I'm a Millionaire.......

[catso]

And all my problems are sorted :rolleyes:

I received this email scam, from a 'promotional company' claiming to be based at Newcastle Airport (Nigeria?) as a matter of curiosity does anyone know what the actual Scam is?


NEWCASTLE PROMOTIONS
NEWCASTLE INTERNATIONAL
WOOLSINGTON
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE13 8BZ
UNITED KINGDOM

CONGRATULATIONS!CONGRATULATIONS!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!


FROM: PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REFERENCE NUMBER:NIW/50712841/2005
BATCH NUMBER: 89/764334/DG/EQS

ATTN:SIR/MADAM

RE: YOUR GRAND PRIZE AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION -FINAL NOTICE .

We wish to inform you of the lottery draws held on
3rd of October 2005 to declare the winners of
NEWCASTLE PROMOTIONS.You were attached to ticket
number 778-64309-2125-684, with serial number 665-32 drew the lucky numbers 14-77-52-19-99-45 and consequently won the lottery.

You have therefore been approved for
a lump sum pay out of £ 1,500,000. This is
from total prize money of £ 25,500,000 shared
among the seventeen international winners in the
category. All participants were selected through a
computer ballot system drawn from 17,000 names from
Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe and Middle
East and Asia,From all search engines and web sites
as part of our international promotions program
conducted monthly to encourage prospective overseas entries.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now available for claim. Due to the mix
up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep
this award strictly from public notice until your
claim has been processed and your money remitted to
your account. This is part of our security protocol
to avoid scam,fraud or unscrupulous acts by
participants of this promotion. We hope with a part of you prize, you will participate in our end of year high stakes 100,000,000 pounds Million International Lottery.

To begin your claim, please contact your claim agent;

CHARLES MELVIN
CLAIMS MANAGER.
TEL:[phone]
Email:[e-mail]


For due processing and remittance of your prize money
to a designated account of your choice. Remember, all
prize money must be claimed not later than Two Weeks
after notice. After this date, all funds will be
returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, please remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent.Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you
for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

SUSANNE BROWN
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
NEWCASTLE PROMOTION
EMAIL:[e-mail]

***"YOUR CHANCE TO WIN BIG" **

[Killer2005]

lucky man.

i think i've won that one a few times as well

[BliarOut]

They'll want your account number, address and telephone and address to 'pay the money in'

Anyway, don't get too smug, those are my ticket numbers you git, they e-mailed me too

[catso]

BliarOut said:

They'll want your account number, address and telephone and address to 'pay the money in' Anyway, don't get too smug, those are my ticket numbers you git, they e-mailed me too

Tell you what; You claim it and I'll split it with you

>> Edited by catso on Saturday 8th October 14:49

[tonto]

catso said:

Your fund is now available for claim. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account.

Ahhh!! you've blown it catso!
Its on a public forum now, so you might not get your money. If only you hadn't posted, you'd be RICH !!!!!

[catso]

tonto said:

Ahhh!! you've blown it catso! Its on a public forum now, so you might not get your money. If only you hadn't posted, you'd be RICH !!!!!

Oh sh1t, I'm gutted now

[GOM]

Ask if it's OK to pay the money into a nominated charity account.






















(the Fraud Squad Retirement Fund).

[Byff]

Just ask them for it in cash, i'll go round and pick it up for you with a transit. If there's any trouble, the six lads in the back of the transit will sort it out.

[turbobloke]

Only one and a half mill? I'll see your newcy scam and raise you an oz spoof.

I'm about to trouser well over two mill GBP...

