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« Reply #25 on: August 17, 2008, 05:58:19 PM » |
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« Reply #26 on: August 25, 2008, 09:42:47 AM » |
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you will probably not get a email from a .org site unless you requested. .org are legit. http://www.pbs.org/ public broadcasting system(?) www. democrats.org check out here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.orgI do a search about once a week using keywords such as winner, congradulations, prize. Gives me less to go through at one time and delete as at least 99% are not legit. |
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« Reply #27 on: October 28, 2008, 03:03:29 AM » |
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I have yet to win anything other than an instant, so I'm not sure what to think. In the subject line it says winner and it's from Missy Ashton. This is to correct the message earlier on sent to you. The correct e-mail address you should contact for your claim processing is national agents@yahoo.com.my You should forward your response to this corrected e-mail address. Once again, we are sorry for the miss up. Yours Truly, Missy Ashton The wierd thing is I don't recall an earlier e-mail. I have no idea as to what contest/sweepstakes, what information they may be asking for etc.. I did reply just explaing that I'd been contacted by e-mail from her in response to a possible winner's notification however, I didn't recall an earlier e-mail and that if they could contact me with any information regaurding this subject it would be greatly appreciated. What do you think about this? Thank you. The tip off is the addy - in this case, it's Yahoo! Singapore {yahoo.com.my} If the addy ends in .my, .hk, .ru, etc., it's a scammer  |
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« Reply #28 on: November 12, 2008, 03:47:47 AM » |
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good call on that one.
It clearly screams spam!
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« Reply #29 on: November 25, 2008, 05:46:02 AM » |
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I have to agree with the person who first posted. I have recently received more than usual "winning" notifications. Some appear to look real, so be careful. I received two that looked real but realized they were not, after carefully reviewing it. I never click on anything they ask me to either.
I received one for KitchenAid appliance win and another one that said I won a samsung washer and dryer.
Has anyone recently entered the pogo.com sweeps??? I was wondering if that was reputatable too??? It looked suspicious - just asking???
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« Reply #30 on: December 03, 2008, 04:34:35 AM » |
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I RECEIVED THIS ONE TODAY and it seems suspecious   From Thank You! < info@CastMyVoteNow.com> (Add to address book) (Add to recent addresses) (Add to blacklist) Date 12/2/2008 15:39:19 To angelica@wincom.net Subject QVC gift card notice: To_view_full_html_email_click_here Email: angelica@wincom.netRe: Winter QVC® Gift Card Notice ----------------------------------- - Thank you for your participation This month you've been picked to complete our QVC® Gift Card Survey for the chance to receive a $500 Gift Card from QVC®! (Participation required. See below for details.) Simply complete our quick survey and follow our website instructions today. Your Gift Card can be used to purchase products on QVC® programs or online. We value your opinion and thanks again for your participation. Sincerely, Market-ResearchCouncil |
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« Reply #31 on: December 03, 2008, 07:23:15 AM » |
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Anything that says "participation required" is suspect.
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« Reply #32 on: December 03, 2008, 07:34:30 AM » |
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Anything that says "participation required" is suspect.
That one says "survey" though. Alot of marketing companies offer entry into drawings for prizes for completing surveys. It's just a matter of making sure they're a legitimate marketing/research firm. I haven't had time for any surveys lately! |
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« Reply #33 on: December 26, 2008, 11:47:23 PM » |
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I have a separate email just for sweeping. I can just about tell without opening which emails are bogus. For sites, I installed a little program that warns me on dangerous sites. "Web of trust" You can find it here. http://www.mywot.com/ |
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« Reply #34 on: March 11, 2009, 03:28:47 AM » |
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I too have a seperate email account just for sweeps and stuff and usually can tell immed. by the subj. line. However one nice win did go to my spam and it was from a monthly one time entry from Lucky Breaks (of which I have won 3 - 4 prizes from them) BUT the email came from the actual prize company of Evelyn and Crabtree. So if I hadnt opened it in the spam I would not have known I won a $100 of their products. I dont think I had to click on any confirmation link so it would have been one of those surprise deliveries by fed ex etc... which my very first prize win just happened to be a surprise delivery of $300 worth of Kinerase products so since that day I was hooked. Also my brother is a comp geek and I wasn't sure of one of the emails so I forwarded it to him and I think he just entered the url in a search engine and it didnt even show up so he sent me info that it was no good. So if that sounds correct to any of you computer geeks (not an insult by the way---a definate compliment)... can u let me know. If I enter the URL into a search engine and nothing even comes up then does that mean it is bogus??? Thanks
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« Reply #35 on: March 11, 2009, 03:36:55 AM » |
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So if that sounds correct to any of you computer geeks (not an insult by the way---a definate compliment)... can u let me know. If I enter the URL into a search engine and nothing even comes up then does that mean it is bogus??? Thanks
What you do to find out the actual email address it's coming from, right click on the email link and then go down to "Properties" and click on that. It will bring up the email information. |
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« Reply #36 on: May 10, 2009, 05:41:20 AM » |
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:spam:For you guys trying to go through your spam looking for winner notifications: If you have google email, you can use an option that lets you know whether mail has been sent to just you or to you and a thousand others as well. If the message is just to you (this might be a winner's notification) it will be preceded by <<. If it was mass mailed it will be preceded by >. This helps a lot in knowing what to ignore and what to open up and investigate. Hope this helps someone.  |
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« Reply #37 on: May 13, 2009, 09:42:49 AM » |
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I didn't know gmail did that. I made the change and it does help. Thanks.
