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• Omniscient

  

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  Jan 28, 2008, 11:26 am

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   I just got this email in my inbox a little while ago. Looks like a scam as I never entered into a lottery there. If you look down towards the end, it reads ...

   Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
  we ask that you keep your winning information
  confidential until your claims has been processed
  and your money remitted to you. This is part of
  our security protocol to avoid double claiming
  and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
  participants.

  That statement has scam written all over it ... to keep your winning information confidential. They want to scam me in secrecy .. HA!
  

   

  Please Read...

   

  You Have WON THE Euro Million Lottery Award
  2008.
  Pol.Lasao, Area Anardi
  155, 28090 Madrid. Spain Branch.
  Ref. N? XXX/XXX/XXX/XX/XX/XX
  Batch. N? XXXX/XXXX/XXX/XXX/XX.
  
  
  Good Day!
  
  Europe/ America private international e-games
  organizers and co-sponsors,EURO MILLIONS
  LOTTO Group International,officially bring to
  your notice of the newly draw result of January,
  2008.
  
  Your email address was selected amongst the
  lucky winner in the first categories were your
  email address, emerged as the lucky winner of a
  huge sum of amount.The lottery promotion
  program was conducted at our
  international corporate office complex in UK.
  
  Most recently this foundation set up the NEW
  LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on
  COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the
  foundation seek to encourage the use of
  Internet for academic and business
  pursuits. Its major aim is to promote music,
  theater,art, literature,projects in the social and
  political arena with a focus on health, as well as
  science, research, and higher education.
  
  Your email address was attached to Batch.
  Number: XXXX/XXXX/XXX/XXX/XX.
  Ref. Number:XXX/XXX/XXX/XX/XX/XX. Please
  endeavor to donate not less than 10% of your
  winning to any internationally recognized charity
  home closer to you so that a lot of the less
  privilege once can feel our contribution.
  
  Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
  we ask that you keep your winning information
  confidential until your claims has been processed
  and your money remitted to you. This is part of
  our security protocol to avoid double claiming
  and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
  participants.
  
  You are advised to contact our oversea
  registered claim officer in United Kingdom for
  more details, and also he will instruct you on
  how to claim your winning Funds.His details is
  stated below:
  
  Dr. Smith Gonzalez.
  HEAD OFFICE: 28 Tanfield Road,
  Croydon, London
  E-mail: contactoffice009@yahoo.com.hk
  Tel: +44 7045 774013
  
  Congratulation!!
  
  Yours faithfully,
  Mrs.: Jolen Jones .
  EURO MILLION ONLINE LOTTERY DIRECTOR.
  Spain Branch.

   

  BEWARE OF THIS IF YOU GET IT ... JUST DELETE IT!!!

  Omniscient

                                                  

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• lottocalgal

  

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  Jan 28, 2008, 11:33 am

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  In response to Omniscient

  Quote: Originally posted by Omniscient on Jan 28, 2008

   I just got this email in my inbox a little while ago. Looks like a scam as I never entered into a lottery there. If you look down towards the end, it reads ...

   Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
  we ask that you keep your winning information
  confidential until your claims has been processed
  and your money remitted to you. This is part of
  our security protocol to avoid double claiming
  and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
  participants.

  That statement has scam written all over it ... to keep your winning information confidential. They want to scam me in secrecy .. HA!
  

   

  Please Read...

   

  You Have WON THE Euro Million Lottery Award
  2008.
  Pol.Lasao, Area Anardi
  155, 28090 Madrid. Spain Branch.
  Ref. N? XXX/XXX/XXX/XX/XX/XX
  Batch. N? XXXX/XXXX/XXX/XXX/XX.
  
  
  Good Day!
  
  Europe/ America private international e-games
  organizers and co-sponsors,EURO MILLIONS
  LOTTO Group International,officially bring to
  your notice of the newly draw result of January,
  2008.
  
  Your email address was selected amongst the
  lucky winner in the first categories were your
  email address, emerged as the lucky winner of a
  huge sum of amount.The lottery promotion
  program was conducted at our
  international corporate office complex in UK.
  
  Most recently this foundation set up the NEW
  LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on
  COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the
  foundation seek to encourage the use of
  Internet for academic and business
  pursuits. Its major aim is to promote music,
  theater,art, literature,projects in the social and
  political arena with a focus on health, as well as
  science, research, and higher education.
  
