MyCSSMenu Save Document Sweepstakes Advantage Online Forum
May 24, 2012, 04:48:59 PM *
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
News:
 
  Sweepstakes   Home   Blogs Help Arcade Login Register Chat  

Pages: [1]   sort down
  Print  
Author Topic: Scam? Please advise  (Read 824 times)
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
jfrancis
SA Member
SA Bronze Member
**
Offline Offline

Posts: 24




Mood:Happy
Happy

I LOVE MY SWEEPING HOBBY!




Ignore
« on: June 06, 2010, 03:06:44 AM »

I received this email this morning...don't think it is legitimate but I thought I would ask. I do remember filling out a survey or something for Yahoo 2010 or something like that.
It did bring some  sunny to my morning! LOL
Your input would be greatly appreciated. Thank You!


Yahoo/Microsoft Lottery Incorporation
10 Bina Gardens,
South Kensington,
London.
United Kingdom.

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the just concluded  draws
held {3rd June, 2010} by Yahoo/MSN{Hotmail}  in conjunction
with Ipod  Worldwide Promotion.
Your email  was among the 20 Lucky winners who won  Ј1,000,000.00{One
Million Great Britain Pounds} each in  the Yahoo/MSN{Microsoft} 2010
Online Promo. This draw is being organized  to create and improve a larger
awareness record for internet users worldwide.

However the results were released on the {5th June, 2010} and
your email was attached to ticket number (7PWYZ2010) and ballot number
(BT:12052010/20) The online draws was conducted by a random selection of
email addresses from an exclusive list of 29,031,643 E-mail addresses of
individuals and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random
computer search from the internet. However, no tickets were sold but all
email addresses were assigned to different ticket numbers for
representation and privacy.

  The selection process was carried out through random selection in our
computerized email selection machine (TOPAZ) .
This Lottery is approved by the British Gaming Board and also licensed by
the The International Association of Gaming Regulators (IAGR).This lottery
is the 3rd of its kind and we intend to sensitize the public.

To begin the claim  processing of your prize you are to contact the Online
Co-ordinator and provide him with the following informations  as stated
below, so we can proceed with the verification and clearance process of
your file.

1. Full Names : ...........................

2. Residential Address :...................

3. Phone Number:...........................

4. Fax Number :............................

5. Occupation : ..........................

6. Sex :..................................

7. Age : .................................

8. Nationality:...........................

9.Ballot No. :............................

10.Ticket No.:............................

Dr Bryan Howard
Online Co-ordinator.
Email: boardym4@yahoo.com.hk

*You are adviced to forward these informations as soon as possible to
enable us attend to your file.

This email is registered and sent only to a certified Yahoo/MSN{Microsoft}
promo winner.

You are to keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim
has been processed and your money remitted to you.
This is part of our security protocol to avoid issues of friends or
relatives trying to claim a prize on the rightful winner's behalf.

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and associates.Accept our
hearty congratulations once again.

Yours Faithfully,
Mrs Rose Anderson
Head Of Council
Verifications Dept.
Logged
arrtup3
SA Mods
SA Gold Member
****
Offline Offline

Posts: 10779




Ignore
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2010, 04:01:28 AM »

Scam. Do not reply!

You will learn to recognize these easily.

Often UK, lottery, big name like Microsoft, plus you didn't enter any such lottery, they are asking for your personal information...
Logged
jfrancis
SA Member
SA Bronze Member
**
Offline Offline

Posts: 24




Mood:Happy
Happy

I LOVE MY SWEEPING HOBBY!




Ignore
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2010, 04:23:07 AM »

Thank You! I am off to enter sweeps...hopefully no more scams!
Thanks again!
Logged
arrtup3
SA Mods
SA Gold Member
****
Offline Offline

Posts: 10779




Ignore
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2010, 04:30:21 AM »

You're welcome, and good luck on getting a real win very soon!

If you want to see more examples and detailed answers to scam questions, you can search the SA Forum for "scam" and many posts will come up. There are some good questions and answers there.  Smile
Logged
Pages: [1]   sort up
  Print  
 
Jump to:  

Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP Powered by SMF 1.1.16 | SMF © 2011, Simple Machines Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!