by Peta
Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:29 am
This is another lottery scam brought to our attention by a visitor to Scamwarners. A particularly shoddy scam. The spelling is very poor and English is obviously not the first language of its author. The scammers try to rush the victim by claiming to have a 28 days deadline to claim the fake prize. The telephone contact number provided is a 'redirect anywhere' service. Any number preceded by +4470 could be answered anywhere in the world. Scammers love to use this service as it gives the impression that they are in the UK. The script also strongly advises victims to keep the fake prize a secret. This is done soley to prevent your family and friends from learning that you are being scammed.
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From: [email protected]
Subject: Hellow
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 16:35:12 +0000
Dear winner,
Pleease view your attachment.
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Yahoo Awards Center
124 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester M60 2DB - United Kingdom
Dear winner,
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Eight Hundred,Twenty Thousand Great Britain Pounds (£820,000,00.) for the month of May, 2009 Prize promotion which is organized by YAHOO AWARDS & WINDOWS LIVE.
YAHOO collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail and few from other e-mail providers. Six people are selected monthly to benefit from this promotion and you are one of the Selected Winners.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE AND CLAIM.
Winners shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre. Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed not later than 28days from the date of Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
Stated below are your identification numbers:
BATCH NUMBER: MFI/06/APA-43658
REFERENCE NUMBER: 2006234522
PIN: 1206
Winning Number: 01-14-21-30-35-48 Your browser may not support display of this image. Your browser may not support display of this image. Your browser may not support display of this image. Your browser may not support display of this image. Your browser may not support display of this image. Your browser may not support display of this image.
These numbers fall within the England Location file, you are requested to contact our fiduciary agent in Manchester and send your winning identification numbers to him;
Agent Name:Mr.Greg Moses.
Email: [email protected]
Tel:+Tel:+447092849957 <- Redirect anywhere telephone service favored by scammers
You are advised to send the following information to your Claims Agent to facilitate the release of of your fund to you.
1. Full name...............................
2. Country..................................
3. Contact Address.....................
4. Telephone Number.................
5. fax Number............................
5. Marital Status.........................
6. Occupation.............................
7. My Date of birth......................
8. Sex.................................
9.Batch Number.................................
10.Reference Number.................................
11.Pin Number................................
12. Winning Number................................
13.Amount Won................................
Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
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Dr. (Mrs.) Felicia Daniel .
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WARNING!
Do not tell people about your Prize Award until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid disqualification that may arise from double claim.
You may also receive similar e-mails from people potraying to
be other Organizations or Yahoo Inc . This is solely to collect your personal information from you and lay claim over your winning. In event that you receive any e-mail similar to the notification letter that was sent to you, Kindly delete it from your mail box and give no further correspondence to such person or body.
Yahoo shall not be held responsible for any loss of fund arising from the above mentioned.