  Your email address was attached to Batch.
  Number: XXXX/XXXX/XXX/XXX/XX.
  Ref. Number:XXX/XXX/XXX/XX/XX/XX. Please
  endeavor to donate not less than 10% of your
  winning to any internationally recognized charity
  home closer to you so that a lot of the less
  privilege once can feel our contribution.
  
  Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
  we ask that you keep your winning information
  confidential until your claims has been processed
  and your money remitted to you. This is part of
  our security protocol to avoid double claiming
  and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
  participants.
  
  You are advised to contact our oversea
  registered claim officer in United Kingdom for
  more details, and also he will instruct you on
  how to claim your winning Funds.His details is
  stated below:
  
  Dr. Smith Gonzalez.
  HEAD OFFICE: 28 Tanfield Road,
  Croydon, London
  E-mail: contactoffice009@yahoo.com.hk
  Tel: +44 7045 774013
  
  Congratulation!!
  
  Yours faithfully,
  Mrs.: Jolen Jones .
  EURO MILLION ONLINE LOTTERY DIRECTOR.
  Spain Branch.

   

  BEWARE OF THIS IF YOU GET IT ... JUST DELETE IT!!!

  Omniscient

  Please forgive me, but why do people worry about these kind of emails?  They are obvious scams.  If I know that I haven't entered any  lottery or international game or recieve email from the UK or Nigeria or where ever else,  I simply delete them and move on. And try to have them auto blocked ( not easy to do but I try) Now if I start getting  emails from  the sites I do  visit and the scammers find a way to  mimic these sites, then I may be a little more trusting.  But If I know I haven't entered any games  then why should I worry?  To me there is no beware, we should all know better than that by now.
• four4me

  

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  Jan 28, 2008, 11:33 am

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  Did you get this email in your lottery post account or your computers Internet access account. If you got in in a PM or your lottery post account notify Todd.
• Omniscient

  

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  Jan 28, 2008, 11:45 am

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  Quote: Originally posted by four4me on Jan 28, 2008

  Did you get this email in your lottery post account or your computers Internet access account. If you got in in a PM or your lottery post account notify Todd.

  I got it in my yahoo email. I only posted it to let others know as some people actually do get duped into these things. I know better of course, but just trying to let anyone know what methods they use to try and deceive us. Just a FYI, that's all.

                                                  

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• konane

  

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  Jan 28, 2008, 11:51 am

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  Omniscient there's no way you could have won .... they told me I've won!!!            

   

  Seriously they're been unusually busy this year ... have received about 10 of that type email through my ISP so far. 

  Only thing they want is all pertinent personal information and your bank account number so they can make a deposit  ...........  into their account. 

     

  Have fun and the best of luck to everyone!
• bashley572

  

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  Jan 28, 2008, 12:07 pm

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  You mean to tell me you don't trust Dr Smith Gonzalez. 
  or Mrs Jones??? If they are going to do it they should get some more believable names!!!!!

  Money won is twice as good as money earned!
• Todd

  

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  Jan 28, 2008, 12:08 pm

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  In response to four4me

  Quote: Originally posted by four4me on Jan 28, 2008

  Did you get this email in your lottery post account or your computers Internet access account. If you got in in a PM or your lottery post account notify Todd.

  Don't forget, there is a "Report Spam" link inside each private message, so reporting something is just one click -- no need to notify me separately!  Same goes for blogs -- each one now has a "Report Spam" link.

   

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  What grade did your lottery earn?

   

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  Help eliminate computerized drawings!
• Omniscient

  

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  Jan 28, 2008, 1:57 pm

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  Quote: Originally posted by bashley572 on Jan 28, 2008

  You mean to tell me you don't trust Dr Smith Gonzalez. 
  or Mrs Jones??? If they are going to do it they should get some more believable names!!!!!

  Yeah.. I know.. that's just terrible. Probably some 13 year old kid in the U.K. scamming people from all over the world making millions.  

                                                  

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• Cooljazzy54

  

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  Jan 28, 2008, 2:25 pm

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  In response to Omniscient

  Quote: Originally posted by Omniscient on Jan 28, 2008

   I just got this email in my inbox a little while ago. Looks like a scam as I never entered into a lottery there. If you look down towards the end, it reads ...

   Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
  we ask that you keep your winning information
  confidential until your claims has been processed
  and your money remitted to you. This is part of
  our security protocol to avoid double claiming
  and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
  participants.

  That statement has scam written all over it ... to keep your winning information confidential. They want to scam me in secrecy .. HA!
  

   

  Please Read...

   

  You Have WON THE Euro Million Lottery Award
  2008.
  Pol.Lasao, Area Anardi
  155, 28090 Madrid. Spain Branch.
  Ref. N? XXX/XXX/XXX/XX/XX/XX
  Batch. N? XXXX/XXXX/XXX/XXX/XX.
  
  
  Good Day!
  
  Europe/ America private international e-games
  organizers and co-sponsors,EURO MILLIONS
  LOTTO Group International,officially bring to
  your notice of the newly draw result of January,
  2008.
  
  Your email address was selected amongst the
  lucky winner in the first categories were your
  email address, emerged as the lucky winner of a
  huge sum of amount.The lottery promotion
  program was conducted at our
  international corporate office complex in UK.
  
  Most recently this foundation set up the NEW
  LOTTERY SCHEME to give out prizes based on
  COMPUTER BALLOT SYSTEM. By doing this the
  foundation seek to encourage the use of
  Internet for academic and business
  pursuits. Its major aim is to promote music,
  theater,art, literature,projects in the social and
  political arena with a focus on health, as well as
  science, research, and higher education.
  
  Your email address was attached to Batch.
  Number: XXXX/XXXX/XXX/XXX/XX.
  Ref. Number:XXX/XXX/XXX/XX/XX/XX. Please
  endeavor to donate not less than 10% of your
  winning to any internationally recognized charity
  home closer to you so that a lot of the less
  privilege once can feel our contribution.
  
  Due to mix up of some numbers and names,
  we ask that you keep your winning information
  confidential until your claims has been processed
  and your money remitted to you. This is part of
  our security protocol to avoid double claiming
  and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
  participants.
  
  You are advised to contact our oversea
  registered claim officer in United Kingdom for
  more details, and also he will instruct you on
  how to claim your winning Funds.His details is
  stated below:
  
  Dr. Smith Gonzalez.
  HEAD OFFICE: 28 Tanfield Road,
  Croydon, London
  E-mail: contactoffice009@yahoo.com.hk
  Tel: +44 7045 774013
  
  Congratulation!!
  
  Yours faithfully,
  Mrs.: Jolen Jones .
  EURO MILLION ONLINE LOTTERY DIRECTOR.
  Spain Branch.

   

  BEWARE OF THIS IF YOU GET IT ... JUST DELETE IT!!!

  Omniscient

  Thanks for the post.

  Yes, a lot of us get these kinds of scams at least once a week and yes some people still

  get duped.  I think people need to be reminded everyonce in awhile as there are new

  scams popping up every day. I for one just go ahead and delete them because I know

  I know no one is willing to give me or anybody else anything millions or thousands

  free.  They also have scams where you can win  $500.00 gift card from Walmart,

  Costco, Macy's etc Just delete.  They are not worth your time reading them.

  Play lotto.  At least it is legit and you have some what of a chance to gain something.

  Good Luck. Ble$$ing$ to all.

  
• Badger

  

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  I think its hilarious !    Quite obviously, the person who composed it does not have English as their native language.  The syntax and grammar is very poor.  Certainly not the sort of communication I would allow to go out as a  business communication.  Like it or not, people tend to make judgments based upon written communications they receive.   This one is quite lower class.

  Sadly, there are going to be those people that receive it and won't even notice that, and will be suckered-in by their own greed. But that would be their choice.

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  How can you tell if a politician is lying?

  Answer: His lips are moving.
• BobP

  

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  Quote: Originally posted by Omniscient on Jan 28, 2008

  Yeah.. I know.. that's just terrible. Probably some 13 year old kid in the U.K. scamming people from all over the world making millions.  

  These scams started in Nigeria and there are 13 year old kids forced to type and send these messages for very real and dangerous criminals who can and will steal the savings from anyone fool enough to get tangled up with them.  After they have your money, they will even send a message claiming to be police in charge of getting your money back for you, but it will cost you to get it released.  Even people who thought they could have a little fun with these crooks by replying have gotten into trouble.  There is a lot more information about you out there for these creeps to glom onto if they think you're a live one.  BobP