An Email

JUST GOT TWICE THIS EMAIL, WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT, WHAT IS THE CATCH?

You have won a prize money of Two Million Great Britain Pounds Sterlings for the Month of April, 2008. Your email address actually was drawn on our Random Computer Ballot System. This lottery is not like the common lottery where you have to purchase a lottery ticket. This Lottery E-games award was organized by IT companies worldwide in a bid to compensate internet users like you. Hence your email address emarged one of the lucky winners. The lottery e-games draws was conducted from an exclusive list of 25,000,000 e-mail addresses of individual and corporate bodies picked by an advanced automated random computer ballot search from the internet as part of our international promotions program which we conduct every year. No tickets were sold. You are to contact the claims agent with the following details for the release of your winnings. Claims Requirements: 1.Name in full:
2.Home Address:
3.Age:
4.Occupation:
5.Amount Won:
6.Phone Number:
7.Present Country:
8.Sex:
9.Marital Status:
Method to receive claims: Bank Draft Contact: Givins James. E-mail: claimsdeptn10 at gmail.com

Regards,

Mrs. Sharon Owens.(Group Coordinator)

By kat1 (Moderator) on Apr 30, 2008, 06:38 in Off Topic.

slguy says on Apr 30, 2008, 07:19:

contact them, kat...and see how long before they ask either for a "finder's fee" or your bank account number so they can wire you your "winnings".

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

slguy says on Apr 30, 2008, 07:21:

obviously, you've been emailing disreputable characters, to have received this "offer". ;)

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

Tinto (Moderator) says on Apr 30, 2008, 07:47:

There are many give-aways that it's a scam, starting with the odd capitalization that emphasizes unimportant words and ending with a free, anonymous "gmail" account.

dwmte7 says on Apr 30, 2008, 07:49:

if you believe in that b.s., kat, you believe in the hada de dientes... confi en mi. my computer is full of bullshit from nigeria, london, hong kong every day ".....advertising signs that con you into feeling you're the one, that can win what's never been won, that can do what
's never been done....." (bob dylan)

just feel happy that you were one of the 8,000,000 that they notified as winners....

peace, dear

dwmte

kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 30, 2008, 08:02:

i know that there is not such a thing as a free lunch :)))

engage brain before opening mouth

Desideria (Moderator) says on Apr 30, 2008, 08:12:

Kat. I get one of those at least once a week. Different senders, same shit. EuroLottery, My Number's Up, Lucky Girl! I delete them without opening because perhaps they carry a virus or something....

"I have opinions of my own, strong opinions, but I don't always agree with them."-President George W. Bush

kat1 (Moderator) says on Apr 30, 2008, 08:16:

I got an email from an old pbh member i opened thinking it was from him but they used his email to sent a virus, luckily i have an antivrus, i tried to contact him to warn him but no luck i am just not opening his emails anymore.

engage brain before opening mouth

CatGirl says on Apr 30, 2008, 10:25:

Kat - Careful ...they recommend that you don't even open these types of emails (delete). Not all antivirus programs can catch this cr*p. Yes, there are a lot of emails (phishing) coming through PBH. Even some that look like they are from PBH. I gave up on most - hard to tell if who you are emailing is the actual PBH member.

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

slguy says on Apr 30, 2008, 12:06:

if the odor of salt water, and vague "avast/aye/keelhaul him" sounds waft thru the room as you open the mail - it's prolly authentic. ;)

Before you throw me out, make sure I pay my bar tab

CatGirl says on Apr 30, 2008, 13:32:

Slgy - Sweetie - if that Ever happened to me, I might have to check to see if someone spiked my Valium , jajaja

Love and Time: the only two things that cannot be bought, but only spent

dwmte7 says on May 2, 2008, 19:36:

ho hum...i'm beginning to think the LORD has taken away from me those exciting distractions and made me calmly observe the realities which emit from cause and effect. too, that i would study and immulate the TRUTH which my observances revealed.

dwmte

dwmte7 says on May 4, 2008, 04:53:

kat....just reveived noticein my yahoo e mail acct that i had won the british 1,000,000 pound lottery. wow!!!

dwmte