How Brits Found Me...LOL

mszee · 19 Mar 2007, 19:07

I just got this in my e-mail...LOVE IT!!!

Had a good laugh and thought to share it with you...

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 12th
March 2007 from the British International Lottery programme.

Which was based on an electronic selection of winners using their
e-mail addresses , your email was attached to ticket number
470690902/AL serial number 7002/AL, this batch draws the lucky numbers
as follows 5-13-37-42/AL bonus number
17,which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum of Â£1,000,000,00. GBP in cash
credit to file ref ILP/HW 475/07,
all participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses
all over the World as part of our international promotions program
which is conducted quatally.Further more your details(e-mail address) falls
europe, your prize of
Â£1,000,000,00 GBP will be released to you from our regional office in
London: Contact Your fiducial agent,Dr. Garry Lee,through e-mail and
telephone,Email: claimsonline2007@yahoo.co.uk +44 7011 140 989
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Basheera Abubaka

**RadioMaster** · 19 Mar 2007, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by mszee

I just got this in my e-mail...LOVE IT!!!

Had a good laugh and thought to share it with you...

We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 12th
March 2007 from the British International Lottery programme.

Which was based on an electronic selection of winners using their
e-mail addresses , your email was attached to ticket number
470690902/AL serial number 7002/AL, this batch draws the lucky numbers
as follows 5-13-37-42/AL bonus number
17,which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category.

You hereby have been approved a lump sum of Â£1,000,000,00. GBP in cash
credit to file ref ILP/HW 475/07,
all participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn
from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses
all over the World as part of our international promotions program
which is conducted quatally.Further more your details(e-mail address) falls
europe, your prize of
Â£1,000,000,00 GBP will be released to you from our regional office in
London: Contact Your fiducial agent,Dr. Garry Lee,through e-mail and
telephone,Email: claimsonline2007@yahoo.co.uk +44 7011 140 989
Yours faithfully,
Mrs. Basheera Abubaka

well, congratulations then!

I'd, just for fun, call that number and see what they were saying (if that'S a common phone number with no hidden fees or anything), but on the other hand, if it is, probably the poor person who owns that phone got maaaaaany calls.

mszee · 19 Mar 2007, 19:19

This is actually a cell phone number...hahahahahahahaha...

Probably one of those prepaid disposable jobs too...

**Monstro** · 19 Mar 2007, 19:24

send them an email, let them think they've got you hooked lol

mszee · 19 Mar 2007, 19:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monstro

send them an email, let them think they've got you hooked lol

They are also fishing for e-mail addresses...so...that would be mistake #1...if somebody has a spare e-mail account that you seldom use...you're welcome to send them e-mail on my behalf...all this money can be then yours...I am a pretty generous person...

White of High · 19 Mar 2007, 19:51

I have won too...
I have won for deleting this e-mail...

Chris · 19 Mar 2007, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by mszee

This is actually a cell phone number...hahahahahahahaha...

Probably one of those prepaid disposable jobs too...

Oh no it isn't - numbers beginning 070 are non-geographic personal numbers. It forwards to whatever number has been set up for it by the user. They are more expensive than most UK numbers (landline or mobile).

mszee · 19 Mar 2007, 20:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris

Oh no it isn't - numbers beginning 070 are non-geographic personal numbers. It forwards to whatever number has been set up for it by the user. They are more expensive than most UK numbers (landline or mobile).

See I judged by the + in front - those usually are cell phones...landlines are 011

**Ankie** · 19 Mar 2007, 22:14

So maybe one of these awful scemes then?
It being a number that forwards you automatically to some very far away and almost unknown country. You end up paying quite an amount of money for that call because they try to put you on hold as long as possible....?

mszee · 19 Mar 2007, 23:50

Oh it's definitely a scheme...but I think there might be a few things going on here:

1. Collection of e-mail address
2. Possibly that long phone conversation
3. They will tell you you have to pay administrative and processing fees to claim your money....

That's how it really works...people get greedy and will pay a thousand or so pounds for a million...

Hypnobabe · 20 Mar 2007, 14:00

I've heard of people paying upwards of £30,000 for a million...

mszee · 20 Mar 2007, 14:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hypnobabe

I've heard of people paying upwards of £30,000 for a million...

Well, that's the main point of this scam...

People are funny, eh?

*AndyK* · 20 Mar 2007, 14:05

scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam
wonderful scam lovely scam

Leave well alone, delete the email and don't phone the number, it'll be routed to a premium rate line that costs you alot of money! There's something about this one on snopes.com somewhere.

mszee · 20 Mar 2007, 14:06

Oh I know it's a scam...that's why the thread title ends at LOL...

I got entertained by this...thought others might too...

**allrevvedup** · 20 Mar 2007, 14:55

I love the fact that they claim to be the British International Lottery programme, which is an official sounding name, but they use a Yahoo email address!

