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Scam or What

Received this today.

Batch number..........MY092011XN
Reference number......MY35537UK
Winning number........ZX09789DG

This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Nine Hundred and
Fifty Thousand Great British Pound (£950,000.00) for the month of January,
2013 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC, WINDOWS
LIVE, & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that
are active online, Among the million that subscribed to INTERNET we only
select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting
System without the winners applying, We congratulate you for being one of the
people selected.

These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact the
events manager, send your winning identification numbers to him,to enable him
verify your claims. How ever you will
have to fill and submit this form to the events manager for verification &
direction on how you can claim your winning fund.

Forward the following details to help facilitate the processing of your claims:

1. Full Names:
2. Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. Sex:
5. Age:
6. Occupation:
7. Nationality:
8. Country of Residence:
9. Date Notified:

(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name: Dr.Kelvin Brown
Email:Claimsdesk_013@hotmail.com
Telephone: +447 0317 45638

NOTE: All repy should be send to Claimsdesk_013@hotmail.com for your claims

Thank you and accept my hearty congratulations once again!

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Lisa Lee.

Copyright? © 1994-2011 Microsoft/Yahoo Internet E-mail Lottery.
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Comments

  • blackmidnight
    blackmidnight Posts: 13,296 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    scam - just delete it
    2008: £783.12 - 2009: £6,401.15 - 2010: £4,230.61 - 2011: £8720 - 2012: £2,041.89
    2013: £134.96
  • haha they must think people are stupid
    :j2013 wins:j
    £120, FIORELLI handbag, £100 Love2Shop vouchers, £90 make up bundle, Ipad Mini, beauty products x4, necklace, false eyelashes

    "In the hopes of reaching the moon, men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet" - Albert Schweitzer
  • do people actually believe these though? really ?
  • starrybee
    starrybee Posts: 1,917 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic
    The ones from my Nigerian relatives (a lot of them seem to be nuns at the moment) are my favourites. Part of me is always tempted to reply with some nonsense to see what they say next :rotfl:
  • They once offered me 19million on the proviso that I would take on his brother in a 'butler' kind of role ! Hilarious
    :j2013 wins:j
    £120, FIORELLI handbag, £100 Love2Shop vouchers, £90 make up bundle, Ipad Mini, beauty products x4, necklace, false eyelashes

    "In the hopes of reaching the moon, men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet" - Albert Schweitzer
  • Anyone else had the dying Polish Christian lady wanting to leave you some of her husband's inheritance if you give yourself to Jesus?
    2014: Desolation of Smaug DVD, Magix photo programme, RUSH DVD, £100 Lands End voucher, Hugo Boss La Vie perfume, £1000 Tesco vouchers, Winnie the Pooh Bundle, 7 night holiday to Spain
  • StrayCat
    StrayCat Posts: 551 Forumite
    Tenth Anniversary Photogenic Combo Breaker
    I've had hundreds of these over the years, what is scary is that some people obviously do fall for it or they wouldn't still be doing it surely? Hate any kind of scammers :mad:
    A closed mouth gathers no feet.
  • independance
    independance Posts: 1,572 Forumite
    Ninth Anniversary Combo Breaker
    The last one was for a fantastic sum plus a lovely Mercedes Car, must think we live in a fantasy world.
  • Damn, I suppose I ought think about subscribing to INTERNET to be in with a chance of winning. Oh well :(
  • purple_x
    purple_x Posts: 681 Forumite
    starrybee wrote: »
    The ones from my Nigerian relatives (a lot of them seem to be nuns at the moment) are my favourites. Part of me is always tempted to reply with some nonsense to see what they say next :rotfl:

    Some people already do!
    Check out scamorama.com, it's a site where people reply to scam emails and have lots of fun wasting these fraudsters time!
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