Posted on Oct 11, 2008 under Scam E-mails Received |
Gosh, if these scam e-mails I receive were true, I don’t really have to wish to win the lottery anymore. LOL! This is another scam e-mail busting day for me. My yahoo e-mail is the favorite because I guess I am not the only one among millions of Yahoo users. I don’t really use this for personal communications but rather for spam and irrelevant sign-up requirement only. I just amuse myself by some e-mails I get from time to time which are obviously a scamming scheme that we should be careful and not to fall for. Here’s the content of the e-mail I recently got. Well, if you want to laugh at it you may do so.
GRANT DONATION CASH AID AWARD
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http://www.fondazionedivittorio.it
Dear Sir/Madam,
NOTIFICATION FOR CASH AID AWARD
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Posted on Sep 24, 2008 under Scam E-mails Received |
Okay, I had enough of these scam e-mails. Just few days ago I made a post about one of the few that I got which doesn’t surprise me at all. Hey, it’s rather entertaining! Perhaps I should put a special category intended for them here in my blog just so people who are still unaware of it will in one way or another be able to learn that there is such a thing as “scam e-mails”.
Believe it or not, this time and age some people still do fall for this kind of MO. Well, guess what? Just today I got another one on my Yahoo! It seems as if it’s a favorite place for these scammers to spread the scam love. I guess some users are vulnerable to it as Yahoo has a lot of users. Anyway, let me post the e-mail here and tell me it sounds convincing! LOL! Well, excuse me whoever sent this. Besides a few of the grammatical errors that are common in scam e-mails, your e-mail address doesn’t look professional at all and I know from there and then that this is something fishy before I even started reading the entire message. So, you’re so busted!
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Congratulation!!! From Microsoft Prize Award Team.
From:
“Microsoft Corporation Award” <klea7813@mail.usyd.edu.au>
To:
undisclosed-recipients
Wednesday, 24 September, 2008 02:46
Congratulation!!! From Microsoft Prize Award Team.
We are happy to inform you that
you have emerged a winner under the Second Category of our promotion,
Winner were picked by computerized system, drawn from companies and
individuals e-mail addresses worldwide.
The draws have officially
announced on 22nd of September, 2008. Your email ID has won a lump sum
of € 550,000 (FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND EUROS) only in the 2nd
category of our computer ballot Microsoft International Award Prize. Your
winning award will be pay to you in US Dollars/Euro.
NOTE: This Award is conducted by WWW.LOTTO.NL Company in the Netherlands
and sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation in conjunction with the
Heineken company in the Netherlads to boast there sales. Remember to
always quote your Reference numbers in all your correspondence and your
winning information are specified below: Ticket Number: DNA/TREASURE/89,
REFERENCE NUMBER: FSA/898596/08/REF, Security Credited File Number is
FMG/AWARD/3454/BC.
Please contact the Verification/Klantenservice of the authorized
payment Bank for your prize claim:
****************************************************
Dr. Marcus gavey (Director of operation).
Verification/Klantenservice Unit
Phone:+31-610-698-903,
Fax: +31-847-301-110
Web-Site: www.postbank.nl
Email: postbremittancex@yahoo.com.hk
postbremittancez@yahoo.com.hk
****************************************************
Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Yvonne Van Brook (Public Relation Officer).
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This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
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I have previously posted and ranted about scam emails and it just cracks me up when I get another one stated in a different way. Well, when it’s too good to be true —- there’s no reason to believe in it. These scam e-mails come in long or short versions, but the bottom line of each e-mail is that it’s trying to convince you that you will be receiving some millions of dollars if you do this and do that!
There’s no shortcut to become rich unless of course if your lotto ticket hit the jackpot. That is if you bought one! Here’s another e-mail I just read today. What if I pretend to be interested and respond to this? Well see how far this scammer can go about fooling innocent people who are vulnerable enough to believe in this message when it talks about money. I will get you updated if something follows. So, stick around. 
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Message from Lolly Stevens
Hello my dear friend, I know you will be surprise to see my email. My name is Lolly Stevens from Wales, United Kingdom. I am writting you because I need your assistance as a beneficiary to claim the sum of Twenty Million Dollars deposited in a security company by my late father. You will have a share of Seven Million Dollars, after release of the consignment funds. Reach me back at my private addresss ( lollystevens1@europe.com ) I will then give you the whole details. I hope to hear from you soon.
Lolly Stevens
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