I've received this before, in the spanish and new york equivalents. Although i do know of one person who rang me after getting the same email as you and asked me was it legit...I asked him had he ever done the English Lottery and he said no.

To which i replied well how can you have won it then!

mszee · 20 Mar 2007, 15:01

I liked yahoo address too...that was a stroke of genius...plus a mobile as a phone number...

Can't understand people who spend even one moment thinking it's legit

daveake · 20 Mar 2007, 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by mszee

I liked yahoo address too...that was a stroke of genius...plus a mobile as a phone number...

Asherley ... it's not a mobile number. It's a "personal number" ... these are numbers unattached to a real phone. The owner can then arrange for calls to be directed to a landline or mobile phone or voicemail system etc. See http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01...am_phone_hook/ for more details.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mszee

Can't understand people who spend even one moment thinking it's legit

Neither can I, but the fact is that a small percentage of people have that winning combination of extreme stupidity and greed necessary to fall for these things. The scammers rely on this percentage being enough, compared to the number of emails they send, to bring in the money.

Dave

**allrevvedup** · 20 Mar 2007, 15:45

It must work even in a small way for them or they wouldnt still be doing it

Hypnobabe · 20 Mar 2007, 15:46

My friend's dad got scammed like this, but it was a postal scam rather than e-mail for the Spanish lottery - unfortunately, he actually plays the Spanish Lottery! Luckily, I don't think he lost too much before he realised what was going on!

mszee · 20 Mar 2007, 15:47

Yeah, I think I goofed on that personal number cause Chris explained it above already...we don't have that here...so...wouldn't know about that...

mszee · 20 Mar 2007, 15:48

A lot of old folks buy that...they are often targeted by telephone scammers too. A lot of them don't know any better...and a lot can't hear well and don't want to admit it...

What a pity when somebody invests their last dollar/pound and are robbed of it...

**RadioMaster** · 20 Mar 2007, 16:18

as soon as it get to money, many people turn their brains off

mszee · 20 Mar 2007, 16:32

Actually, I think we can turn this thread into something more than this e-mail and post known scams here...

I was recently asked my opinion on the British website that advertised some tutoring for making lots of money at home...

I worked for the similar company and although you do get something for your money...it is nothing that you can use...at least my company was somewhat semi-legit...and there is a good reason I no longer work there...

As soon as I've looked at the above mentioned website I knew it's cheese...

So if anybody ever has questions about this type of at home business or something like that...ask away...

If you're offered to become a model, be an extra in the movie, start home based business...BIG CLUE is...they will ask you for a processing fee to cover so-called administrative costs...once you're asked to pay any kind of fee...no matter how small...for this type of service...RUN!!!

In re: modeling, acting, etc...real agents work on commissions from hiring companies...they don't require any fees from you if they think you can make them money...

A lot of work at home businesses will send you some folder with a brochure or something in exchange for your money...and you can't even go after them because you did get something for your money...

R. · 20 Mar 2007, 20:10

Typical "Nigerian 419" scam. Look here: http://www.419eater.com/

Hypnobabe · 20 Mar 2007, 22:27

There's a book by a guy called Danny Wallace, called Yes Man, where he basically decides to say Yes to any question he gets asked, and he gets an e-mail from a Nigerian prince or something like that, asking for help, and he agrees. You have to read it, but it's hilariously funny...

19 Mar 2007, 19:07	#1
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	How Brits Found Me...LOL I just got this in my e-mail...LOVE IT!!! Had a good laugh and thought to share it with you... We are delighted to inform you of your prize release on the 12th March 2007 from the British International Lottery programme. Which was based on an electronic selection of winners using their e-mail addresses , your email was attached to ticket number 470690902/AL serial number 7002/AL, this batch draws the lucky numbers as follows 5-13-37-42/AL bonus number 17,which consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You hereby have been approved a lump sum of Â£1,000,000,00. GBP in cash credit to file ref ILP/HW 475/07, all participant were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses all over the World as part of our international promotions program which is conducted quatally.Further more your details(e-mail address) falls europe, your prize of Â£1,000,000,00 GBP will be released to you from our regional office in London: Contact Your fiducial agent,Dr. Garry Lee,through e-mail and telephone,Email: claimsonline2007@yahoo.co.uk +44 7011 140 989 Yours faithfully, Mrs. Basheera Abubaka

19 Mar 2007, 19:19	#3
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	This is actually a cell phone number...hahahahahahahaha... Probably one of those prepaid disposable jobs too...

19 Mar 2007, 19:24	#4
Monstro Promoted to Wario's spellchecker Join Date: 17.09.2005 Location: London Posts: 12,947	send them an email, let them think they've got you hooked lol

19 Mar 2007, 19:51	#6
White of High Nature's Siegfried Join Date: 27.05.2002 Location: Budapest, Hungary Posts: 2,930	I have won too... I have won for deleting this e-mail...

