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

jinny103

Has anyone received an email stating hey have won the yahoo! prize drawer? Obviously a scam.

eyelinerprincess

Apparently I won the Euromillions on a Tuesday!

trisontana

You could always reply with this :-

("Mugu" is a Nigerian slang term for a a fool; IE. a person who falls for a scam)

From ..........
CHIEF SYMBOLICAL DIRECTOR
INDEPENDENT MUGU ELECTORAL COMMISSION
Tel/fax: 00555-37644875
Direct Phone: 00555-3-7662348
Email: .....................

ATTENTION THE BEND-BEND MUGU.

Mugu,

It is my warmest pleasure writing you this
confidential business offer
irrespective of the fact that we have not met
before or done any thing
that will re-impose absolute confidence but
nevertheless, an adage says
a day begins a story and it is in line of this
strong perspective that
I am very determined to communicate you with much
conviction that you
will give my proposal a second thought and
consideration.

As earlier stated I am ......... a symbolical
director working with
IMEC. My Agency is in charge of conducting all
elections for Mugus and
by the virtue of my unique position in office as
the Chief symbolical
director.
I was elevated by the commission to become the
chairman of foreign mugu
bender board committee whose responsibility is to
award and supervise
foreign contract to ensure it is executed promptly.

Consequently, I the chairman of the bender board
committee in collaboration
with two other top committee members decided our
group needs a NEW MUGU to
play with. The initial cost of the contract was
pegged at Mrs. Mariam
Abacha, but after the feasibility study was done,
while submitting my
report to the office of the presidency for final
approval, we deliberately
inflated her, rendering her obese.

Right now, the gist of contacting you is we are
constrained to claim new
mugus due to certain laws enacted by the
government guiding civil service
code of conduct which prohibits posters from
operating mugus offshore
or foreign Account and this situation has kept us
in a fix to openly come
forward to claim the new generation of mugus,
hence after series of private
meetings we decided to make contact in order to
get a reliable foreign
partner whom we will forward his or her
credentials to claim the mugus
based on mutual despise and humiliation.

Note, you are vividly assured that you will be
subjected to any kind of
ridicule, for your scamming and involvement in
whatever you do hence we
have piloted a good strategy to ensure the
humiliation goes smoothly of
which we have targeted two weeks duration to
accomplished our Aim.

Kindly treat this matter with Absolutely
confidentiality because we are
still in active service and some of us intend to
resign your appointment
immediately after the transaction is finalized.

I look forward to hearing positively from you by
forwarding your private
parts to enhance easier communication, while
further details will be
given as soon as I get your response.


Best Regards

.................

alex11_2

I have become a scam magnet, I recieved 30 or so since January! Where do they get my email from? What sites give these scammers emails? I recieved a different version of this email simply telling me to reply for further instructions on how to recieve my lottery win. I asked for a cheque to be posted as then they don't need anything but my name and address, still not enough to carry out id theft.

trisontana

alex11 wrote: »

I have become a scam magnet, I recieved 30 or so since January! Where do they get my email from? What sites give these scammers emails? I recieved a different version of this email simply telling me to reply for further instructions on how to recieve my lottery win. I asked for a cheque to be posted as then they don't need anything but my name and address, still not enough to carry out id theft.

Because you replied, your details have now been passed onto to other scammers. That's why you are getting so many emails.

It's the same with those companies that try to scam old people with vitamin products and fake mediums. Once a person replies, it's open season for all the other scammers.

ajd7569

HAS ANYONE ELSE RECEIVED THESE SCAM EMAILS?
Yahoo/MsnLottery
Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London SM1 4te United Kingdom

This is to inform you that you have won a prize of(£200,000) TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLINGS for the award in this year Lottery promotion ,which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.

YAHOO&MSN MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online. Among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only select five people two times in a year as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying.
We congratulate you for being one of the persons selected for this final award.

PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact your Claims Agent on or before your date of Claim, Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 15 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize was won.Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
These are your identification numbers:
Winning number...................YM09788
These numbers fall within your Location file,you are requested to contact EVENTS MANAGER,
send your winning identification numbers to Him in this contact address below.
(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)

Rev Father Dav Sandals(Phd)
Email: claims_onlinepromo_4@yahoo.com
Tel:+447045718219

You are therefore advised to send the following information to the EVENTS AGENT to facilitate them and process the COURIER for your money.

NAME:.....................................
AGE:........................................
SEX:........................................
ADDRESS:...............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:..............................
NEXT OF KIN...........................
STATE......................................
COUNTRY:................................
NATIONALITY...........................

