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Wow, big prize they send me ! who belive?

05/07/2007 11:01 PM

which consequently won the draw in the Second category. You have been approve for the star prize of $1,000.000.00 (ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS).Only in cash credited to file NO:MSW-L/200-26937

Upon the reciept of this mail,kindly contact the under listed claim officer for identification/verification and the eventual release of your money.

To file your claim,kindly contact your claim agent in Johannesburg South Africa. Dr,JOHN SIXTUS PINELANDS,GAUTENG...

(Note: contact information removed by CR4 admin so that no one falls for this scam)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Sincerely,
Nailly Nelson
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The YAHOO MAIL AND MICROSOFT WINDOWS
All winning must be claim not later than 24th May 2007. YAHOO MAIL/MICROSOFT WINDOWSCORPORATION AFRICA, YAHOO MAIL/MICROSOFT WINDOWSCORPORATION USA, YAHOO MAIL/MICROSOFT WINDOWSCORPORATION ASIA.

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Re: Wow, big prize they send me ! who belive?

05/07/2007 11:08 PM

Looks like some good old fashion SPAM!

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Re: Wow, big prize they send me ! who belive?

05/08/2007 12:22 AM

Quick and simple action! Delete the mail! It is obviously Spam. Yahoo filter normally sends this message to Bulk Mail. This email has been sent with several variations but it is just unbelievable to be true. Few have fallen for the scam and lost precious cash.

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Re: Wow, big prize they send me ! who belive?

05/08/2007 12:33 PM

It's not SPAM it's a SCAM. If you contact that guy, he'll want your bank account information so he can deposit your money... go ahead give it to him and watch your bank account go to $0.00 in seconds flat! The FBI in the US knows about this and have warned people to delete.

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Re: Wow, big prize they send me ! who believe?

05/08/2007 10:21 PM

cnpower my old friend,

I also received this some two years ago, some two weeks after I stopped smoking cigarettes.

At first I thought it was a blessing of the gods, for my new resolution, later I was told by my bank manager:

"Listen, if they're asking you for some money to participate, acknowledge you participation or registration fee, throw it to the bin, it's a scam. If they don't ask you for anything, only a further notice to later pay for some fee, throw it to the bin, it's a scam. If they're not asking for anything just letting you know that you won, where's the money then?"

Then: "On second thought, if they chain-sent it to millions of people via E-mail, throw it to the bin, just for the good feel of it."

Then: "Come to think of it, it's probably a mutant cousin of the Nigerian Sting, stop wasting my precious time!" - and asked me politely to leave his office.

So, I just wanted you to know. A real-life story.

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Re: Wow, big prize they send me ! who believe?

05/08/2007 11:17 PM

Thank you all,

In fact, I recieved these similar letters many years ago! especially they are from Nigeria. I wonder why so much from africa? Could they cheat people? who will believe these falsity?

if they said the income is smaller less than 10usd, may people believe its a game.

why these persons play such low level trick instead of work hard or study some useful knowledge to distribute to their nation, their people?

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05/08/2007 11:24 PM

...why these persons play such low level trick instead of work hard...

Because they discovered that with a little spam-engine you send your letter to 100 million people, and maybe only 100 thousand people will send you only 10 dollars, you have enough money to buy a better letter, to send next time.

It's a big-numbers hunting sport, only you're not hunting birds, but dollars instead!

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05/08/2007 11:24 PM

Im sure there must be a great deal of people in the room recived these similar lstters except me.

how much do you recieve these lettter? every month I get 5-9 this letter,

most of them from africa, south africa ,.

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