I won a million euros in Spain
27-04-2006, 08:46
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I won a million euros in Spain
They send me a letter informing me of my good luck in lottery (I never bought a ticket), asking me for my bank details, so they can deposit the million. Suppose that I sent them my bank details, how can they use them?
They paid .57 euros to post the letter, so this scam must be profitable...
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27-04-2006, 08:53
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
Don't even think about giving out your bank details. Identity theft is rife. They probably know enough about you already that the bank account number would be the last piece of the jigsaw.
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27-04-2006, 09:21
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
I agree. No one gives something for nothing. This is a total scam. They cannot do much with your bank details (after all you can often give out bank details anyway, every cheque carrys them).
This is Identity theft
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27-04-2006, 10:28
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
Definately a scam.
Nothing is free these days and even if they have paid to send you a letter, they know they could get access to much more of your money so dont really care about a small cost of sending a letter.
Never give out bank details.
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27-04-2006, 11:48
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
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Originally Posted by Timeless Stew
They send me a letter informing me of my good luck in lottery (I never bought a ticket), asking me for my bank details, so they can deposit the million. Suppose that I sent them my bank details, how can they use them?
They paid .57 euros to post the letter, so this scam must be profitable...
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I got one of them on Tuesday as well!
Made me laugh...
"How would you like the prize paid - Check, Direct to Bank, Pick UP"
Pick up please - pay for me to go to Madrid someone!!!
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27-04-2006, 11:52
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
My last contract was at the Gambling Commission in Holborn (govt body regulating casinos and lotteries in the UK). It's amazing how many people fall for these scams by sending off passport details, bank details etc etc on the basis of getting an email promissing they have won money on foreign lotteries, and then write to the Gambling Commision moaning about not receiving their winnings.
The stupidity of some really is amazing......
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27-04-2006, 13:48
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
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Originally Posted by Timeless Stew
They send me a letter informing me of my good luck in lottery (I never bought a ticket), asking me for my bank details, so they can deposit the million. Suppose that I sent them my bank details, how can they use them?
They paid .57 euros to post the letter, so this scam must be profitable...
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It's Advance Fee Fraud. They don't want your bank details in order to plunder your account (although the others are right, they may be useful for identity theft purposes), they want them in order to make up phony documents, the better to convince you this is a serious operation.
When they have strung you along for a while, they will ask you for some fee or other charge they will claim is necessary to release the cash to you. If you pay, they will keep dreaming up more and more fees until you have realised you have been had.
The rationale of course is that if you stand to pocket a million, what's a few hundred in up-front fees ...
This is basically the same kind of scam as Nigerian 4-1-9 fraud, where you get an email from someone claiming they have $50 million to smuggle out of the country, and want to use your bank account to do it (with a generous payment for your trouble).
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27-04-2006, 16:02
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
It really makes me angry that people can try to con others like this. I really do not know how they live with themselves!
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27-04-2006, 16:15
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
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Originally Posted by Chris T
It's Advance Fee Fraud. They don't want your bank details in order to plunder your account (although the others are right, they may be useful for identity theft purposes), they want them in order to make up phony documents, the better to convince you this is a serious operation.
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A bit of everything apparently. Identity theft and advance fees.
I got an email like this this week:
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Euromillion Loteria Español
Paseo De La Castellana 15-89, 28008 Madrid. Spain
Branch.
Ref. Nº: ES/007/05/12/MAD. Batch. Nº:
GHT/2907/333/05.
YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERY.
We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting sweepstake held on 20th April, 2006. This is a millennium scientific computer game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; therefore you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Your email address attached to ticket star number (4-5) drew the EUROMILLION lucky numbers 3-19-26-49-50 which consequently won the draw in the Second category.
You have been approved for the star prize of EUR 667,248.26. (Six Hundred And Sixty Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Forty Eight Euros. Twenty Six Cents).
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are advised to keep this winning very confidential until you receive your lump prize in your account or optional cheque issuance to you. This is a protective measure to avoid double claiming by people you may tell as we have had cases like this before, please send your Full Name, Home and Office Telephone & Fax Number, Mobile Tel Number and your winning ticket number, reference numbers and amount won information for processing of your winning fund to our registered claim agent in address below.
Paramount Trust Agency.
Mr. John Walter.
Address: Avenida de America 24
Madrid Spain.
E-mail: paramounttrust2@netscape.net
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A little googling brought up this:
http://www.fraudwatchinternational.c.../lottery.shtml
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28-04-2006, 10:05
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
I've mentioned it before on this forum, but if you really want to have fun winding up the people who send out these emails (or have fun laughing at those who have made a serious hobby out of winding them up), go and have a look around this site:
www.419eater.com
It's called Scambaiting. Find your way to the letters archive on that site and read the scambait called 'The Tale of the Painted Breast'. First time I read it I laughed so hard it hurt.
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28-04-2006, 10:10
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
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Originally Posted by Timeless Stew
They send me a letter informing me of my good luck in lottery (I never bought a ticket), asking me for my bank details, so they can deposit the million. Suppose that I sent them my bank details, how can they use them?
They paid .57 euros to post the letter, so this scam must be profitable...
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Just write back saying they don't need your bank details to write you a cheque.
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28-04-2006, 10:48
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
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Originally Posted by Chris T
I've mentioned it before on this forum, but if you really want to have fun winding up the people who send out these emails (or have fun laughing at those who have made a serious hobby out of winding them up), go and have a look around this site:
www.419eater.com
It's called Scambaiting. Find your way to the letters archive on that site and read the scambait called 'The Tale of the Painted Breast'. First time I read it I laughed so hard it hurt. |
That is the best website I have seen this year. Thanks so much for making my day. 
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28-04-2006, 10:55
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
I think i'm upto a few billion now with these scams on my Yahoo mailbox... I should be so rich by now...
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28-04-2006, 11:26
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
The last one I played with I gave the details of a guy who owes me money!
I have passed a few onto a friend (with her permission) she has a good laugh when they loose interest after finding out she was born and spent most of her life in Nigeria. 
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28-04-2006, 11:39
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Re: I won a million euros in Spain
If it looks to good to be true that's Because it is rip up the letter now. !
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