Venditoris: Beware of Scams

Ho, Boy! Another day, another fraud email. This one a variant on the UK Lottery Fraud.

How do I know this is a fraud?

Why would anyone believe for more than a few seconds it isn’t?

Clues abound in this crude, but evidently effective email pitch or hook email.

Date: Sat, 24 May 2008
From: “YAHOO MSN AWARD 2008″
Subject: Attention!!!

Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incorporation
Baley House, Har Road Sutton,
Greater London SM1 4te
United Kingdom.

Dear Winner,

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of One Million Great Britain Pound Sterling’s (£1,000.000.00) for the month of APRIL 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN
LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE. YAHOO/MSN & MICROSOFT WINDOWS

You are to contact the events manager.
These are your identification numbers:
Batch number…………………YM nnnnnab
Reff number…………………..YM nnnnab
Winning number………………aaaaannnn
Transfer Number………………..nnnnnnnn

However you will have to fill and submit this form to the events manager.

1. Full name…………..
2. Contact Address……..
3. Age………………..
4. Telephone Number…….
5. Sex………………..
6. Occupation:…………
7. State………………
8. Country…………….
9. Your Reference Transfer Number and Winning number at the top of this
mail.

(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name:Mr walter cook
E-mail: waltercook01@hotmail.com