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The lottery scam - we get 'em too
Have I mentioned that every foreign lottery notification is a scam? We get complaints about these every day at our office. I just got one at my home email address. It's typical. Notice the poor / awkward grammar.
DEAR WINNER This mail is to inform the user of this email account, that your email has won our prize 600,000. Thousand Pounds, from the UK euromillions Lottery. You are to urgently respond to this notice so that we will confirm if this email account is still truely existing so we can forward you further details. To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent: Name.Dr Weaver. E-mail:lotteryinfo101@yahoo.com.hk
They want you to send money in advance for taxes or fees. Delete them and tell all your friends.
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Posted by on May 25, 2007 11:43 am :: Comments (13) :: Permalink
13 Responses to "The lottery scam - we get 'em too"
says:
December 28, 2007 6:49 pm
We received an email from [[h.vleuten@home.nl]] . It stated that our ticket number 023-0148-790-459 with Serial Number 5368/05 drew the lucky number: 29. It then said: We are pleased to notify you that your email address emerged as a winner in our promotional lotto sweepstakes and as a result you have been granted the lump sum payout of (500.000.00 (G.B.P) which is equivalent to ($917, 956.00 USD) Contact your claims officer below for your claims/winnings. Peterson Irving Email:ukclaimsoffice1@gmail.com You are to forward the following details to enable us clear your file congratulation once more winner for immediate payment: Full names, Address, Age, Marital Status, Occupation, Phone Numbers, Fax numbers, Country. Sincerely, Mrs, Carla Gibbs Free Lottery Sweeptakes
says:
April 22, 2008 6:36 pm
I keep getting these types of emails and am tired of it. I have copied and pasted the most recent one. HSBC Bank ATM RE: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION From: Chris Rust Remittance Manager HSBC Bank Plc. Email: chrisrust12@aol.com This is to officially inform you that we have verified your contractfile presently on my desk, and I found out that you have not received your payment due to your lack of co-operation and not fulfilling the obligations given to you in respect of your contract payment. This instruction is still asked to be carried out by the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Dr James Gordon Brown . Therefore, we are happy to inform you that an arrangement has perfectly been concluded to effect your payment as soon as possible in our bid to be transparent.However, it is our pleasure to inform you that your ATM Card Number; 5301 23645120 6002 has been approved and upgraded in your favor.Meanwhile, your Secret Pin Number will be available as soon as you confirm to us the receipt of your ATM CARD. Your ATM Card Value is $200,000 USD Only. You are advised that a maximum withdrawal value of US$5,000.00 is permitted daily.And we are duly inter-switched and you can make withdrawal in any location of the ATM Center of your choice/nearest to you any where in the world. We have also concluded delivery arrangement with our accredited courier service Company to oversee the delivery of the ATM Card to you without any further delay.So you are hereby adviced to forward your names in full and your receiving mailing address and also your private telephone number for easy communication to enable us proceed without any further delay. (1) Full Name as wanted on Card: (2) Address where you want the payment centre to send your ATM CARD (NO P O BOX): (3) Phone And Fax Number: (4) Date Of Birth: (5) Occupation: Regards Chris Rust Remittance Manager HSBC Bank Plc.
says:
May 3, 2008 10:41 pm
I have also been getting the same scam e-mails as Cheryl, ie HSBC bank ATM ...... Chris Rust ...
says:
May 11, 2008 10:23 pm
I have been recieving the same email.. The latest is an email saying there are charges to receive the ATM Card and that he will loan the money to you at 10% intrest. He says he will put it on your credit card and when you receive your card you are to pay him back right away.
says:
June 23, 2008 12:06 pm
I know everyone has been getting these emails. I get them 2 & 3 times a day at work. My question is, How do we stop them? I am tired of it and they are so bothersome it is ridiculous. So Attorney General How Do we stop these emails?
says:
July 31, 2008 12:20 am
My Dad was recently taken by a Jamaican lottery scam. Who do I contact to report this incident? Let me know, srg.
says:
July 31, 2008 11:18 am
To Steve:
Your dad should report this to his local police or sheriff's office. It's theft.
says:
August 4, 2008 5:45 pm
Me and my husband were taken for about $6,637.11 does anyone what to do about this and who should we talk to about this?
says:
August 4, 2008 5:53 pm
me and my wife were called by a supposed Fed Ex agent and that we had won a large amount of money and that we had to send them fees to cover the storage fee and the irs certif fees so that we could get it to the states. can someone give me an idea on what to do.
says:
August 5, 2008 9:32 am
To Amanda:
You should file a report with your local police.
says:
August 5, 2008 9:34 am
To Jimmy:
For what to do, see the last line of the original blog post: "Delete them and tell all your friends."
says:
December 26, 2008 10:33 pm
Where do I start. My elderly Mother has been scammed big time, she has dementia but luckily she wrote everything down. We have the names of everyone that called her, even the threats if she didn't send money via Western Union Wire to Montego Bay, Jamaica!!She really believed she would be getting 2 million dollars after the 1st of the year! She has been very secretive, until we foulnd out her checking count is in the red almost a thousand$$$. I am on it like you wouldn't believe. I know it is a bust, I will never get any of the thousands she sent in but atleast I will do something!!!!The threats they made to her & they got her checking account number, she was too trusting & it was luck that we found out when we did!!! I will post names & phone numbers everywhere if I have to!!! Although they are bogus I am sure. She even had a 171.00 phone bill calling them!!! This is totally sad. These are our elderly parents & they can hide things well, trust me!!! This was all done over her phone, Thank God she can't use the internet!!!
