Saturday, November 10, 2007

CONGRATULATION!

One of my most popular posts has been one where I simply posted an E-mail hoax verbatim with a smarmy "Who believes this crap?" remark. The only possible reason for this is that a large population still researches to see if Bill Gates really WILL give them free money for Forwarding This Message. Today I cleaned out my Yahoo! E-mail account for the first time in 6 months and found dozens of other examples. Below I've reprinted the ones I've received this month alone. For anyone who's wondering, these are called Nigerian or 419 scams, based on the usual country of origin or law they're breaking, respectively. They all promise you lots of money but--oh wait--you have to send them money to get it. Shouldn't that sound shady from the get-go? So don't believe this crap anymore, okay?

Finally, all these E-mails slipped through Yahoo!'s filter, going a long way to show why I don't use that account much anymore. --ts0



Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:44:02 +0200

MICROSOFT INTERNET PROMOTION

Microsoft Award Team
20 Craven Park , Harlesden London NW10 United Kingdom
Ref: BTD/968/05
Batch: 409978

CONGRATULATION! CONGRATULATION!! CONGRATULATION!!!

Dear winner,

The prestigious Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test marking the year 2007 anniversary we rolled out over GBP£4,429,864 for our end of year Anniversary Draws. Participants for the draws were randomly selected and drawn from a wide range of web hosts which we enjoy their patronage.

The selection was made through a computer draw system attaching personalized email addresses to ticket numbers. If you ignore this, you will regret it later. Microsoft and AOL are now the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure that Internet Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and AOL are running an e-mail beta test.

Your email address as indicated was drawn and attached to ticket number 008795727498 with serial numbers BTD/9080648302/06 and drew the lucky numbers 14-21-25-39-40-47(20) which subsequently won you (£200,000,00 Two Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds) as one of the 5 jackpot winners in this draw.

You have therefore won the entire winning sum of £1,50,000.00 One Million Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds) The draws registered as Draw number one was conducted in Brockley, London United Kingdom on the 1th of Oct,2007. These Draws are commemorative and as such special.

Please be informed by this winning notification, to file your claim, you are to make contact with your designated agent who shall by duty guide you through the process to facilitate the release of your prize. To file for your claim Please Contact your delivery agency in the contact information below.

DELIVERY AGENT CONTACT NFORMATION:

NAME OF COURIER FIRM: FRONTIERS DELIVERY SERVICES
OFFICE ADDRESS: 60 Great Ormond Street London ,WC1N 3HR United- Kingdom.
Email: claim_today@yahoo.co.uk

Tele:+44-70-31-871-806
Tele:+44-703-1872130

VERIFICATION FORM

YOUR FULL NAME:_______________________________________
AGE:__________________________________________________
SEX:__________________________________________________
PERMANENT ADDRESS:__________________________________
COUNTRY:______________________________________________
CITY:__________________________________________________
POSTAL CODE__________________________________________
FAX _________________________________________________
MOBILE________________________________________________
WINNING E-MAIL________________________________________
AMOUNT WON__________________________________________
BATCH NO:_____________________________________________
TICKET NO:____________________________________________
REFRENCE NO:__________________________________________
LUCKY NO:____________________________________________
SERIAL NO:____________________________________________

Our special thanks and gratitude to Bill Gates and his associates. We wish you the best of luck as you spend your good fortune in this season.

Note: You have One week from the date of this publication to claim your prize or you may forefeet your winnings. In compliance with the sponsoring bodies’, you are to make a remittance of a part of your won fund, not lower than 10-percent, after receiving your allocation to a charity organization

Thank you for being part of our commemorative end of year Anniversary Draws

KINDLY CONTACT YOUR FIDUCIARY AGENT MR. WILLIAM HOPEWELL DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER DIRECTIONS

Mrs. Rosse N
Microsoft Promotion Team
Vice President

MICROSOFT LOTTERY PROMOTION 2007

Microsoft has obtained your contact details from public internet sources. We thought that you could be attracted to be part of this promotion with our company

© Copyright 2007 Microsoft Lottery promotion All Right Reserve"




