BEWARE: Email Scam

fruitcake_2

This Email was sent to me, so obvious it's a scam just from the grammatical errors, email address and most importantly....never entered it!!


FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
HOLDEN LOTO AGENCY: REF: LP/26510460037/03 BATCH:
24/00319/IPD

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE

We are pleased to inform you of the release today,8th, of Nov, 2005, of the Holden lotto agency INTER-NATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 25th MAY,2005. Your name attached to ticket number 02514567992-750 with serial number 2123-05 drew the lucky number 3-18-19-30-32-39, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category. You are therefore been approve for the lump sum payout of Dollars 547,828.87 (five hundred and fourty seven thousand eight hundred and twenty eight dollars.eighty seven cents.) in cash credit to the file REF: LP/2651047787/03. This is from a total prize of ! Dollars 8,500,000.00 share among the seventeen (17)International winners in this category.

CONGRATULATION!

Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award a top secret from the public notice until your claim as been processed and your prize money remitted to your account as this is a part of our Security protocol to avoid double claiming award or unwarranted taking advantage of this program by participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 names from Australia,USA, Europe, Asia ,New Zealand,Middle-East and South\North America .As part of our international promotions program, which we conducted once in a year.We hope with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of the year high stake Euros 300 Million International Lottery. To redeem your claim, please contact the issuing authority, your prize claim a! gent, Mr MARK JOHNSON, Foreign Service Manager) for processing a nd remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice.

Attn; MARK JOHNSON email: ( markjohnson3rd33@yahoo.co.uk)

Remember, all prize money must be claimed not later than 25th of Nov, 2005 After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed. Note: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and omplications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every of your correspondence with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any address do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Please remember to ask for your prize claim certificate. Congratulation again from all member of our staff and thank you for being part of our promotion program.

In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
remember to quote your reference number in everyone of your
Correspondences with your officer. Furthermore, should there be any
change of your address, do inform your claims officer as soon as Possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff.

The Director Promotions,

best regards,
Mr MARK JOHNSON:The AGent Number is 234-805-12-111-07)
(Foreign Service Manager)
email: markjohnson3rd33@yahoo.co.uk)

innovate

Almost certainly one of the Advanced Fee Frauds (AFFs), probably originating from one of the nigerian conmen. Anyone falling for it will be asked to pay a large 'handling fee' and then never hear anything else again.

trisontana

One thing you can do is inform Yahoo that one of their e-mail addresses is being used for a scam, and possible illegal activity. They will close it down immediately because it almost certainly breaches Yahoo's terms and conditions. If you read any of the scam-baiting sites this is one weapon the scam-baiters use to annoy these con-men and make life difficult for them.

fruitcake_2

Thanks all. The first thing I did was make a list of all the yahoo and hotmail addresses that are being used and reported them. It's just one scam after another...bulk folder is getting kinda full....

Amba_Gambla

I won three lotteries the other day, AND was offered no fewer than 4 business transactions!!!