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Today

Today I received this very credible-looking email scam on one of my private email addresses - beware if you get a mail like this:

Dear Sir/Madam.

We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 14th April 2007. This is a Millennium Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. You have been approve for the star prize of US $950,000:00 (Nine Hundred And Fifty Thousand United State Dollars Only)

To claim your winning prize you are to contact the appointed agent as soon as possible for the immediat e release of your winnings:

E-mail:- grupoagencia@aim.com
Contact Person:MR.MIGUEL FERNANDO

(I) Batch No: BCA/022/CAC
(ii) Ticke t No: 197 -033-02345
(iii) Lucky No: 04-6-8-12-24
(iv) Ref No: MTD/SAN/9500/LAS.

You must contact the appointed agent with your Full Names, Contact Telephone Numbers (Home, Office and Mobile Number and also Fax Number) via email to process the immediate payment of your prize.

The Validity period of the winnings is for 30 working days hence you are expected to make your cla ims immediately.

Once again congratulations !!!

Best Regards,
Mrs,Emilo Sanchez.

Comments:

There is still no free lunch.

Posted by Terry Gardner on April 16, 2007 at 07:41 PM IST #

You're lucky if you don't see these often. I get to see anything up to a dozen a day of close variants *after* filtering 10,000+ each day at my mailserver.

Oxygen thieves...

Rgds

Damon

Posted by Damon Hart-Davis on April 16, 2007 at 09:46 PM IST #

Still, congrats anyway! :-D

Posted by illusionaire on April 27, 2007 at 11:29 AM IST #

wow !!! datz a wholelotta moolah .... r u free diz w/end??? :D

Posted by meme on April 28, 2007 at 09:23 PM IST #

hmmm... here's part of the email i also revcd : "You have therefore been approved to claim a total Sum of One Million Euro only, in cash credited to your File Reference Number as quoted above. " howzzatt :-)

Posted by rmc on April 28, 2007 at 09:45 PM IST #

updateeeee.... :P and yes... 1+77 = ?

Posted by virgochhas on May 21, 2007 at 04:39 PM IST #

I just don't have the bandwidth to post new materials these days :(

Posted by zoram on May 21, 2007 at 06:26 PM IST #

no update ??? i ban san toh mi blog hi ? orphanage home-ah kan dah mai don ?? :-)

Posted by just moi on June 22, 2007 at 08:39 PM IST #