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| Thread ID: 48172 | 2004-08-16 06:06:00 | Guys tell me this is a scam. | zqwerty (97) | Press F1 |
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| 262188 | 2004-08-16 06:06:00 | Received today: From: looks like valid email addy Reply To: ditto above Subject: CONGRATULATIONS!!!(WINNING NOTICE) Sent: Saturday, 14 August 2004 11:49:08 a.m. FROM: OVERSEAS STAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL GENEVA, SWITZERLAND. REF NUMBER:xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BATCH NUMBER:xxxxxxxxxxxxxx DEAR SIR/MADAM, We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD ON THE 15TH OF JULY 2004. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy with serial number zzzzzzzzz drew lucky numbers xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-xx which consequently won in the 2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 4,000,000 (EUROS) (Four MILLION EUROS) note that All participants in this lottery program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search engines and web sites. This promotional program takes place every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of microsoft inc and other corporate organisations. This is to encourage the use of the internet and computers worldwide. For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants. We look forward to your active participation in our next year slot. You are requested to contact our clearance officer below to assist you with your winnings and subsequent payments. all winnings must be claimed not later than one month after the date of this notice. Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more and thank you for being part of our promotional program. NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE. Sincerely yours, MR MORRIS JONES (LOTTERY COORDINATOR) email address which looks valid not posted. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 262189 | 2004-08-16 06:09:00 | I presume your taking the mickey? If you think its real can i have your email address?,i have an offer you maybe interested in,Its sponsered by the Pope,your garenteed millions but will be sworn to secrecy so demand doesn't snowball. |
metla (154) | ||
| 262190 | 2004-08-16 06:10:00 | You've got to be joking. Isn't it time that everybody can recognise a scam when they see one? |
d.murray (276) | ||
| 262191 | 2004-08-16 06:11:00 | Right, my girlfriend was so excited that I forgot to Google it. I forgot reality for a moment. Sorry. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 262192 | 2004-08-16 06:12:00 | it is a scam (www.primetimecrime.com) | andrew93 (249) | ||
| 262193 | 2004-08-16 06:13:00 | My daughter has told my girlfriend to reply to it. What will happen next? They want the bank account number I suppose? |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 262194 | 2004-08-16 06:16:00 | Z, why don't you post the email addy, I'm sure the spam harvesters could make use of it ;\ Cheers Murray ;P |
Murray P (44) | ||
| 262195 | 2004-08-16 06:20:00 | Well I know that peole do say not to post email addy's but I have many times, quite a variety, both hotmail and yahoo and mail.com and I get no spam (maybe 1 every 2 days on 5 email addresses) due to the filters I have on. | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 262196 | 2004-08-16 06:24:00 | Right I see what you mean MurrayP, bit slow today. coordinatormorris_oslint@primposta.com coordinatormorris_oslint@primposta.com Twice just to make sure. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 262197 | 2004-08-16 06:50:00 | RULE OF LIFE # ONE: If it sounds too good to be true its a scam. | Baldy (26) | ||
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