i won 500,000 pounds

[Lakshmipathi]

hi ,
i got this mail today...i don't want this much of money..
if anyone interested to claim this money please check the officials.

ps:is there any way to track these people and prosecute them

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Uk National Lottery
Ref: L/200-26937
Batch: 2007MJL-01


ONLINE NOTIFICATION
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the winners of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY ONLINE PROMO PROGRAMME, held on the 4th of june, 2007.You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of £500, 000 ( Pounds Sterling)

To file for your claim, please contact your claims agent;

Dr. Pinkett Brown
Email: claimsagentofficer_brown@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: +44-704-572-170-1
Provide him with the information below:

1.Full Name:
2.Full Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:

Choose Claims Options and mark with YES:
1.Wire transfer to your Account .................
2.Courier Delivery to your Destination ...................
3.Come to Uk for your claims ....................

Email: claimsagentofficer_brown@yahoo.co.uk

Tel: +44-704-572-170-1

Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose Wood
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY.

[devils casper]

there no way to track them unless you call them and ask to meet personally.
i get 4-5 emails like this every month. check this thread too.

[zba78]

Great, that about 40.5 million Rupees. You're a millionaire

[oz]

That's one of the problems with the internet. It's just too easy to run scams without getting caught. You've gotta try to stay smarter than the scammers!

[apoorv_khurasia]

Great, that about 40.5 million Rupees. You're a millionaire

By that count I can help Bill Gates or Warren Buffet now

[Freston]

The UK National Lottery Online Promo Programme uses a yahoo account for their mail. C'm on! As if an online promo team wouldn't have a domain of their own. How stupid do they think we are?

And what do they mean with claims option 2? Are they gonna send a courier with 500.000 Pound?

[Lakshmipathi]

Great, that about 40.5 million Rupees. You're a millionaire

ha ha
even one of my friend got this kind of mail...first he thought it's true and replied..
then scammer asked for him passport copy and form to fill in...
but then he came to it's a scam mail.. he filled the form and sent it to them (just to see want to know what will happen)....finally they said we need few thousand pounds so that we can start transferring the money to your account....
the main objective these people is money...

[devils casper]

A new way of cheating !

Dear Friend,

It is out of desperation I am sending you this email. I would like to remain anonymous for now till I am able to trust your confidentiality in
this matter. My husband and I need your help to front for us as owners of funds that are his which might come under investigation if the funds ownership is not changed soonest as my husband's finances are increasingly becoming the source of investigation by our detractors.

The source of this fund, which my husband?s earnings would not validate, will further sink him into the cesspool dug by our enemies. It is because of the dire situation we find ourselves that we resolve to reach you and ask for your assistance in this matter.

It is only customary in Africa when one occupies a high position like my husband did, to enjoy the privilege of being presented with gratifications sometimes through the award of contracts especially by companies that came into operation during his tenure. But due to the recent plot by our detractors towards my husband, hence we immediately wish to move some funds away that his income cannot account for and which came in form of gratification while he was in office.

We are averse to letting those we know here in South Africa into this transaction because we are no longer sure who our friends are. You will be handsomely rewarded if you choose to help us in partnership in this deal.
If you are willing to assist us, please do reply me through this e-mail (mandisa_zuma@sify.com)

I will be expecting to hear from you as soon as possible,and will disclose further details to you upon your response.Do well not to disclose the content of this mail to anyone please.

Best Regards
Mrs. Mandisa

[carlosponti]

somebody must be dumb enough because they keep sending the emails out. I have on occasion tracked the general location where they are are but usually couldn't get specific enough. the majority of them reside from Africa. the header information has ip listings that you can track back sometimes depending on if the ip was spoofed. some were at at cafe's and i manage to send an email to the isp letting them know that stuff was going on but most of the time its an internet cafe that doesnt have a clue what people are doing on a yahoo account.

[apoorv_khurasia]

A new way of cheating !

Thats why I love google....I get such mails everyday and gmail sends them to spam section...but thats not the whole story. When the notification for casper's reply came in gmail put that into spam too!