YANL- A Hook From the UK!!
Here’s a variation on the Nigerian Letter Scheme. This is about the tenth one I have received over that past few months.
We are categorizing it as YANL (Yet Another Nigerian Letter), except it comes from the UK and has a slightly different twist to it. But it appears to be a similar type of scam. First you hook the fish, then you reel them in. This is the “Hook”.
It claims to be an announcement of my lottery prize, yet it it (curiously) not addressed to me or anyone in particular.
It is written in much better English than a typical Nigerian Letter, so it probably comes from the UK. Could be a joke by a newbie on the Web with an age of 10 years or so, too. But I doubt it, they are usually too occupied with school.
TO: (left blank)
FROM:”marylaura moore” <sundaygoodies@hughes.net>
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!
These are your identification numbers:
Batch number…………………YM XXXXXXXX
Reff number…………………..YMNNNNNNX
Winning number……………….YMNNNNNNThis is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five hundred thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterlings(£500,000.00) for the Sat 09 Feb 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE. YAHOO/MSN & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to INTERNET we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being oneof the people selected.
These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact the events manager, send your winning identification numbers to him,to enable him verify your claims.How ever you will have to fill and submit this form to the events manager for verification & direction on how you can claim your winning fund.
Forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of our claims:
1.Full Names……..
2.Address……….
3.Phone Number……….
4.Sex…………
5.Age……….
6.Occupation…….
7.Nationality.
8.Country of Residence………..
9.Amount Won………
10.Date Notified……..(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name:Dr.Christopher Mcdonald
Tell: +44 70457 92599
Email:lotteryclaims01unit@yahoo.co.ukThank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Mr.Brain Hunt
What do you do with such an email. MY plan, after I store a copy for the FBI inquiry team, is to consign it to the trash heap, or the spam box and instruct my spam filter to ignore all similar ones in the future.
If you deem to reply to it, then you probably need a new life and a good dose of anti-gullibility tonic.
