fighting spam and scams on the Internet
|
Try our spam filter! Free trial for 30 days |
 |
|
|
joewein.de LLC fighting spam and scams on the Internet |
|
|
|
Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.
Click here to report a problem with this page.
Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:
Fraud email example:
From: "john johnson" <microsoftagency2001@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 11:56:14 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON!!!
MICROSOFT LOTTERY AGENCY
THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARDS DEPARTMENT
Reply to this email address:larryjones001@netscape.net
REF NO: TLOT/542372452560/05
BATCH NO:234984/AIS763564/Bacc
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the GLOBAL SOFTWARE GROUP
MICROSOFT LOTTERY which was held on the 5th september,2005. Your name
attached to a ticket number 025164-1464992-750 with serial number 2113-05
drew the lucky numbers 1-10-24-30-38-45 which consequently won the
lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved for a lump
sum payout of US$500,000.00(Five hundred thousand US Dollars) in cash
credited to the file reference number: TLOT/3372452560/04. This is from
a total cash prize of US$14.000,000.00 (Fourteen Million US Dollars)
shared among twelve (28) international winners in this grand category.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your funds is now deposited in a suspense account
with our paying Bank insured to your name waiting remittance into your
bank account.
Due to the privacy policy guiding this lottery promtional programme, we
advice that you keep your award from public notice until your claims has
been processed and your money remitted to your nominated bank account
as this is this is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or unwarranted abuse of this program by the general public.
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names and E-mail addresses from Asia, Australia, New Zealand,
Europe and North America as part of our international lottery program
which we conduct twice every year. We hope that with part of your prize,
you will part-take next year in our high stakes US$1.3billion
International Lottery. To claim your Prize, please contact your claims
agent
**********************************************************
MR.Larry Jones.
TEL: 0031-610-266-216.
E-mail: larryjones002@netscape.net
Alternative Email: larryjones001@myway.com
Foreign Services Manager, Payment Process and Release Order Department,
**********************************************************
for processing and remittance of your prize funds into your designated
bank account.
Note that all prize funds must be claimed not later than 25th october,
2005. After this date all funds will be returned as unclaimed for the
next sweepstake. In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications,
please endeavor to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with us or your claims agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change in your address, do inform your
claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from all
members of our staff and thanks for being part of our promotions program.
Regards,
Mrs. Becky Adams.
(Lottery Co-ordinator)
Reply to this email address:larryjones001@netscape.net
--
Anti-fraud resources: