Internet Lottery Scams
Yahoo Online Award Team (2007)
This is one of a collection of fraudulent lottery announcements. We don’t send these messages! We collect the ones we receive and document them for the benefit of others who may be tempted by the con artists’ offers. (How do lottery scams work?)
If you’ve been a victim of a scam like the one shown below you may wish to contact an attorney or law enforcement officer in your state or country.
from YAHOO ONLINE AWARD TEAM infoyahooteam03@adelphia.net
reply-to agentwallace_01@yahoo.co.uk
date Jul 3, 2007 7:14 AM
subject **Congratulations Winner**
Dear Winner,
The Local Organising Committee of the YAHOO ONLINE AWARD TEAM is glad to announce to the world the giving away of the sum of FIFTY MILLION POUNDS to 100 lucky email addresses all over the world. This promotion is in Appreciation of our International Support for the computer user and the correspondent earnings at the stock market which was far beyond our projected quarterly earnings.
Be informed that all winners in this program have been selected randomly through a computer ballot system drawn from over 1,500,000 companies and individual e-mail addresses database. Your email address happened to be one of the lucky winner of £500,000 (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS STERLINGS) among the Hundred email addressess chosen. In order to claim your prize, you will have to fill the form below and send it back to us for verification and then you will be informed on how your Cashier’s Check for the sum which has already been deposited with your email contact.
please do provide with the following informations: And send to our Agent
NAME:…………….
AGE:……………….
SEX:……………….
TEL.:………………..
ADDRESS:………
OCCUPATION:…………
COUNTRY:………………
Please you are advised to complete the form and send back to us for prompt collection. You are automatically disqualified if you are below 18 years of age.This E-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain Information that is privileged, proprietary, confidential and exempted from disclosure.
If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination,distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.
All response Should be sent to:
NAME: Mrs Elizabeth Wallace
Email: claimsagent.elizabethwallace01@yahoo.co.uk
LOTTERY AGENT
Sincerely,
John Blair.
Online coordinator