From: "contact information" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: 2nd CATEGORY LOTTERY AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:00:03 +0200

Nelson Mandela
International Draw Auditors & Management
Co-ordinators Lotteries Headquarters
31, Brixon Court, Carlton East Gate,
South Africa


Ref. File No.:KPC/9030108308/07
Batch: 15/76/EF36
Serial No: SALP97585
Ticket No: B9665 75608567 775
Drew The Winning: 04/13/21/27/36/3

Congratulations!!! We wishes to use this medium to officially notify you on the final notification that your Email Name and Company has being selected among the 100 Star/Lucky Winners Worldwide for the South African/United Kingdom Money Balls Lotteries Promotional Programme based on the South African 2010 World Cup. You're Name and Ref. File Number has therefore been approved to claim a Total Sum of US$1.000.000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) in cash credited to REF. FILE NO# (KPC/9030108308/07).

Approved and signed as the beneficiary to this fund in your name will be done and To file for your claim, please contact one of our Accredited/Authorized Representatives in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications for verification.

South Africa Fiducial Agent Claim Office
Dr. Robert Williams
Tel: +27-83-371-2362
Fax: 27-86-513-0842
Email: r_w_agent020@yahoo.co.uk


PROVIDE ALL YOUR WINNING INFORMATION TO YOUR CLAIM AGENT TO AVOID MISTAKE.

1, Your Full Names
2, Age
3, Present Contact Address
4, Country Of Residence
5, Phone Numbers & Country Code
6, Your Winning information’s
7, Occupation
8, Mode Of Payment {Bank Transfer or coming for your claim)

For Security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information CONFIDENTIAL till your claims are processed and your money remitted to you for being one of our Lucky Winners of this Lottery prize.

congratulations!!! congratulations!!!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Guten P Latimo
(Lottery Coordinator)

Also your claim award included with Free Flight Ticket and Seven (7) Days Hotel Reservation in one of the Five Star Hotels during the World Cup Festive in 2010.The Validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days hence you are expected to make your claims immediately and winners under the age of 18 years are automatically disqualified




From: "Elizabeth Benson" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: From Mrs Elizabeth Benson
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:01:18 -0600
From Mrs Elizabeth Benson
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire,

PLEASE TREAT THIS AS PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

I know this may come as surprise and sceptic to you.Since we do not know each other,but i am contacting you with trust and faith I have, that you will never fail me.

My name is Mrs Elizabeth Benson a nationality of Liberia. I am married to late Mr. Frank Benson who worked with Liberia embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he died in the year Octorber 2005. We were married for twenty years with a child. He died after a the illness that lasted for long four days.Before his death we were both a good Christians.

When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of $5. Million (Five Million U.S.Dollars) with one of Good banks here in Cote d'Ivoire . Presently, this money is still with the bank.I have been diagnose with Esophageal cancer .It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts.Recently my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next One months due to my cancer problem.Though what disturbs me most is my stroke. Having known my condition I decided to donate this fund to mosque or better still a muslim individual that will utilize this money the way I am going to instruct here in.

I want a person or Christians and muslim member too that will use this fund to orphanages, research centres and widows propagating the word of God and to ensure that the house of God is maintained. The Holy words made us to understand that blessed is the hand that giveth. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore this is why i seek for your assistance, I once asked try a member of my family to distribute the money which I gave him to the charity organization here they refused and kept the money to themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be ontended with what I have left for them.

I took this decision because I have a child that will inherit this money but my son can not carryout this work only because i and my late husband decide to use some of the money to work for God and live some for our son to have a better live. our son is just 16year old now and been grow up in africa, he have low manterity and my husband´s relatives are not Christians and I don´t want my family hard earned money to be misused by unbelievers,i don´t want a situation where this money will be used in any way that those not concern the will of God. Hence the reason for taking this bold decision. I am not afraid of death hence I know where I am going to. I know that I am going to be in the bosom of the God. I want your telephone communication in this regard because of my health because of the presence of my family relatives around me always.

