What happens if you reply to emails like this (fake lottery win)?

eyelinerprincess

nicky1312 wrote: »

whats the point in all these stupid emaqils do they really think we jsut came up the river in a banana boat

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¿·¤·¤¤¥!¡¼¥ë¥¢¥É¥ì¥¹¡§ uknationallottery_uknationujs92@yahoo.co.jp

Your email address has won $4.6M from the UK Lottery online draws held on the 1st January 2008 Lucky Number:MX014926583.Contact Mr. Jonathan Hou with your official names,country,address,sex/age,tel,occupation,date of draw on(jonathan_hou8@yahoo.com.hk) for delivery of your cheque.Tel +447035902949



- Uk National Lottery Organization

You won $4.6 million in dollars from a UK lottery? Call me cynical...

superscaper

eyelinerprincess wrote: »

You won $4.6 million in dollars from a UK lottery? Call me cynical...

Cynical!

moonrakerz

You would think that all these lotteries could afford their own domains, rather that use gmail, yahoo, hotmail etc, etc !!!! :rolleyes:

Jennikay

nicky1312 wrote: »

uknationallottery_uknationujs92@yahoo.co.jp

- Uk National Lottery Organization

Wow, a truly British company, that can't afford its own domain, doesnt even have a British Yahoo account (.co.jp is Japan!), and spells organisation with a z!

It almost as real as the pigs flying by my window...

Cavey

Markyt wrote: »

Even if you don't fall for the scam, you might well respond to the email. That makes it a valid, live email that they can sell to other spammers - all in the best traditions of marketing!

Don't forget it also labels you as a person whose greed leaves them susceptible to scams (so you'll get a pile of 419's following soon afterwards and probably some trojans/keyloggers).

And what they will really look forward to is the reply of "9) By Bank Transfer" in which case they will ask for your bank details and then .... well, pauper.

That said, I am tempted to set up a hotmail account (so would not have any previous history) and see exactly what junk replying would lead to. I doubt they would care that the email address is not on the list of those who "won".

vikingaero

If you reply it's simple evolution at work. The weak, stupid, poor and greedy get swallowed by the big lottery fish.

everythingblogcast

If anyone gets these emails look at the ip address or domain and google whois then the ip/domain address then report to the company that issued the domain, if the company is behind the spam then use wikipedia and search for .com and contact the overall company that deals with the domain like .com or .uk and they will close it.

If it is from a free email service then report directly to them i.e. @live.com is Microsoft so report to them.

codger

Me I think some people here make too many assumes so miss many oportunnities granted by The Good Lord and Baby Jesus in a cribb.

There is a wise British sayin do not lok a gift horse in the south.

But Ungodly Cynycs post here they say this is fake, this is pam, all email baring Tidings of Great Joy is frauded, they all scamming croks cannot even spell.

A shame, we on this Erth to help 1another so when you my email get you know by Grace of God how sincere I am to be telling you I win 1st prize Mumbai Euro Lottry 10,millions. This I cannot bank because I am Reverend at First Church of The iPod Virgin and no allowed Earthy Goods so I ask you put my money in your bank, I transfer to you when you send your accoun details to me.

All I wish after is you help our poor village school, need urgently 20 MP4 players, 3 x 50" plasma screens, Sony Eriksen x 50 Unlocked To All Networks and 10 hijacked eBay accounts.

Martin and all you in my prayers even the Godless on this thred.


:iloveyou:

Scudlink

codger wrote: »

Me I think some people here make too many assumes so miss many oportunnities granted by The Good Lord and Baby Jesus in a cribb.

There is a wise British sayin do not lok a gift horse in the south.

But Ungodly Cynycs post here they say this is fake, this is pam, all email baring Tidings of Great Joy is frauded, they all scamming croks cannot even spell.

A shame, we on this Erth to help 1another so when you my email get you know by Grace of God how sincere I am to be telling you I win 1st prize Mumbai Euro Lottry 10,millions. This I cannot bank because I am Reverend at First Church of The iPod Virgin and no allowed Earthy Goods so I ask you put my money in your bank, I transfer to you when you send your accoun details to me.

All I wish after is you help our poor village school, need urgently 20 MP4 players, 3 x 50" plasma screens, Sony Eriksen x 50 Unlocked To All Networks and 10 hijacked eBay accounts.

Martin and all you in my prayers even the Godless on this thred.


:iloveyou:

You've been reading too much of Shiver Metimbers' sermons on 419eater

codger

Scudlink wrote: »

You've been reading too much of Shiver Metimbers' sermons on 419eater

In all truth, I've never read a word. But I'll have a look now.

My own epistle was one that all of us here who sell on eBay can easily put together.

Even though my listings exclude despatch to anywhere outside the UK, I'm still bombarded with ASQs fom the most amazingly righteous Reverends, 'onest orphanage directors, and relatives of murdered Ministers.

And of course, they're all true.