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satellite software email lottery conducted by UK LOTTERY ???

I just got an email saying I have won £500,000! Is it just spam??

Congratulations, you have just won yourself £500.000.00 in the
satellite software email lottery conducted by UK LOTTERY contact
CLAIMS AGENT Email: (it gave a yahoo address!!)
1. Full Names: _______________________
2. Address: __________________________
3. Age: _____________________________
4. Sex: __________________________
5. Marital Status: _____________________
6. Occupation: ________________________
7. Phone numbers: ______________________
8. Fax number: ________________________
9. Country: ___________________________

Yours faithfully

Should I reply?

Comments

  • loula_m
    loula_m Posts: 42 Forumite
    What do you think?!?!
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
    Comping since 2002!
    Best wins in 2007: £50 Habitat voucher, 2-day wine-tasting trip to Germany worth £500, travel cot worth £44.99, Nintendo WII+controls+2 games, baby clothes worth £75
  • lol didnt think so But just thought id check!
  • white_star
    white_star Posts: 5,985 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    Looks Like :spam: to me!
  • pipkin71
    pipkin71 Posts: 21,821 Forumite
    Spamtinx.gif


    Seems to be a lot of these floating around at the moment.
    There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you - Beatrix Potter
  • WhichWayNow
    WhichWayNow Posts: 457 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Whenever I see spam now, this guy is the first person that I think of:

    9.jpg
    "I need to ask you some security questions so I can transfer the monies.
    What is your Bank Account Number and Sort Code"
  • Dalkirst
    Dalkirst Posts: 9,210 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    I love fonejacker.
    Darren
  • Well I replied and got £500k put into my bank account....

    Oh wait, we are serious now arent we....


    :D
    Signaller, author, father, carer.
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