I don´t want any of my husband family relatives to recieve this money. With God all things are possible. As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Finance/bank. I will also issue you a letter of authority that will empower you as the new beneficiary of this fund. I want you and your muslim individual to always pray for me because the God is my shepherd. My happiness is that I live a life of a worthy Christians,Whoever that wants to serve God must serve him in truth, Please always be prayerful all through your life. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for a mosque or muslim individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated here.

I pray to God for his providence for a smooth transfer.

If this picks your interest, please do contact me immediately for more details . I will be highly appreciate to receive your telephone and fax number.I awaits your reply.

Remain blessed in the name of the God.
Mrs Elizabeth Benson




From: "Bill Richard" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: CONGRATULATION. BMW WINNER!!!
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:51:13 +0000
http://www.quesa.org/other/logo.html
THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT UNITED KINGDOM LOTTERY.
22 Garden Close, Stamford, Lincs, PE9 2YP, London
United Kingdom.
Reference Number: BMW:2551256003/23

!!!CONGRATULATION YOU ARE A WINNER!!!.
The Board of Directors, members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department, wishes to congratulate you on your success as the STAR PRIZE WINNER in this years' International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on 0n 24th of March 2007, in London, England.
This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of £450,000.00 GBP (Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great British pounds). The car comes with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year, that is, till the next promotion in 2008. It also comes with a one year warranty and FREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.

DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.

YEAR: 2006, MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon
The selection process was carried out through random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web. Each email address was attached to a ticket number and your email address with ticket number: 5647600545188 and serial number: BMWP/556543450906 was randomly selected as the star prize winner amongst other consolation prize winners.

For you to collect your prizes, kindly fill the verification form below and send it to the Claims Manager, of our claims department through email, stating your receipt of this notification. He has been mandated to offer you assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes.

Claims Manager:
Mr. Bill Richard.
Claims Department.
Email: claimsoffice_agent001@yahoo.co.uk
Tel : + 44 703 191 7669


VERIFICATION FORM:

1.) FULL NAME:
2.) AGE:
3.) SEX:
4.) ADDRESS:
5.) ZIP/POSTAL CODE:
6.) STATE/PROVINCE:
7.) COUNTRY:
8.) PHONE............ FAX: ........................
9.) OCCUPATION/POSITION:
10.) COMPANY:
11.) EMAIL ADDRESS:
12.) TICKET NUMBER:
13.) SERIAL NUMBER:


Congratulations once more, and keep trusting BMW Automobile for top quality automobiles.





INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ©2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED




From: "Mrs. Lucia Boris" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: My Dear Chosen Family Mr/Mrs Schrock,
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 14:51:27 +0000
My Dear Chosen Family Mr/Mrs Schrock,

Godly Opinion:

I crave your indulgence at this mail coming from somebody you have not known before. I decided to do this after praying over the situation.

You should please consider the transaction on its content and not the fact that you have not known me before. I need not dwell on how I came by your contact information because there are many such possibilities these days.

Introduction:

I am Mrs. Lucia Boris ,of Republic of Benin, West Africa, widow to Late Mr.Croft Boris (for Consular of the Republic Of Benin embassy in Tunis Tunisia,) I have been recently been diagnosed of Cancer of the Pelvic.

I am writing from my sick bed.

My reason of contact is about US$5.5 Million ($Five Million Five Hundred United States Dollars) my husband has in Secutity and Fiance house of which I am the next of kin. Going by my health condition and because my husband and I have no children, I am looking for a credible person to whom I will pass the right of next of kin.

You the sole person will apply to the Security Company and request for the transfer of the fund to your care through our family lawyer.

What is expected of you?

This is on the condition that you will take 50% of the fund for yourself, while you will use the remaining 50% for the less privilege people in the society. This is in fulfilment of the last request of my late husband: that a substantial part of the fund be used to carter for the less privileged the motherless and the most stripped.

If this condition is acceptable to you, you should contact me immediately with your full names, Direct Telephone number and contact information so that I will ask our family lawyer to prepare the document of authorization that will give you the right of next of kin to the Fund.

Our Family lawyer will also give you a text of the application which you are to send to the Secuity And Finance house where the money is logded.