Congratulations!! once again.

Truely Yours,
Mrs Victoria Moore.

Online Co-ordinator IF YOU CONTACT THE "REVEREND"
YOU RECEIVE THIS;
[FONT=Courier New, Courier, Monospace]Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road Sutton, Greater London SM1 4te United Kingdom. [/FONT]

[FONT=Courier New, Courier, Monospace]Dear AILEEN DENNIS,[/FONT]

Greetings to you from the MSN LOTTERY BOARDD LONDON.

Firstly i wish to congratulate you for been one of the five lucky winners in this online lottery draw organised by yahoo/msn lottery board uk.

After the verification and confirmation execsie,in this office, a winning cheque of 200,000 GREAT BRITISH POUNDS has been issued in your name i.e (AILEEN DENNIS) and it has been enveloped in a metalic sealed parcel alongside your winning certificate of prize claim with a receiver's confirmation register which you will sign to collect your won prize when delivered to your residence in your country.Your personal identification number is CPEL/OWN/9877, always quote this number as the subject of every contact with the courier service to enable them give you due attention.

However, the prize has been sent to the delivery company( THE GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE) for delivery, you are therefore expected to contact them in the below contact information:

DELIVERY DEPARTMENT CONTACT INFORMATION
YOU ARE ADVICE TO CONTACT ADDRESS BELOW.

[EMAIL="EMAIL:globalcourier_deliverydept_005@yahoo.com"]EMAIL:[/EMAIL] [EMAIL="globalcourier_onlinedepartment_5@yahoo.com"]globalcourier_onlinedepartment_5@yahoo.com[/EMAIL] DESPATCH OFFICER:Mr.TERRY FORD
TEL:+447031904675

As soon as you contact them,they will guide you on futher proceedure on how to get your won prize, they already have your details in their office.

Hope my informtions is clear and useful?please i will require a concise update on your proceedings with the delivery company.

Have a nice day in anticipation of your earliest response and maximum co-operation.


Best Regards,
REV FATHER DAV SANDALS
+447045718219
[FONT=Courier New, Courier, Monospace](Events Manager)
Payment and Release Order Dept.[/FONT]
IF YOU THEN GO ON TO CLAIM YOUR "WINNINGS"THE COURIER TRIES TO CHARGE U UP TO £400 TO "DELIVER YOUR PACKAGE"
Global COURIER SERVICES


Unit 6, Marino Way,
Hogwood Lane,
Industrial Estate
Finchampstead
Berkshire RG40 4RF.
LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.


Dear Esteem Customer Aileen Dennis ,

Greetings to you from Global Courier Service.

We are proud to inform you that,we are in possession of a certified parcel,with identification number !![FONT=Courier New]CPEL/OWN/9877},which is to be delivered to you,as instructed by our affiliate(Yahoo/Msn & Microsoft Lottery Board).You are to please indicate you delivery option as soon as possible and we shall guide you on further payment instruction.
[/FONT][FONT=times new roman][/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman]Who will sign to collect the parcel upon delivery? include a phone number of this person to enable us call him/her when we gets close to your area.With this information, we would be able to dispatch your parcel immediately. We will only deliver the parcel to the address you have given us and we will only hand over the parcel to the person you will assign to sign for its collection. This individual must have a valid identification of him/herself as proof.[/FONT]

[FONT=times new roman]Description of parcel to be delivered :
Weight of parcel .........................0.13kg
Color of parcel............................Brown
Lenght of Days.........................Pending on your choice of delivery.[/FONT]
Parcel Status............................ Metallic Sealed

[FONT=times new roman]Global Courier Service has gone through a transformation from a mere quoting method to becoming an essential tool for shippers, entities who perform projections and inspections, and the general public We make it simple. By standardizing the Global Service of rates, hence Global Courier Service has put the world in your fingertips. We are not a broker, we are licensed by the Federal Maritime Commission as a non-vessel operating common carrier (N.V.O.C.C.) to produce original shipping documents, and we are licensed by the Federal Aviation Administration under the TSA as an indirect air carrier (I.A.C.) to engage in air Global worldwide, therefore we can leverage our technology with our experience to save your money and serve you on a global basis.[/FONT]

[FONT=times new roman]The Global delivery Service items are priced according to the tariff zone of the destination country, weight or volumetric weight (1m³ = 250kg) of the item and additional services selected. The price includes export and import forwarding.[/FONT]

