Jools Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I know most people know about 419 scams by now, but I just got this and I've not had it before.. quite convincing to anyone not aware its a scam, so I've quoted the complete email in full... dont be tricked by these email scams, no matter how convincing they look! FROM: The Desk of the Promotions ManagerLotto London International Brighton,East Sussex BN1 1YR,United Kingdom. REF NO: SNI/8033113427/04 BATCH NO: 44/4107F82/IZ. Attention: Sir/Madam, RE: WINNING NOTIFICATION. We are pleased to inform you of the announcement of the winners of the Lotto London International Lottery Program, held on Saturday 30th of April 2005. You or your company, attached to ticket number 2F5-7HK-4329,serial number 53J-721B drew the lucky numbers 8-14-25-40-43-48-33, and consequently won the lottery in the 3rd international category. You have therefore been approved for a Lump-Sum Payout of US$1,200,000.00 in Cash credited to file with REF NO: SNI/8033113427/04 and BATCH NO: 44/4107F82/IZ. This is from total prize money of US$24,000,000.00 shared among 20 international winners in this category. All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from over 285,000 companies and individuals from Australia, New Zealand, Africa, Europe, North America,South America and Asia as part our International promotions program for the year, conducted bi- annually. Congratulations! Your fund is now deposited with our Finance firm in the United Kingdom and insured in your name awaiting collection by Cheque or Wire Transfer. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly private and from public notice until your claim has been fully processed and your total prize money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program. We hope with a part of your prize money, you will participate in our end of year high stakes of US$58 Million International lottery slot in December 2005. For the immediate collection of your prize money,Please contact directly our Payment Co-ordinator in the United Kingdom: MRS.MARILYN COOPER Payment Co-ordinator Europe Payment Office East Sussex BN1 1YR,United Kingdom Tel/Fax:+447005805290 E-mail: marilyncoopergn@volja.net All prize money must be claimed within one month on the receipt of this Winning Notification,after this date all unclaimed funds/Winnings will be returned back to the treasury as Invalid. All correspondences to MARILYN COOPER, should have this email sent along with it along with your Contact Address, Country of residence and your E-mail address. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform our our Payment Co-ordinator as soon as possible. Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our programme. Sincerely, Richard Meyer Promotions Manager,Awards Time to email Marilyn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Sussex indeed. Registrant: Voljatel telekomunikacije d.d. Smartinska 106 DŠ= Ljubljana, 1000 SI Domain name: VOLJA.NET Administrative Contact: Lenasi, Klemen klemen.lenasi@voljatel.si Smartinska 106 DŠ= Ljubljana, 1000 SI +386 1 58 75 800 Fax: +386 1 58 75 899 Technical Contact: Simonic, Bostjan bostjan@cd-rom.si Dunajska 120 PP.3219 Ljubljana, 1001 SI +386 61 1685-541 Fax: +386 61 1682-191 Registration Service Provider: SLONIC.net, domreg@infobia.net +386.15685541 +386.15682191 (fax) http://slonic.net http://streznik.com http://infobia.net http://upravnik.com Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC. Record last updated on 25-Apr-2003. Record expires on 24-Oct-2006. Record created on 24-Oct-2000. Domain servers in listed order: DNS.VOLJATEL.SI SDNS.VOLJATEL.SI Domain status: ACTIVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 I don't find winning in lotteries that you haven't entered convincing in the slightest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posters Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Sadly, many do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ans Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 Gartner conducted a phone poll of 5,000 people in the US in 2004 and came up with the figure $2 billion a year lost to banking scams, including online fraud and phishing. Since this includes a variety of bank and card scams, phishing will account for only a fraction that total. In the UK, Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) estimated 2004 banking fraud at £500 million ($950 million), £12 million ($22 million) of which was from online fraud, including, presumably, phishing. Banks don’t discuss the issue openly so it is hard to go much beyond these figures. More... Big business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Posted May 5, 2005 Share Posted May 5, 2005 i take it this is one of those "we need a small processing fee" ones ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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