Yet another one of these scams got past my spam filters…
From: Uk lottery Organisation <Uklotto@Winners.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:59:58 +0100
Subject: Your E-mail address has won you US$4.6MYour E-mail address has won you US$4.6M
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
TICKET FREE/ONLINE E-MAIL ADDRESS WINNINGS DEPARTMENT.
If you are the correct owner of this email address,
If I’m not the owner…
then be glad this day
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Whoopee!
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as the result of the UK lotto online e-mail winning draws and sweepstakes held in DUBAI-UNITED ARAB EMIRATE
UK or UAE? Make up your mind!
on the 20th of April2007 has just been released and we are glad to announce to you that your e-mail address has won you the lottery in the first category and you are entitled to claim the sum of US$4.6M.
Your email addresses was entered for the online draw on this Ticket Number: APP236566301307 and won on this Lucky Number: MX014926583 The UK lotto online e-mail winning draws is proudly sponsored by the Microsoft Corporation, the Intel Group, Toshiba, Dell Computers, Mackintosh and a conglomeration of other international IT companies.
Mackintosh? WTF?
The free Ticket lotto Internet draw is held once in a year and is so organized to encourage the use of the Internet and computers worldwide. We are proud to say that over 200 Million Euros are won annually in more than 150 countries worldwide.
Yeah, right…
You are to contact Mr. Joshua Ong on the below email address for quick delivery of your won cheque of US$4.6M. All winners cheque are ertified cashiers and are cashable in any bank of any country. To enable the Courier Company ascertain you as the rightful receiver of the cheque, include the below listed informations in your contact mail to Mr Joshua Ong.
I think it might be hard to find a bank that will cash an ertified cheque.
Your country, complete official names, amount won, ticket and lucky numbers, date/venue of draw, address where your wish to receive your winnings cheque, contact telephone, mobile and fax numbers.
Trans World Courier Express UAE Company Ltd.
Office Address: 68 Naif Road, Dubai U.A.E.
Email-Address.transworldcourierservices2@yahoo.ie
Contact Agent: Mr Joshua Ong.
Telephone: +971-50-7485166.
Yours Truly,
Mr Jerry Fidelix.
Co-ordinator.
UK LOTTERY ORGANIZATION
Here’s the UK lottery held in the UAE sending a winning notice from Italy instructing me to send info to an Irish email address. Suspicious?
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