a 419 scam on me? god bless your eyes
hey guys.. i got this email today, thought id share it with you guys..
apparently ive won nearly 800,000 bucks (US dollars of course..but id rather get paid in aussie dollars cos its nearly a million) in an email competition.
on first thought, i was gonna just delete the email, but i thought what the heck ill just open it ( i know its silly of me).. so i did, and i read it with a big..yeah right!..then i thought hmm..maybe..what if..then i said..nah if its too good to be true, it is!
so anyways, i thought what the hell, ill post it here and see what you guys think and if you have heard of such a scam...
of course i just had to reply..but here is the email and my reply. ive taken out the details in the email.
Scientific Email Internet Award Winner !!!
International Email Address Prize
Dear Sir/Madam,
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting held on 7th Febuary 2007. This is a Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; Meaning, you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Your email account have been picked as one of the ten winning email address in 2007.Therefore you have been approve f or the star prize of US $787:000:00 (Seven Hundred And Eighty Seven Thousand United
State Dollars Only). With the underlisted winning details:-
Ref No:-
Ticket No:-
Lucky No:-
Serial No: -
All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually.This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies to promote the use of internet around the world.
To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediate release of your winnings
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Mr
Madrid -Spain.
Email:
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Please quote your reference, batch and winning number s whi ch a s wel l your full name, address and telephone number .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 double claiming and unwarrant ed takin g advantage of this programme by non -partici pant or unofficial personnel.
Note, All winnings must be claimed within 30 days from this notification otherwise all funds will be returned as Unc lai med .
Congratulations once again on your winnings!!!
Best Regards.
Mrs.
Program Codinator.
heres my reply.....
Hi There.
how do i claim the money? and is there a catch to winning this money?
Thank you. please reply ASAP, im so excited!!!!!!
God bless your eyes
let me know what you guys think
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