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They don’t get shorter than this, do they?
As you can see, Google has already marked this one as suspicious. Which it most definitely is.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: MICROSOFT AWARDS <info_lotteryboard15x@comcast.net> Date: Sun, May 11, 2008 at 5:56 PM Subject: WINNER!!! To:
Your email address has won you: £1,000,000.00. To file for your claim kindly Contact your claims agent through his email address, Ray Howard, Email: officemail_rayhoward@yahoo.co.uk Technorati-Tags: Lottery Scam, Microsoft
It really looks as though Google is getting better at recognising these e-mails as fraudulent. I hope they get better at it, because it will save a lot of heartbreak if they do.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: UK NATIONAL FREE LOTTERY &lt;garrisonwaterside@eircom.net&gt; Date: Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 2:39 PM Subject: FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR To:
UK NATIONAL FREE LOTTERY P O BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL L70 1NL UNITED KINGDOM FROM: THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS DEPT. RE: AWARD FINAL NOTIFICATION:
CONGRATULATIONS: congratulation you have been confirmed the winner of the national free lottery promotion,which was held on the 26th of april 2008.you are the winner of the sum of 1,000,000,00 pounds stearlings.your winnings has been transfered to the ECARGO COURIER COMPANY,you are here by adivice to contact them at: NAME:Matthew Moore EMAIL:ecargocouriers2@yahoo.no TEL:+447031965878(8am-6pmGMT Mon-Fri)
with the Following NAME: ADDRESS: AMOUNT WON: EMAIL: COUNTRY: PHONE NUMBER AGE: OCCUPATION:
You can see it’s about the shortest scam e-mail which has ever arrived here. I don’t think you can make them shorter. The question is, would anyone actually believe this came from Microsoft?
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: MICROSOFT AWARDS
Date: Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 8:36 AM
Subject: WINNER!!!
To:
Your email address was drawn Winning prize: £1,000,000.00. To file for your claim kindly Contact your claims agent Mr Ray Howard with your: Full names, Age, Phone #, Country, Occupation, Sex, Home address, through the email address below.
Email: officemail_rayhoward@yahoo.co.uk
Sometimes Google does recognise 419 scam e-mails and flags them as suspicious. That is a good thing, as it does give pause for thought.
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Mrs. Egobia Osiso
Date: Sat, Apr 19, 2008 at 6:12 PM Subject: NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
To:
THE PRESIDENCY
PAYMENT DEPARTMENT UNIT
OFFICE OF THE SENATE PRESIDENT
NATIONAL HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY
ABUJA- NIGERIA ,
OUR REF: PRS/COM/00452/IMP
Sir/Madam,
NOTIFICATION OF PAYMENT VIA ATM CARD
In our recent review of outstanding payment,we have found out through our network that upon your trials and effort you have not recieved your due payment.This is as a result of meeting held with the world bank delegates,international monetary fund(IMF) U.S.A President Bush,Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua the president of federal republic of Nigeria and central bank of Nigeria board of directors to pay the following…..
1.Honourable Contractors
2.Next of kin inheritance.
All that has not been paid by the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other banks here in Nigeria are hereby advised to stop dealing with some non-officials in the bank as this is an illegal act and will have to stop if you so wish to receive your payment immediately.After the Board of director’s meeting held in Abuja with the new president(Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua),we have resolved in finding a solution to your problem.We have arranged your payment through our SWIFT CARD PAYMENT CENTRE in Europe, America,Africa and Asia Pacific,This is part of an instruction/mandate passed by the Senates in respect to overseas contract payment and debt re-scheduling.
We will send you an ATM CARD which you will use to withdraw your money via ATM MACHINE in any part of the world.
If you wish to receive your fund this way,Kindly
reconfirm your
(1) Your Full Name
(2) Full residential address.
(3) Phone And Fax Number
(4)Your Contract / Inheritance Amount:
(5)Your Next of Kin Name:
(6)Your date of Birth:
This Information would be used in opening of an account here . It from here that the ATM would be used in issuance of The ATM CARD in your favor with the Credit card Number and all your information inserted into the card. Upon completion of this issuance of the ATM Credit Card, It would be send to you via Courier to your residential Address.
Urgently furnish this office with your Contact information in order to reconfirm if it’s in line with the one contained in our payment data. Be informed that your fund has been called back and it’s now in a suspense Account here in the presidency.
A new Account has to be opened in your Name Before the ATM Card is issued.
Waiting for an urgent response.
Yours Faithfully
Mrs. Egobia Osiso
Secretary To The Senate President.
infopresidentatmcard@indiatimes.com
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