19 Mar 2007, 22:14	#9
Ankie Office manager Join Date: 25.04.2002 Posts: 1,883	So maybe one of these awful scemes then? It being a number that forwards you automatically to some very far away and almost unknown country. You end up paying quite an amount of money for that call because they try to put you on hold as long as possible....?

19 Mar 2007, 23:50	#10
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Oh it's definitely a scheme...but I think there might be a few things going on here: 1. Collection of e-mail address 2. Possibly that long phone conversation 3. They will tell you you have to pay administrative and processing fees to claim your money.... That's how it really works...people get greedy and will pay a thousand or so pounds for a million...

20 Mar 2007, 14:00	#11
Hypnobabe mszee's Mistress with sexy goddess boots Join Date: 13.07.2005 Location: Hitting the highway like a battering ram... Posts: 7,686	I've heard of people paying upwards of £30,000 for a million...

20 Mar 2007, 14:05	#13
AndyK Relentless Join Date: 21.11.2003 Location: Over the top..... seeing what's on the other side Posts: 18,694	scam scam scam scam scam scam scam scam wonderful scam lovely scam Leave well alone, delete the email and don't phone the number, it'll be routed to a premium rate line that costs you alot of money! There's something about this one on snopes.com somewhere.

20 Mar 2007, 14:06	#14
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Oh I know it's a scam...that's why the thread title ends at LOL... I got entertained by this...thought others might too...

20 Mar 2007, 14:55	#15
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,354	I love the fact that they claim to be the British International Lottery programme, which is an official sounding name, but they use a Yahoo email address! I've received this before, in the spanish and new york equivalents. Although i do know of one person who rang me after getting the same email as you and asked me was it legit...I asked him had he ever done the English Lottery and he said no. To which i replied well how can you have won it then!

20 Mar 2007, 15:01	#16
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	I liked yahoo address too...that was a stroke of genius...plus a mobile as a phone number... Can't understand people who spend even one moment thinking it's legit

20 Mar 2007, 15:45	#18
allrevvedup "Most things that i worry about, never happen anyway" Join Date: 29.11.2003 Location: Liverpool Posts: 5,354	It must work even in a small way for them or they wouldnt still be doing it

20 Mar 2007, 15:46	#19
Hypnobabe mszee's Mistress with sexy goddess boots Join Date: 13.07.2005 Location: Hitting the highway like a battering ram... Posts: 7,686	My friend's dad got scammed like this, but it was a postal scam rather than e-mail for the Spanish lottery - unfortunately, he actually plays the Spanish Lottery! Luckily, I don't think he lost too much before he realised what was going on!

20 Mar 2007, 15:47	#20
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Yeah, I think I goofed on that personal number cause Chris explained it above already...we don't have that here...so...wouldn't know about that...

20 Mar 2007, 15:48	#21
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	A lot of old folks buy that...they are often targeted by telephone scammers too. A lot of them don't know any better...and a lot can't hear well and don't want to admit it... What a pity when somebody invests their last dollar/pound and are robbed of it...

20 Mar 2007, 16:18	#22
RadioMaster The German Join Date: 11.03.2006 Location: some kind of hunting lodge for rich weirdos... Posts: 15,778	as soon as it get to money, many people turn their brains off

20 Mar 2007, 16:32	#23
mszee Mega Loafer Join Date: 28.03.2006 Location: And you think you're down under??? Posts: 26,252	Actually, I think we can turn this thread into something more than this e-mail and post known scams here... I was recently asked my opinion on the British website that advertised some tutoring for making lots of money at home... I worked for the similar company and although you do get something for your money...it is nothing that you can use...at least my company was somewhat semi-legit...and there is a good reason I no longer work there... As soon as I've looked at the above mentioned website I knew it's cheese... So if anybody ever has questions about this type of at home business or something like that...ask away... If you're offered to become a model, be an extra in the movie, start home based business...BIG CLUE is...they will ask you for a processing fee to cover so-called administrative costs...once you're asked to pay any kind of fee...no matter how small...for this type of service...RUN!!! In re: modeling, acting, etc...real agents work on commissions from hiring companies...they don't require any fees from you if they think you can make them money... A lot of work at home businesses will send you some folder with a brochure or something in exchange for your money...and you can't even go after them because you did get something for your money...

20 Mar 2007, 20:10	#24
R. You dig. Join Date: 02.04.2002 Location: On the fothermucker Posts: 7,179	Typical "Nigerian 419" scam. Look here: http://www.419eater.com/

20 Mar 2007, 22:27	#25
Hypnobabe mszee's Mistress with sexy goddess boots Join Date: 13.07.2005 Location: Hitting the highway like a battering ram... Posts: 7,686	There's a book by a guy called Danny Wallace, called Yes Man, where he basically decides to say Yes to any question he gets asked, and he gets an e-mail from a Nigerian prince or something like that, asking for help, and he agrees. You have to read it, but it's hilariously funny...