This kind of scam is going on a lot these days and should be reported to you eMail service, be careful not to reply some look genuine some are obvious scams. Here is a sample that my wife recently recieved in her eMail account.
Winning Notification ! ! !
Sent: 03 April 2010 04:19:21
To:
result@uknl.co.uk (
result@uknl.co.uk)
Dear e-MAIL Winner,
Your email address won £850,000.00 GBP in this month NATIONAL LOTTERY E-mail online drew.
To file for your claim, contact our agent Mr. Addison Mahir with
the details below(Full Names, Contact Address, Country, Age, gender, Occupation &
Telephone numbers) to this Email:uk_nlresult@live.com
Phone Number: Tel:
MODE OF PAYMENT !!!
Option (1) Via Courier Delivery
Option (2) Via Bank Wire Transfer
Note: This is an automatic message do not click on your reply button send all details to the below Email:uk_nlresult@live.com
Yours Sincerely,
Tan Lip Kun
(Web-Email Information Manager)
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