Have you received a notice like this (even with your name or email address included)?
Did you think it was legit?
What was your first, correct clue?
(Not that you were loved anonymously, not that you were incredibly lucky, not that didn’t recall buying a ticket)
It clearly is a spamming email designed to get you to respond so [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Lottery'
CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU HAVE WON (Whoever you are)
July 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Lottery, Media, Web
Tags: belgiumlotto2008e@yahoo.de·Fred Edward·Mr fred Edward·Mrs Evi Johnson·one million euro·WINNING INFORMATIONS
Minimalist Lotto Scam Hook
May 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Lottery, Media, Web
Looks like some school wunderkind has latched onto the Nigerian Scam idea and fashioned themselves a way to make money by email.
It is a scam, of that’s no doubt, starting with the fact that it was not addressed to me. There are many more clues, but we don’t want to show these nasty nerds how [...]
Tags: automated computer draws·claims must be done·infolrpdraws208@libero.it·LOTTO Rheinland-Pfalz·Mr. Wilson Gart·no ticket was sold·one million euro·wilsongart10@telkom.net
Kind Attn: Beneficiary with African and European Countries
May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Lottery, Media, Web, YANL
Whew!
They get harder to read and understand, but clearly are not what they claim or say they are.
This is Yet another Nigerian Letter (YANL) scam e-mail example with the names unchanged to show the guilty.
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008
From: “pharelljones”
Subject: Kind Attn: Beneficiary with African and European Countries
To:
[...]
Tags: Anthony G. Leach·British broadcasting co-operation·Chairman African Union·Frej Fenniche·HSBC NINBO BRANCH CHINA·inlt_monitoringlon@london.com·International Monetary Fund Unit London UK·loose all·Mrs. Susan Wang·pharelljones·pharelljones@o2.ie·un-organiza1@europe.com·united nations Switzerland
Only $185 for $1,700,00 usd
May 21st, 2008 · No Comments · Banks, Lottery, Media, Web, YANL
They are entertaining, in a perverse way, these YANL scam letters.
We call this one a real doozey, too: Poor Daniel can’t seem to get his spaces right.
B u t, h e i s n o t a l o n e!
Still, I get the strange idea that Daniel is yelling. Do you?
Suckers must be getting [...]
Tags: ACTIVATION FEE OF $185usd·ATM CARD·ATTN: FUND BENEFICIARY·contactatmpaymentcenter11@yahoo.fr.·Daniel Walker·danielwalker4@chinaren.com·DR.DANIEL WALKER·E ABOVE·EMAIL ME BACK·FOR ORAL DISCUSSION·HITCHES IN RECEIVING·MR. PRESIDENT. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF BENIN·NONE OFFICIALS·T WENTY·T WENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS PER DAY·USD$1 700 000·WANT THEM TO SEND THE ATM CARD
Soccer Scam or Football Fraud?
May 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Lottery, Public Interest, Web
Didn’t know they played soccer in Europe & the UK.
Could this be possibly a scam?
Is the Dalai Lama a Buddhist? Do bears live in the woods?
Here’s a recently received “Hook” Soccer Scam email sample (with a few items modified or deleted to protect the gullible). But we retained the email addresses and names etc. [...]
Tags: ATTENTION: Winner·AWARD NOTIFICATION!!!·European Champions League·info@uefa.org·MR.LANGSTON WRIGHT·Online co-ordinator·Soccer Events·Susan Hill·TWO HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS·UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUES·uefaclaimdept@hotmail.com

