Validity of Emails Stating You are a Winner

[mongee]

I HAVE A QUESTION WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME FEEDBACK ON. HAS ANYONE RECEIVED AN EMAIL STATING THAT YOU HAD WON A SUM OF MONEY AND IF SO WHAT HAPPENED?

Thanks for your Help,

Mongee

 

[Beaker]

These are scams - do not respond to them

Something like this

FROM:
OVERSEAS STAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.
REF NUMBER: OSL/653/029/03
BATCH NUMBER: AT-040-SB06-03

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OUR
RECENT LOTTERY DRAWS HELD ON THE 10TH OF APRIL 2004.
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number
27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky
numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won in the
2nd category. You have therefore been approved for a
lump sum pay out of 4,000,000 (EUROS) (Four MILLION
EUROS) note that All participants in this lottery
program have been selected randomly through a computer
ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and
30,000,000 individual email addresses from all search
engines and web sites.

This promotional program takes place every year, and
is promoted and sponsored by eminent personalities
like the Sultan of Brunei, Bill Gates of microsoft inc
and other corporate organisations. This is to
encourage the use of the internet and computers
worldwide.

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you
keep your winning information confidential until your
claims have been processed and your money remitted to
you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by
some participants.

We look forward to your active participation in our
next year USD50 million slot. You are requested to
contact our clearance officer below to assist you with
your winnings and subsequent payments. all winnings
must be claimed not later than one month after the
date of this notice.

Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, remember to quote your reference number
and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,
should there be any change of address do inform our
agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once more
and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.

NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE
BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.

Sincerely yours,
MR MORRIS JONES
(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)

 

[savagegoose]

here is a clue, if it dont state your name , or you dont recall actually entering the lottery, then you prob aint won anything.

the standard operastion of said scams is to say the money will be released once you pay the tax or some such.

its just trying to seperate fools from their cash. bin it with all the other spam.

oh and tell ya buddies as well, no need to let anyone get suckered.

 

[kokopelli]

There lately seem to be a lot of South African Lottery scams going about, especially via email. To read more about them and the steps to avoid and take, including where to report these lotto scams online to the South African Police (Commercial Branch) go to http://nationallottery.ws/lottery-scams.html

 

[Sheba]

RCMP Warning of E-mail Scams
June 3, 2005


Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP are warning people about e-mail scams after one man lost thousands of dollars. Constable Sean Reynolds says the man was told he won 2 million dollars but had to deposit a cheque to cover certain costs. Reynolds says there isn't much hope the money will be recovered

Sheba..

 

[Sheba]

RCMP Warning of E-mail Scams
June 3, 2005


Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP are warning people about e-mail scams after one man lost thousands of dollars. Constable Sean Reynolds says the man was told he won 2 million dollars but had to deposit a cheque to cover certain costs. Reynolds says there isn't much hope the money will be recovered