Sure sounds legit…

Obviously if you’re read my blog at all you see that I get a lot of spam mail and scams sent my way. In the fashion of the ever-popular “Nigerian price needs your help in transfering money into the US” there is a new email being sent around that I get on an almost dailly basis. I won the UK Lottery!

Here’s what it looks like:

Congratulations Category A prize winner! You have been selected as one of two winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTO 2009 NEW YEAR PROMO, computer ballot draws and thus will be a privileged recipient of the grand draw prize of ?2,500,000.00 From a total sum of ?5,000,000.00 shared
among the 2 winner in this category. You/Your company, attached to Winning File Reference number NLUK/2030/0181/08; ticket number 101-OIO-77/A.

Contact your claims agent:

MRS. Susan EDWARDS
TRANSFER OFFICER
TAMAR FINANCE LTD UK
Email: tamarfinance333@gmail.com
TEL: +44(0)701 115 2991

Please Send to MRS.SUSAN EDWARDS. the information below via her company email for the processing and transfer of your win to you: EMAIL: tamarfinance333@gmail.com

LOTTERY CLAIMS PERSONAL DETAILS

Full Name: ___ Complete Address____ Country:_____ Age:_____ Sex:__  Marital Status:____ Occupation:____ Telephone:_____ Fax:____ E-mail:_____

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program. You advised to send your filled Lottery Winnings Claims Form to your claims agent via her email address>> EMAIL: tamarfinance333@gmail.com

Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Nancy Miettinen-Knutson
Online coordinator
UK NATIONAL LOTTO

Sounds legit except for the fact that I am not from the UK, the personal details file is some text in an email and actually includes “email address” (which they should know since they emailed you), and Susan’s email address is listed as a Gmail account.

I don’t know about you but I am sure sick of the laziness. How hard would it have been to put up a fake UK lottery website where the people who are foolish enough to fall for these obvious scams could enter their bank account info into a database at their leisure? I would be much more willing to believe I was one of two winners for a lottery I didn’t enter if there was even some effort put into this scam. At least the Nigerian prince sounds legit, albiet farfetched. These scammers today don’t have the pizazz of the Nigerian prince and they certainly aren’t willing to put forth the effort. Lazy scammers.

Posted: October 22nd, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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