text: is there any one know any thing about the australian lottery programe?is that a true lottery? shall i send them the money they asked for? absolutely not! any state sponsored lottery would never require you to send money to retrieve winnings. it simply is not done.   ask them kindly to deduct any expenses from your winnings and please forward the balance. which they will not do as the vast majority of email "you won a lottery in a foreign country" things are pure and simple scams.