What do you think about this?

[dodomlat]

Hi everyone.

Some three days ago I received following mail:

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From: Ms.Patricia Atkins
Canada Lottery-Soccer World Cup 2010 Promotional Draw
1550 Princess Street
Kingston, ON, Canada, K7M 9E3
<<< email addy deleted >>>



Attention: Customer AFRSA680
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/05
Batch No. Lotto 6/49

WINNING NOTIFICATION

The Canadian Government sponsors this lottery for the promotion of the 2010 Soccer World cup to be hosted in South Africa.

We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake Lottery International Programs held on the Saturday 25th June 2005 in Essex United Kingdom and Ontario Canada. Your e-mail address attached to Ticket Number: B9564 75604545 100, with Serial Number 46563760 drew the winning numbers 2/10/11/17/26/44 with a bonus Number 25, for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of the lottery in the 2nd category of daily three.

You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/05.

This is from a total cash prize of US $11,100,000.00 Million dollars, shared amongst the first One Hundred and-thirty (130) lucky winners in this category Worldwide.

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play coupon, because this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World Cup to be hosted in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept to enable you participate in our subsequent draws which will see 500 participants traveling on an all expense paid trip to South Africa for the Soccer World Cup 2010.

In view of this, your US$820,000.00 (Eight Hundred and Twenty Thousand United States Dollars) would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in
South Africa. Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact our African Agent's office.

All participants were selected randomly from World Wide
Web site through computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and personal e-mails. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.

This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by unscrupulous elements. Please be warned!

To file for your claim, please contact our corresponding Agent in South Africa immediately you read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact information is as follow: email:<<< email addy deleted >>> Phone+ 27 7 333 00 131 to avoid unnecessary delays and Complications, please quote your reference numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.

Congratulations! Once more from all members and staff of this program that has ensured that you won this competition. Thank you for being part of our Promotional Lottery program.

Yours Sincerely,

Ms. Patricia Atkins

NOTE To confirm that you have the winning number for the Saturday25th June 2005 draw, visit: http://www.canada.com/lotteries confirm under Lotto 6/49.
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Is this joke or is it true?

Please give me some advise what to do.


Best regards,
rob

 

[Brad]

NEVER reply to these con-artists!!!

Red flags and warning bells should be everywhere when you see an e-mail like the one above!!

It's the biggest scam going ... you won't see a red cent but there is a good chance you'll lose your shirt if you reply to these criminals!!

The only thing you should do at this time is to report them to the RCMP ... as fast as possible!!

Do a search for an RCMP link on this BB ... I don't have it handy at the moment



I repeat: DO NOT CONTACT THESE CROOKS IN ANY WAY !!

 

[Springbok]

This stinks to high heaven

Beyond doubt this is a scam organised by Nigerian crooks resident in South Africa. I would suggest you contact the South African Police and report it.

 

[Brad]

Here's the link for RCMP Fraud/Scam reporting.

Another useful link: Reporting Fraud

 

[lottoarchitect]

Many such scam e-mails have South Africa origin. Never reply to such e-mails, your wallet is in danger. Report them at the above fraud reporting site as well to protect other people. I get such e-mails quite often.

1)Just consider the fact that the only source of information about these hypothetical draws come from those scam e-mails we receive. If they are to give away millions, shouldn't they advertise it or make their existance known by any other means or whatever?
2)Do you know any known lottery commission that gives away millions without having you to pay your share (e.g. buy a ticket)? No.

Unfortunately, there are still people that fall in this.

lottoarchitect

 

[Maggie]

Not just that, but, there is NO such person or business name as per your e-mail listed at that address in Kingston. Don't respond to it, it's a scam.

 

[red0412303609]

send now

please send me 25 cents and I shall personally guarantee you your winnings of 234,879,000,345,124 billion zillion cdollars and 3 cents and wait-- we shall even throw in this wonderful all purpose set of steak knives and wait theres more-- hang on- dont run-- come bak- pleaseeeeeeee , gee I was going to give her a new universal tool that is invaluable and unprecedented.
My name is abu dakar senegal maohabi versatnlitilia from Ghana boo de lagas
my rich uncle sons nephew who drowned in the middle of our bathtub, rest hios souls, blah blah blah,
ahhh well
u get the idea dont u.
its mariahan season and they can now type perfectly good.

yeh its a scam-

but then so is the planet earth.

I still say its flat

 

[sierra]

Hi everyone,
Just got an email from THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(I usually get faxes)
This one wants:
your full name
phone,fax and cell #'s
complete company info
complete banking info
and
a copy of your interneational passport
They even sent a nice picture of the bank vp.

I guess they have to keep trying.

Take care all
and please don't reply to these.

Dawn

 

[dodomlat]

Re: Question

Hi everyone again.

Thanks a lot for your suggestions. I must say I didn't mean to reply to that e-mail. Somehow I knew it is a scam.
I am just asking myself, how emails like that still hit the target. Couldn't service providers somehow filter them?

Best regards,

Rob