What would you know I won the lottery. I don’t even remember entering. Today Mrs. Coordinator Kathy Vero sent me an email to inform me that I had won the star prize of $2,000,000.00 US. In order to claim my winnings I need to contact their branch office in the Netherlands with my full name, a copy of my passport and some other information. I better go now and contact them.
The researchers at McAfee are saying that the e-mail I received looks similar to the ‘419′ or Nigerian scam. What? This is a lottery scam? You mean I didn’t win the lottery?
Advice: add “ipwlottonl@yahoo.com.hk” to your scam email list. If you receive an email telling you that you’ve won a lottery, delete it and don’t even respond.
Be sure to check out “How to tell if you have received a lottery scam letter.”
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Wrote: Jul 6, 2008 at 4:23 pm
yeah, Rose i get those same emails all the time always from different addresses. Or they tell me i’ve inherited money or something and i need to give them my bank account number so they can wire to me. Its a bummer that you didnt really win though!
Wrote: Jul 6, 2008 at 4:38 pm
This post was my sense of sarcasm. I get so tired of those spam emails. It’s sad that some people fall for them.
Wrote: Jul 6, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Unfortunately, there is one born every minute who will be sucked into this and similiar scams—whenever I receive such input I give them a nice smiling attitude, thank them and tell them to just send the money—some day I might jsut get surprised and actually get a real check—I am not holding my breath thats for sure. If its to good to be true—its not true—-and thats the way it is people. (you all can quote me on that if ya all want)
Wrote: Jul 6, 2008 at 9:36 pm
I have got about 47 different types of email scams in my scam folder.It makes me laugh sometimes considering the outrageous offers been made in them.
Wrote: Jul 7, 2008 at 1:27 am
I have just recently started to get those spam mails. Normally it is a friend sending all those pointless “Pass this on to 18 billion people or you will have bad luck!” waste of inbox space emails which I just doooooont care about. Jesus just doesnt love me, and I am pretty sure he wont love me if I spam my friends. I am thinking if I mail 18 bilion people, I WILL have bad luck as they will cut off my internet connection!
Wrote: Jul 7, 2008 at 7:37 am
If I have claimed all the money I have rec in my emails I had a very good chance of beating Bill Gates
Wrote: Jul 7, 2008 at 4:44 pm
I’m always winning these lotteries or inheriting some obscene amount of money. Just for once I wish they’d come true