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    Advice please

    How should I respond to the following email WITHOUT USING THE WORDS NIGERIAN, SCAMMING, BASTARD? or maybe I should just give them my bank account number and sort code?

    From: The director of the Prize Award Department
    Reference number: EG/38807886091/05
    Batch number: 340/1608/RDL

    Re: Award Notification Of Final Notice

    We are pleased to inform you of the release on the 27th of August 2005 of the result of the GRAPHICS FORTUNE LOTTO brits sweepstakes lottery International promotion UK programmes held on the 20th July Your email address attached to the ticket number 033-1146993-750 with serial number 13-15-16-21-34-36, which consequently won the lottery in the 3rd category.

    You have therefore been awarded the lump sum of £1.5MILLION (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) in cash credited to file number EG/38807886091/05.This is from the total cash prize off £150,000,000.00(ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION BRITISH POUNDS STERLING) which is being shared among Ten international lucky winners in this category. Your funds are deposited with a security company, which will be insured in your name once you contact us.

    All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 email addresses from all over the world as a part of our international promotional program, which we conduct twice annually. We hope that with a part of your prize, you will take part in our end of year high stake 3bn lottery. All prize money must be claimed no later than 14days from the date of this notice, as after this date, all funds will be returned to GRAPHICS LOTTO INTERNATIONAL as unclaimed. To file for your claim, please contact our financial agent:

    MR,FRANK TERRY
    CLAIMS MANAGER.
    Email:[email protected]
    ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:[email protected]
    Tel: 0044 703184 8632.
    Fax: 0044-20-7681-1546
    International: 0044 703184 8632.
    For Further Assistant please call your international
    Directory in your country
    (GRAPHIC FORTUNE LOTTO)

    #2
    Pass the details on to your local police station.

    They'll do feck all about it.

    Failing that email the bastard and tell him you've submitted his details to the local police...

    Do a Google and you find all sorts of pages that mention this particular scam...

    Mr Mike Smith
    Tel: 0044 7031 907 589
    International:+44 7031 907 589
    Fax:0044-20-7681-1546
    Email: [email protected]
    Email: [email protected]
    For Further Assistant please call your international
    directory in your country
    (GRAPHIC FORTUNE LOTTO)
    Last edited by Churchill; 5 September 2005, 10:35.

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      #3
      run with it - give him details of a false account see what happens.....
      SA says;
      Well you looked so stylish I thought you batted for the other camp - thats like the ultimate compliment!

      I couldn't imagine you ever having a hair out of place!

      n5gooner is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.
      (whatever these are)

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        #4
        Tell him that you've traced him and sent his details to the FBI.
        Autom...Sprow...Canna...Tik banna...Sandwol...But no sera smee

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          #5
          http://www.419eater.com/
          Join the club...
          If you think my attitude stinks, you should smell my fingers.

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            #6
            I suggest you ask this question on CCnet. Sure they will suggest some answers!
            bloggoth

            If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
            John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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              #7
              Originally posted by xoggoth
              I suggest you ask this question on CCnet. Sure they will suggest some answers!
              It'll probably contain references to certain areas of your mothers anatomy, though.
              The vegetarian option.

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