LOTTERY, SMS, EMAIL & ONLINE SCAM ALERT - THESE SCAMS ARE VERY DANGEROUS!
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I\'ve received an email on 17mar10 around 8:50am informing me that u are among 5 members in annual lottery by MSN/YAHOO & they asked me for 25000 INR for some custom clearance, and i gave them all information my address, phone no. all other personal detail. Next morning they call me asked to deposit a sum of Rs. 25000 in there SBI bank account (Ranjana shahi A/c no. 30124683222) from here I realizd that they calling me form an INDIAN no.(0********24) & entailed an Indian name of A/C holder. So filing complaint so that they will not use my personal details for wrong purposes & to aware other about the same scams.
Thanks
below I\'m entailing the copy same for reference:
The Msn/Yahoo Lottery Incorporation
PO Box 1010,Liverpool
L70 1NL,United Kingdom.
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Batch: 24/00319/IPD
Dear Guaranteed Winner
We are Pleased to inform you that you have won a prize
money of GBP750,000.00 (Seven hundred And Fifty Thousand,
Great Britain Pound Sterlings)for the Annual 2010 Lottery
promotion which is organized by Msn/Yahoo Lottery in
conjunction with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS.Msn/Yahoo windows,
collects all the email addresses of the people that are
active online, among the millions that subscribed to
Yahoo,Hotmail and various Microsoft window users, we only
select five people every Month as our winners,through
electronic balloting System without the winner applying.
These are your identification numbers:
Ref: XYL /2********37/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
Winning number:YM/09788
To File for your claim, please contact our payment/release
order officer below.
********************************************
Name:Mr.David Bent
E-mail: claimxremittanceunit@hotmail.com
Foreign Services Manager, Payment and
Release order Department,
********************************************
You are advice to provide him with the following
information:
1.FULL NAMES:
2.ADDRESS:
3.SEX:-
4.AGE:-
5.MARITAL STATUS:-
6.OCCUPATION:-
7.E-MAIL ADDRESS:-
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:-
9.AMOUNT WON:-
10.STATE:-
11.COUNTRY:-
12.NEXT OF KIN:
13.ZIP CODE:-
14:NATIONALITY:-
15) I.........hereby declare that the aboveinformation is
true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered
that I have given false information, I will forfeit my
rights to my winnings.
Make Sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent
to the payment/release order officer for quick verification
and funds release purpose.Our winners are assured of the
utmost standards of confidentiality, and press anonymity
until the end of proceedings, and beyond where they so
desire. Be further advised to maintain the strictestlevel
of confidentiality until the end of proceedings to
circumvent problems associated with fraudulent claims.
This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program.
Congratulations from me and members of staff of the THE MSN/
YAHOOLOTTERY.
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Lisa Wise
Online coordinator
(Sweepstakes International Program)
I have got similar mail like this on 16th Nov 2011.Is this fake?
sir
i got a message on 6 march 2011
i won 2.5 lack
this is fake or not...?
reply
I support this complaint.
I support this complaint.
I have also received similar mail
FROM: THE DESK OF THE E-MAIL PROMOTIONS MANAGER INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, MSN CORPORATION WORLD LOTTERY UNITED KINGDOM PO BOX 1010 LIVERPOOL L70 1NL UNITED KIMDOM
The Msn/Yahoo Lottery Incorporation
PO Box 1010, Liverpool
L70 1NL United Kingdom.
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Dear Lucky Winner
This is to inform you that you have won a cash prize of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND Great Britain Pounds Sterling (£500, 000.00) in the ongoing annual Lottery promotion which was organized by the MSN YAHOO
INC. England.
LIVE in conjunction with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS. MSN YAHOO WINDOWS, collect's all
The email addresses of the people active online among the millions that subscribed to Yahoo, Hot-mail and various Microsoft window, we Only select Ten {10} people as our winners, through electronic balloting
System without the winner applying, this program conducted to empower the poor and needy once all over the world.
This is to let you know that this online world e-mail draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000 company e-mail addresses, 30,000,00 individual e-mail addresses from over 40 networks and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer selection from the web.
Msn Yahoo Lottery Prize must be claimed not later than 14 working days from
The date of this Notification after the Draw date in which Prize has
Won.
Any prize not claimed within this period will be forfeited.
These are your winning identification numbers:
Batch Number.....................YM09102XN
Ref Number.......................YM35447XN
Wining Number...................YM09788
Our fiduciary Manager will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your cash prize remitted to you. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program,
Please be warned.
Below here is the claim verification and funds release form:
You are hereby advice to fill and submit back to the fiduciary manager.
Fill Out This Form
1. Full Names: SURENDRABABU KOVURU
2. Your Full Address: 24-1-20146 AMBEDKARNAGAR, NELLORE 524 003, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
3. Your Age: 58
4. Your country: INDIA
5. Your Country of resident: INDIA
6. Your City: NELLORE 524 003 ANDHRA PRADESH
7. Your Occupation: RETIRED CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
8. Sex: MALE
9. Marital Statue: MARRIED
10.Winning Email Address: kosuba@ymail.com
11. Your Mobile Number: +********107
DECLARATION:
I SURENDRABAB KOVURU HEREBY DECLARE THAT THE ABOVE DATA ARE TRUE. THAT MY CLAIMS AGENT SHALL ACT AS A FACILITATOR IN THE TRANSFER OF THE TOTAL FUND TO ME.
DATE: 27 AUGUST 2010
(YOUR FULLNAMES) [SURENDRABABU KOVURU]
Congratulations once again from the entire staff of the MSN/YAHOO PROMO TEAM ENGLAND.
(CONTACT EVENTS MANAGER)
Name: Dr.EGO BROWN
E-mail: claimsdeptuk@londonmail.com
Tell +44********61
+44********85
Fax:+44********623
Once again congratulations
SINCERELY YOURS,
MRS.LYNDA JOHNSON ONLINE COORDINATOR
Yours Faithfully,
National Lottery.
(A Subsidiary Of Msn/Yahoo Lottery Inc.)
N.B: Please contact your accredited claims agent.
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This message is confidential and intended for the named addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by E-Mail return and then delete this message from your system. You should not copy or use it or disclose its contents to any other person. If any part of this message is illegible or if you suspect that the message may have been intercepted or amended, please contact the sender. We cannot accept any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of this message without further investigation.
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Copyright © 2000-2010 MSN/YAHOO LOTTERY Promo International
LOTTERY SPONSORS:
MICROSOFT CORPORATION UK, MICROSOFT CORPORATION AFRICA,
MICROSOFT CORPORATION USA, MICROSOFT CORPORATION ASIA
Past winners
Such mails are damaging the image of MSN YAHOO who have global reputation. Kindly curb such scams
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