I cannot predict what will be my fate by the time the fund will be transferred into your account, but you should please ensure that the fund is used as i have described above, please indicate your interest via my private e-mail address: mrs.luciaboris@yahoo.fr

Yours,
Mrs. Lucia Boris

Inform me all your details.
Name :
Country Of origin :
Tel/Moblie :
Age :
Occupation:





From: "macanthony williams" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Dear friend
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:29:16 -0600
Dear friend

it is my warmest pleasure writing you this confidential business letter with a view that you will accept my request and give me positive response hence, time is essence. My name is Barr Macanthony Williams, I received a letter from a Finance company here requesting for the next of kin to my deceased client. The Letter Stated that I should provide to them the next of kin to my late client to claim the money he deposited in a fixed deposit with finance company two years ago before his death. The Finance company is aware of his death, though he was not married, neither did he leave a Neither "WILL" nor is Specified next of kin, the finance company anticipating someone to come along for the claims.

As it is, no one can put up claims except someone recommended from my Office as the Lawyer of the decease. All efforts to get his family relatives have been abortive. I solicit that you allow me Introduce you as his the next of kin/relative of my late client. He was aged 56. He Lived and worked here as a foreigner and requested to be
buried here.

Kindly let me know if you are interested so that I can give you further details and certain other documents to enable you contact the finance company for release of the funds to you. I have spoken with the manager of the finance company on this matter extensively and he is waiting for your introduction to the finance company according to his directives.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and I will brief you on the details upon your response.

Furthermore, in your response include =

1; your telephone number for easy and official conversation.
2; your age
3; Home address
4; sex
5, Your full name
6, your occupation


Thanks,
Barr Macanthony Williams.




From: "Greg moyo" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: (NATIONAL LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA,,SA LIVE ''N,,LUCKY call us TEL +27-733-181-653 )
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 08:31:03 +0200
NATIONAL LOTTERY SOUTH AFRICA

YOU ARE THE WINNER OF THE
COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL DRAW

THIS MESSAGE IS FROM THE PROMOTION MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT

NATIONAL LOTTERY SA

YOU HAVE WON ON THE COMPUTER BALLOT,
THE SUM OF US$ 850,000,00

PLEASE CONTACT
(MR.NELSON DUBE )
YOUR CLAIM AGENT.

FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT
email: nelsondubeagent@yahoo.co.uk

PHONE NO.+27-733-181-653,

(NATIONAL LOTTERY)

PRIZE AWARD NOTIFICATION

Participants of this drew were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from all part of the world as part of our electronic business Promotions Program.

Note that your email address qualified for the draw, as a result of your visiting various websites we are running the e-business promotions for.

You/Your Company email address, attached to ticket number 100-309-7482, with serial number 513-10 drew the lucky numbers 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 and Bonus number 12 and consequently YOU HAVE won in the first Category.

Your winning Ticket is Number. 343-221-8756
Your Serial Number. 454-17
your lucky draw Numbers are. 3, 8, 13, 22, 27, 41 Bonus Number 12
Your INSURANCE Number: FLS433/453L/GMSA

Please be informed that your CHEQUE of the sum of US$850,000.00 is now with National lottery Finance and Insurance Company insured with your email address which won you this prize,

therefore you should contact National lottery your agent and give them your full name so that they will re-insure your CHEQUE under your full name.

Please note that National lottery your paying agent, will invite you to their office in Johannesburg South Africa for your immediate payment, you have to hurry up and contact them immediately.

To begin your claim, please call your claim agent immediately, and also to send an urgent message to Mr.Nelson Dube through Phone or Email address.

TEL:+27-733-181-653:
E-mail :nelsondubeagent@yahoo.co.uk

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with your claims agent.

REFERENCE NUMBER: GML-S343-KKT-8811
BATCH NUMBER: 56T-DTH78-SAR99

NATIONAL LOTTO PROGRAM IS A BONUS FOR THE WHOLE
WORLD FOR THE 2010 SOCCER WORLD
Congratulations'' once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

MR.Greg Moyo
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
NATIONAL LOTTERY
2nd Floor SABC
Radio Park Building
Auckland Park, 2006 Henley Road.
Johannesburg, South Africa.