For your designation,below are the mandatory charges that you are required to pay to enable us courier your certified parcel to you. You are allowed to choose one of our three specified shipment options for your location;
Please find below our charges:
__________________________
Normal class delivery: in 120 hours
__________________________
(cost of delivery)
Courier Charges: £200.00 pounds
Insurance: £50.00 pounds
Administrative: £90.00 pounds
Total: £340.00 pounds
____________________________
Premium class delivery:72 hours
_____________________________
[FONT=times new roman][/FONT][FONT=times new roman][FONT=times new roman](cost of delivery)
Courier Charges: £230.00 pounds
Insurance £80.00 pounds
Administrative: £120.00 pounds
Total: £430.00 pounds
________________________
First class delivery:48 hours
________________________[/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=times new roman][/FONT][FONT=times new roman][FONT=times new roman](cost of delivery)
Courier Charges: £300.00 pounds
Insurance: £100.00 pounds
Administrative: £50.00 pounds
Total: £450.00 pounds.[/FONT][/FONT]

BE RIGHTLY INFORMED THAT WE DO NOT ALLOW PAY ON DELIVER (P.O.D) OR PAY AFTER DELIVERY (P.A.D)YOU MUST FIRST MAKE PAYMENT BEFORE YOUR DELIVERY CAN COMMENCE.

Note:The charges are a little high because of the insurance cover we have undertaken incase of loss,damage or theft of your highly sensitive consignment content. We assume all responsibilities incase of any eventualities.Global Company do not allow Cash on delivery(C.O.D) as all payment must be made in this office before shipment can commence.
[FONT=times new roman]
Do confirm the delivery address and indicate your specified shipment option and send it to this office via, email. All orders not delivered within SEVEN (7) working days from this communication, will lead to the return of the parcel.

Your satisfaction is our priority and we look forward to providing you the best of our quality service.Do have a wonderful day in anticipation to hearing from you ASAP.
[/FONT]

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Terry Ford
Tel:+447031904675.
[FONT=times new roman]GLOBAL COURIER SERVICE COMPANY {G.C.S.C[/FONT]
IS THERE ANYONE INVESTIGATING THESE SCAMS?

trisontana

For a start the postcode gives this address:-

U C B Homeloans Corporation Ltd
36 Sutton Court Road
SUTTON
SM1 4TE

I wonder if that supposedly legitimate company knows their postcode is being used by these scammers ?

Daisey-Duke

Had this one today !!! :eek:

Reply-to:[EMAIL="littmannstethoscopescompany@emailaccount.com"]littmannstethoscopescompany@emailaccount.com[/EMAIL]

Dear Sir/Ma,
Please can I have your attention for a moment? Would you like to work online from home temporarily and get paid weekly? Our Company Littmann Stethoscopes Co., Ltd. is a company based in New Zealand and we are into Manufacturer and supply medical and nursing supplies and specialize, dual-colors injection molding machines and accessories supplied worldwide since 1975 with numerous customers home and abroad. Littmann Stethoscopes to health care professionals worldwide equipments supply ( supplies) you will be glad with our products. We need representatives in the States/UK who will be in charge of all our payments from the United States and United Kingdom clients/customers. Most of our customers from United States and United Kingdom pay through their ,UK Bank wire transfer, Certified cheques, Cashier cheques and money order which are not negotiable here in Taiwan. This brings our quest to employ a credible and trustworthy fellow as our representative to handle our payments. This would not affect your present job but serve as another stream of income to your good self. Being our representative and assisting us in processing the payments from our clients shall earn you a weekly salary and commission of about 10% of every payment you assist us with. Due to the fact that we can not process the US/Canadian Credit cards here in the Taiwan, we have lost in the past about $85,000 of net income each month because of money transfer delays. Most of our clients/customers who purchase our products need to pay large amount of money through their Bank wire transfer account and this is the reason we also need a representative who has eligible account to receive money for our company. Your task is to coordinate payments from customers and help us with the payment process. You are not involved in any sales. If you are interested, email us back for more information. Mr. David Smith Recruitment Manager http://www.medisave.co.nz

trisontana

That's a straight money laundering company. If you do decide to work with them then you could be in trouble with the police for being a party to criminal activity.

Daisey-Duke

I was already aware of that but other people may not, so thanks.

I emailed the company in question yesterday and forward the email to them, this was their response.....

Thank you for forwarding this to us. You are absolutely correct, it is completely fraudulent correspondence and designed to obtain personal information from the addressee.

Again, our thanks.

D Murphy
Medisave Australasia