Is This Spam?
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Is This Spam?
PEUGEOT AUTOMOBILES LOTTERY
Essex , PE9 2YP , London
United Kingdom.
This is to inform you that you have won a cash prize of
£300,000.00(Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) and a
brand new Peugeot 407 Car,From the International online programs held
on the 9th of Febraury 2008 in
London, United Kingdom.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact the remittance
department with the email address provided
below:
Sir Paul Wilson,
E-mail: pga212@hotmail.com
Tel: +447011140026
Contact him with your secret pin codexxxxxxxxxx and your reference
number PGA: xxxxxxxxxxx.You are also advised to
provide him with the under
listed information as soon as possible:
Claims Requirements:
1. Name in full:
2. Address:
3. Sex:
4. Nationality/Religion:
5. Age:
6. Next Of Kin:
7. Occupation:
8. Phone/Fax:
9. Present Country:
Congratulations once again!
With Best Regard's
Mr. Dominic Gerard
Lottery Manager.
Essex , PE9 2YP , London
United Kingdom.
This is to inform you that you have won a cash prize of
£300,000.00(Three Hundred Thousand Great British Pounds) and a
brand new Peugeot 407 Car,From the International online programs held
on the 9th of Febraury 2008 in
London, United Kingdom.
To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact the remittance
department with the email address provided
below:
Sir Paul Wilson,
E-mail: pga212@hotmail.com
Tel: +447011140026
Contact him with your secret pin codexxxxxxxxxx and your reference
number PGA: xxxxxxxxxxx.You are also advised to
provide him with the under
listed information as soon as possible:
Claims Requirements:
1. Name in full:
2. Address:
3. Sex:
4. Nationality/Religion:
5. Age:
6. Next Of Kin:
7. Occupation:
8. Phone/Fax:
9. Present Country:
Congratulations once again!
With Best Regard's
Mr. Dominic Gerard
Lottery Manager.
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RE: Is This Spam?
First clue is the BRITISH POUNDS. The UK uses Euros as their currency now along with the rest of the European countries. So any message saying you won Pounds, Lira, Duestchmarks or any other old currency can obviously be ignored as an OLD unupdated and continually circulated scam.
Second, why would they pick an American winner and pay the outrageous shipping costs to send you one single car? They wouldn't. You'd be contacted by the American Peugot partners and it'd be settled on US soil not originating from the UK.
Third is how they want all your personal information. None of that should be necessay to win a prize and you should never provide half that info except in the case of be present at a drawing where you see the prize and it will be handed to you after the proper forms are filled out.
Fourth, look at the items they ask you for. Next of Kin? Why would a lotto need next of kin if they are handing a living person a lump sum? They don't. They are hoping you'll give your mother's name and that it is used for most if not all your security questions. Not to mention that they can then open accounts in the same manner using your mother's name claiming it as her maiden name for security purposes.
And finally, What automobile company actually as a position titled "Lottery Manager"??? Sorry but I don't know of any company except the actual Lottery that has such a title in existence. So if those few items don't point out that this is a complete and total fraud, then you're blind and bound to get taken advantage of.
At least we were here to help you on this one
Just remember, NOTHING in life is free. They don't randomly know your name for a drawing. You'd have to enter and if that were the case then they'd already have your address and phone number thus wouldn't ask for it.
Try to stay safe eh?
Second, why would they pick an American winner and pay the outrageous shipping costs to send you one single car? They wouldn't. You'd be contacted by the American Peugot partners and it'd be settled on US soil not originating from the UK.
Third is how they want all your personal information. None of that should be necessay to win a prize and you should never provide half that info except in the case of be present at a drawing where you see the prize and it will be handed to you after the proper forms are filled out.
Fourth, look at the items they ask you for. Next of Kin? Why would a lotto need next of kin if they are handing a living person a lump sum? They don't. They are hoping you'll give your mother's name and that it is used for most if not all your security questions. Not to mention that they can then open accounts in the same manner using your mother's name claiming it as her maiden name for security purposes.
And finally, What automobile company actually as a position titled "Lottery Manager"??? Sorry but I don't know of any company except the actual Lottery that has such a title in existence. So if those few items don't point out that this is a complete and total fraud, then you're blind and bound to get taken advantage of.
At least we were here to help you on this one
Just remember, NOTHING in life is free. They don't randomly know your name for a drawing. You'd have to enter and if that were the case then they'd already have your address and phone number thus wouldn't ask for it.
Try to stay safe eh?