. The name of the company on the check I recieved was from "Syncrolite LP", which seems to be a company which manufactures arc lamps and the like. No idea why they would be issuing lottery checks. Curiouser and curiouser! I'm sending them an e-mail to see what they have to say about it.

Question: does anyone know which CA lottery game is the best to play? I'm going to start for the first time buying lottery games, does anyone know which ones are the easy ones that will most likely be the winner?

Answer: Skip the MEGA the odds are 1 in 175 Million per ticket Play the CA lotto 1 in 25 Million per ticket

Question: If a person got scammed by a lottery scam who can a person let known about this scam: Skyline Gaming Group? This place called Skyline Gaming Group is a lottery scam and nobody really knows about them out of Canada. They send you a packet which inside is some material and a check for $2,600.00 and that you won $265,000 and the $2,600.00 is for paying for the taxes. You call them toll free number they give you and a women answers and tells you to fax your ID showing it is you. You hang up and get call later saying everything is ok to put check in the bank. Well you put check in the bank thinking if it bounces its a scam deal well it clear so a person thinks this is for real. Well the next day after go to the bank and make a money gram out for paying for the taxes and send it off. You get a call back because they want reference number & answer to question you have on the gram before people get the money that was transfered. So I got a call that they got the money and I would get mine 3 to 4 days and a cashiers. Seven days after this was dun the bank tells me the $2,600.00 was bad all this.

Answer: 1) Contact your bank and let them know what happened. 2) Contact your local FBI (link below) Good golly - you sent them your ID? Geez, get to work on protecting what's left of your identity - now! IF you faxed them your ID they have enough to get your Social Sec # (if US) and enough to get any government ID in another country. Links below to start you off. Good Luck!

Question: In Thai lottery gaming if u won 3Digit how much u can get , i mean the prize ?

Answer: government lottery prize: 3D lottery pay 2,000 baht/lottery (40 baht) 2D lottery pay 1,000 baht/lottery (40 baht) underground lotter prize upper 3D lottery pay 500/baht 3D lottery (random) pay 100/baht 2D lottery pay 70/baht down 3D lottery pay 100/baht 2D lottery pay 70/baht

Question: What is uni-trust inc? It supposedly has something to do with the international lottery and gaming association

Answer: Scam. International lottery solicitations violate U.S. law, which prohibits the cross-border sale or purchase of lottery tickets by phone or mail. Anyway, here's a google hit on 'uni-trust inc' from a 'police blotter' report INCIDENT # 265989 04/28/2006 Deputy Adam Bradshaw was dispatched to the 1100 block of FM 120 in reference to a possible scam. The Complainant said that she had received a letter from a company named UNI TRUST INC approximately two weeks ago. The letter said that the complainant had won $165,438.00. The letter also gave the name of Charles Avery as the contact person. The Complainant said she had received a check in the amount of $2,950.00 from the same company. The Complainant said the letter directed her to cash the check and send the money to a woman in Bunaby BC. The Complainant went to a local bank in Denison to cash the check and was advised by the bank that the check was a counterfeit. The Complainant also said that while at the bank she met with an older couple that had received a same check but they had actually sent the money to the address.

Question: How can I get my claim of GBP 500,000 of Yahoo/Msn Lottery Games/Lottery? How can I get my claim of GBP 500,000 of Yahoo/Msn Lottery Games/Lottery? How will the remittance take place? I have reference no. , winning no & batch no. with me....

Answer: its a ripoff they are just trying to get your personal information

Question: If a lottery ticket costs $3, what is the expected winnings/losses when playing this game? A lottery game involves picking 3 digits in sequence. If all three digits are matched, you win $1000, if 2 of the 3 digits are matched, you win $50, otherwise you lose.

Answer: Since there is a $1000 prize, I take it a) digits can repeat (as 366) b) you have to match in order (a ticket with 636 won't match 366) c) same thing for the 2 out 3. You have a 1/1000 chance at the $1000 prize: expect $1 Probability of matching 2 out of 3 is (1/10 * 1/10 * 9/10) * 3 (two matches, 1 non-match, in 3 positions) = 27/1000 * $50 prize = expectation of $1.35 Overall you expect $2.35 back on your $3 wager, for an average loss per ticket bought of $0.65 .