This is a Publishers Clearing House scam, a classic lottery scam that's older than the internet. These are easily fallen for, since everyone knows that PCH does give money away to real winners. The spam is in green, my comments are in yellow. If you actually did enter the PCH Sweepstakes, they are not going to contact you by e-mail. Someone from PCH would send you notice by snail mail, call you on the phone, and ask permission for the media to be there. Another great tipoff that this is a scam is that they want you to reply to a free e-mail address. These are always scams. Not From Publishers Clearing House <[email protected]> Reply-to: [email protected] (Free Chinese Yahoo e-mail address) To: Recipients <[email protected]> (Meaning it was bulkmailed to numerous people) Date: Fri, May 27, 2011 Dear Winner (Intended Victim)!!! This is to inform you that your email address has been emerged as the winner of ($10,000,000.00 USD) in the publishers clearing house Lotto. For details of claims, Send us your full name and home address asap. Contact E-mail: [email protected]. Do Not Reply to this free e-mail address until you want to scambait them :o) Regards Mr. Jose Mark Scams R Us, Inscamerated. We Belong in Prison. Comments are closed.
|
Scams
All
AuthorMy name is Gary, and I live in the Midwestern United States. This site is intended to expose the frauds and scams that are so pervasive on the internet, especially today. One hundred per- cent of the e-mails you get that promise you millions are never, ever real. They'll tell you they're "dying," trying to gain your sympathy. They're not dying, they're lying. Click Here for the "Dying" scams. Don't fall for it, and never send them any money, no matter what they tell you. Oh, and good luck hacking this website. It's got a nice strong password on it. Archive
July 2012
|