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This combination of Yahoo and MSN is often used for fraudulent lottery e-mails. These fellows are obviously not informed.
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: YM Promo <thedesk_ofjamesmartins@info.lt>
Date: 2008/10/19
Subject: £5,000,000
To: undisclosed-recipients
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Incoperation,
2nd Floor,Har Road Sutton,
Greater London SM1 4te,
United Kingdom.
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of FIVE MILLION POUNDS (£5,000,000)in the Yahoo/Msn Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC, MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo and Hotmail we only select five people as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying, we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 20 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
FOR CONFIRMATION PLEASE CALL (+448706260184)(Pin-7012)
However you will have to fill and submit this form to the events manager for verification and direction on how you can claim your winning fund.
1. Full name:
2. Contact Address:
3. Age:4.
Telephone Number:
5. Marital Status:
6. Sex:7.
Next Of Kin:
8. Occupation:
9. Country:
10.Nationality:
11.Your Winning Pin Number:
CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name: Mr. James Martin
E-mail: yahoomsnpro@info.lt
Phone Number:+44-703-594-3656
Thank you and Accept my hearty congratulations once again!
Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Owen Johnson
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Games/Lottery Coordinator.
Obviously this cooperation works better for the crooks, than it does
for Microsoft and Yahoo.
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: YAHOO AWARD GRANTS 2008
Date: Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 9:40 AM
Subject: YOU ARE A WINNER OF YAHOO AWARD GRANTS JULY 2008
To:
Yahoo & Window Live Awards Centre
124 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester M60 2DB -
United Kingdom
Tel:+447031925532.
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Three
million,Two Hundred Thousand Great Britain Pounds (GBP 3,200,000.00)
for the month of July, 2008 Prize promotion which is organized by
YAHOO A WARDS & 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
which your e-mail address won the Jackpot Prize while other five
winners won One Million Great Britain Pounds(GBP 1,000,000.00) each.
PAYMENT OF PRIZE / CLAIMS
Winners shall be paid in accordance with their Settlement Centers.
Yahoo Prize Award must be claimed not later than 10 days from date of
Draw Notification. Any prize not claimed within this period will be
forfeited and returned to its source as unclaimed.
You are requested to contact our Assistant co-ordinator in Manchester
and send your winning identification numbers to him:
Co-ordinator’s Name: Rev Fr. Niculai Anton
E-Mail:awardcenter10@luckymail.com / awcenter_uk101@live.com
Tel:+447031925532
You are advised to send the following information to our co-ordinator
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. Sex…………………………………………………
8. Date of Birth/Age ………………………….
9. Identity card(carte identite)………….
Congratulations!! once again.
Yours in service,
Mrs. Grace Sanders(Awards coordinator)
WARNING!
You must keep strict confidentiality of your Prize Award claims to
yourself until your money is successfully handed over to you to avoid
disqualification that may arise from double claims.
Yahoo Awards Team shall not be held liable for any loss of funds
arising from the above mentioned.
This is a favourite combination for the lottery fraud e-mails.
———- Forwarded message ———- From: Mrs.Marcelino Hull <mrs.marcelino_hull@yahoo.co.uk> Date: Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 10:43 PM Subject: Batch number………………..YM 09102XN To: undisclosed-recipients
Yahoo/Msn Lottery corporation Baley House, Har Road Sutton, Greater London SM1 4te United Kingdom.
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five hundred thousand, Great Britain Pound Sterlings(£500,000.00) for this month 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by YAHOO/MSN LOTTERY INC & WINDOWS LIVE.
YAHOO/MSN & MICROSOFT WINDOWS, collects all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to the internet,we only select five people every Month as our winners through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we congratulate you for being one of the people selected.
You are to contact the events manager on or before your date of Claim, Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
Yahoo/Msn Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 20 days from date of Draw Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has won. Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
These numbers fall within your Location file, you are requested to contact the events manager, send your winning identification numbers to him,to enable him verify your claims.How ever you will have to fill and submit this form to the events manager for verification & direction on how you can claim your winning fund.
1. Full name………….. 2. Contact Address…….. 3. Age………………. 4. Telephone Number……. 5. Marital Status……… 6. Sex……………….. 7. Zip Code………….. 8. Occupation…………. 9. Company…………… 11.State:…………….. 12.Country…………… 13.Nationality………… 14. Your Reference and Batch number at the top of this mail:
This one is short and to the point. Could it be more successful than the long messages?
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: YAHOO AWARDS & HOTMAIL/WINDOWS LIVE <yahooawards@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, Aug 10, 2008 at 4:40 AM
Subject: CONGRATULATION.(dr_uvukcoordinator03@live.com)
To:
DEAR WINNER,This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Two
Hundredand Fifty Thousand Great Britain Pounds(GBP 250,000)for 2008 Prize
promotionwhich is organized by YAHOO AWARDS & HOTMAIL/WINDOWS LIVE.You are
requested to contact our co-ordinator with the following
informations;Fullname.Country.Address,mobile Number,Occupation,Sex,Name:
Mr.Druv Matindale Tel+44-703-198-0757 E-Mail:(dr_uvukcoordinator03@live.com)
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