NATIONAL LOTTERY SA

GOES INTERNATIONAL
AS THE 2010
WORLD CUP
WILL BE HOSTED BY
SOUTH AFRICA

THIS PROGRAM IS SPONSURED BY: SOUTH AFRICAN LOTTO AUTHORITY. AND SUPPORTED BY: (FĂ©¤©ration Internationale de Football Association) FIFA SUPPORT

Regards,
Mr. Greg Moyo
Promotion Manager
-------------------------------------------------

Nelson Mandela Nelson Madiba Mandela

Mr. Joseph Sepp Blatter
[FIFA President]



Savery, Aldwin Abraham, Vicki
Mr James Stevenson Mr. Rudolf P. Markhams Mrs. Rosemary Muss
(Promotion Manager) (Zonal Co-ordinator) (Board Member)

100860 8556 2548 9576ZA




From: "mike sipo" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: John Louis
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 15:13:04 +0100
From Mr. John Louis
London, United Kingdom
Phone:+ 44 703 1914982
E-mail: john_louis102@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Freind,

Permit me to introduce myself as Mr. John Louis. I am a Liberian citizen and a diplomat newly posted to London .

I got your details from a Liberian attaché in the Liberia Embassy, United Kingdom Embassy of the Republic of Liberia 23 Fitzroy Square
London W1 6EW . I have need for the cooperation and assistance of a person that i can trust from your country to receive in your country from London , a certain sum of money to be designated for investment purposes in your country. The funds in question originated from Liberia but are presently in London , which happens not to be the final destination. This is the primary reason for my posting to London .

I will attempt to place a phone call to you after this mail in order that this matter can be further discussed. Should you be interested in this matter, all pertinent details shall be obliged you in subsequent mail. However, it is important to state categorically that the funds under reference are not laundered nor have any liens whatsoever.

I look forward to a fruitful negotiation with you.

Thanking you,
John Louis
+ 44 703 1914982
Please reply to my private e-mail address: john_louis102@yahoo.co.uk




From: "bright wapson" Add to Address BookAdd to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 18:23:51 +0800
LOTTERY AWARD
PROMOTIONAL PROGRAMME

FROM THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, MRS. BRIGHT WAPSON
EUROPEAN/UK/S.A.UNION INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS BID SOUTH AFRICA 2010 WORLD CUP LOTTERY AWARD DEPARTMENT.UNITED KINGDOM/SOUTH AFRICA
(Customer Services)

WINNING NOTIFICATION

We happily announce to you the draw of South African 2010 World Cup Bid
Lottery Award International programs held in U.K your "email address" was attached to ticket number;B9665 75604546 199 serial number 97560 This batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 60/84/27/17/36, bonus number 2, which consequently won the lottery in the second category.

Your name have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of US$2,000.000.00(Two million United States Dollars) in cash credited to file KPC/9030108308/03 .This is from a total cash prize of US $ 30,000,000.00 (Thirty million United States dollars) shared among the first 200lucky winners in this category world-wide.

All participants "email address" were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand names from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceanic as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by some multinational companies and some other EU governmental personalities of their social responsibility to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award. The citizen in the communities where they have operational base.

To process your claims you are hereby advice to contact the Claim Agent
immediately with this information:

NAME:..................................
ADDRESS:...............................
NATIONALITY:...........................
SEX:...................................
AGE:...................................
PHONE/MOBILE:..........................
FAX:...................................
OCCUPATION:............................
COMPANY:...............................
BATCH/WINNING NUMNBER:............................................

The lottery program took place to promote South Africans 2010 world cup award. Please you are advised to file for your claim immediately through our Agent in South Africa MR. David N. Wilson for the claim of your prize. Call him on the phone immediately you received this message because you stand a risk of loosing the prize if you fail to claim within two month from the day you received this notification.

His contact details are as follows...

NAME: Mr. David N. Wilson
TEL :+ 27-83-522-4595
Email :attorneywilsondavid@workmail.co.za

For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid dual claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this program by non-participant or unofficial personnel.

Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!

Yours faithfully,
MRS. BRIGHT WAPSON
Online Co-coordinator

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