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« Reply #38 on: May 13, 2009, 06:50:01 PM » |
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So if that sounds correct to any of you computer geeks (not an insult by the way---a definate compliment)... can u let me know. If I enter the URL into a search engine and nothing even comes up then does that mean it is bogus??? Thanks
That really does vary on a couple of things. Sometimes sites won't show up in a search result because they have not been crawled by the spiders. That takes at least a few weeks sometimes if the site isn't linked to by other sites. Some companies keep their pages out of search engines for various business related reasons.
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« Reply #39 on: May 13, 2009, 10:53:37 PM » |
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oops...wrong thread. 
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« Reply #40 on: June 07, 2009, 04:26:15 AM » |
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Pogo.com is legit
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« Reply #41 on: April 14, 2010, 09:03:15 PM » |
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I always clear my spam box without reading any of them, except confirmation email or something like this  |
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« Reply #42 on: April 19, 2010, 11:33:38 AM » |
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I received a winning email from sheknows.com and all it said in the subject box was "sheknows.com" I normally delete anything that does not say "Congratulations"; however, I accidently left that one in and thank goodness because I won eyelash conditioner.
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« Reply #43 on: August 09, 2010, 05:16:02 AM » |
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This also has scam all over it: Mon, August 9, 2010 11:43:34 AMKohls Contest Final Results: Summer Season From: Kohls <Kohls@z12.youmorhphology.com>Add to Contacts To: xxxxxxxxxxx -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Winner Notification! You Won a SPRING $100 Kohls Gift Card Confirm Your Email for Shipping Good on Non-Sales Items Only Online or in the Store Claim Today! $100 at Kohls |
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« Reply #44 on: August 18, 2010, 02:44:01 AM » |
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I am new to the sweeps. How are winners notified that they have won? It seems that e-mails are likely but some have mentioned that there are winning e-mail with nothing in the subject line. How strange. Does anyone get a phone call these days? |
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« Reply #45 on: September 07, 2010, 08:04:05 AM » |
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Thanks for sharing the tips, especially the known scam addresses. I try to be careful about what sites I visit/enter, but still receive LOTS of spam/junk email over the past few months. Have also picked up lots of viruses and spyware, despite up-to-date antivirus programs and cleaners. It's almost enough to keep me from Sweeping... Almost!! |
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« Reply #46 on: September 07, 2010, 01:54:49 PM » |
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I am new to the sweeps. How are winners notified that they have won? It seems that e-mails are likely but some have mentioned that there are winning e-mail with nothing in the subject line. How strange. Does anyone get a phone call these days? When I won $5,000 from AT&T I received an affy in my home mailbox...I just won an Omagazine giveaway and received a phone call.....All my other wins were in my email or just showed up at the door.. |
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« Reply #47 on: March 27, 2011, 05:11:43 AM » |
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I have a suspicious email today: Dear customer. The parcel was sent your home address. And it will arrive within 3 business day. More information and the tracking number are attached in document below. Thank you. © 1994-2011 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. Problem is there is an attachment. I will NOT open. If they want to send me a parcel, that is just fine, but I'm not opening attachments that could contain virus! This is also suspicious. Notice how all the recipients are in alphabetical order: docsrinu2005@yahoo.com, dalarie05@yahoo.com, damraw50@yahoo.com, dfclamper@yahoo.com, danielmegan@yahoo.com, deepali_wargantiwar@yahoo.com, daisyewade@yahoo.com, darrylbsmith@yahoo.com, dctormey@yahoo.com, dances4wine@yahoo.com, dearuch210@yahoo.com, dom.dome@yahoo.com, diamant.heng@yahoo.com, dondrikus@yahoo.com, deansenecal@yahoo.com, curetbetsy@yahoo.com, ebonalde16@yahoo.com, divinestimulation@yahoo.com, deadlymozey2112@yahoo.com, dke1967tbird@yahoo.com, crossry@yahoo.com |
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« Reply #48 on: March 27, 2011, 08:24:26 AM » |
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I have a suspicious email today: Dear customer. The parcel was sent your home address. And it will arrive within 3 business day. More information and the tracking number are attached in document below. Thank you. © 1994-2011 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. Problem is there is an attachment. I will NOT open. If they want to send me a parcel, that is just fine, but I'm not opening attachments that could contain virus! This is also suspicious. Notice how all the recipients are in alphabetical order: docsrinu2005@yahoo.com, dalarie05@yahoo.com, damraw50@yahoo.com, dfclamper@yahoo.com, danielmegan@yahoo.com, deepali_wargantiwar@yahoo.com, daisyewade@yahoo.com, darrylbsmith@yahoo.com, dctormey@yahoo.com, dances4wine@yahoo.com, dearuch210@yahoo.com, dom.dome@yahoo.com, diamant.heng@yahoo.com, dondrikus@yahoo.com, deansenecal@yahoo.com, curetbetsy@yahoo.com, ebonalde16@yahoo.com, divinestimulation@yahoo.com, deadlymozey2112@yahoo.com, dke1967tbird@yahoo.com, crossry@yahoo.com desertdance There is a thread on these types of emails in our Reported Scams forum http://www.sweepstakesplus.com/smf/fed-ex-t72439.0.html |
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« Reply #49 on: March 27, 2011, 09:34:57 PM » |
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THANKS FOR SHARING
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