Angie Baby aka Shiela Kanga Joey Billabong Tinnydunny Shoot-Through said:

My name is Angela Smith an official of the Australian international lottery promotions. I found your name and contact details during an extensive search for a lottery winner with the understated entry details: Claim Ref: USW99X9A-4QWQT [Turbobloke 07, 10, 22, 26, 40//772-554] The above claims reference was entered in our lottery database by [Turbobloke] during our promotional draws ofJanuary 2005. Entry numbers: 01, 07, 10, 22, 26, 40, (amount: US$4,260,000 .00) 09, 28, 31, 36, 40, 41 (amount: US$3,860,000 .00) 07, 08, 11, 16, 23, 42 (amount: US$2,560,000 .00) 02, 09, 12, 25, 27, 38 (amount: US$1,460,000 .00) Came up successfully in our promotional prize draw. Claim Ref: USW99X9A-4QWQT [Turbobloke] 01, 07, 10, 22, 26, 40//772-554] AUSSIE Ticket number USW99X9A-4QWQT with serial number 772-5 54 drew the lucky winning number 01, 07, 10, 22, 26, 40 in our promotional draws for the sum of amount: US$4,260,000 .00, we have tried to locate [Turbobloke]to come and lay claim on his funds without success. All efforts to reach [Turbobloke] for the past 6 months have been abortive and no one has made any efforts to lay claim on the funds. After further search and inquiry we discovered your contact details in your national directory and it absolutely matches the name found in the entry profile, with claims reference number: Claim Ref: USW99X9A-4QWQT [Turbobloke / 01, 07, 10, 22, 26, 40//772-554] AUSSIE. An escrow account has been registered on behalf of [Turbobloke] with a security company and funds held therein pending when [Turbobloke] lays claim on it. We are not absolutely sure that you are the individual who entered for the prize draw. If you are, please contact us to process payment. But if you are not sure / or do not have a copy of the ticket or do not remember entering for the prize draw, or someone entered for you or your name was entered in a computer ballot system from a database of names and email addresses, please contact us at the details below. (STRICTLY BY FAX). ATTN: MR. ROBERT JONES (Dedicated toll free fax), USA OFFICE: FAX NUMBER [phone] OUTSIDE USA [phone] UK OFFICE: FAX NUMBER: 0808-208-9375 OUTSIDE UK [phone] Please provide us the following information to facilitate the issuance of the award certificate and release of your winning sum for US$4,260,000 .00 (Four million two hundred and sixty thousand united states dollars only). Take note that as soon as the certificate of award has been issued to [Turbobloke]then payment shall be approved. PLEASE FAX THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO MR ROBERT JONES: 1. NAME: (AS SHALL APPEAR ON THE CERTIFICATE OF AWARD AND CERTIFIED CHECK) 2. PHYSICAL ADDRESS, 3.MAILING ADDRESS (IF DIFFERENT FROM PHYSICAL ADDRESS) 4. HOW DO YOU INTEND TO RECEIVE YOUR PRIZE WINNING (CHECK OR DRAFT OR WIRE TRANSFER) , 5. TELEPHONE NUMBER, 6. FAX NUMBER, 7. ***MOBILE PHONE OR CELLULAR PHONE (VERY IMPORTANT)*** , 8. TIME TO CONTACT YOU, 9. E-MAIL ADDRESS 10. PLACE OF WORK 11. OCCUPATION. 12. DO YOU WISH TO HAVE PAYMENT BY INSTALLMENT OR ON LUMPSUM. (PLEASE DO NOT SEND EMAILS TO US, RATHER CONTACT US STRICTLY BY FAX, ENSURE THAT YOU PROVIDE ALL THE INFORMATION STATED ABOVE, TO COMMENSE PROCESSING OF THIS AWARD) Take note that at this point in time, it does not matter whether you entered for the promotional draw or not the fact is that your name matches that of the individual who entered for the promotional draw and the fund must be paid out before the 1st of December 2005 or else it shall be sent back to the national treasury. We advise you to make urgent arrangement to claims the funds. We shall assist you in all process and we shall not hesitate to award you the money. Contact Mr. Robert Jones by fax immediately with the above stated details to request your certificate of award and the certified check. FAX NUMBERS: USA 800 553-5834 UK: 0808-208-9375 Please ensure that you keep this information confidential until you receive your certificate of award and your payment. Thanks, Angela Smith

Oh 5h1t I just broke the confidentiality agreement - d'ya think they'll still pay me

[catso]

turbobloke said:

Only one and a half mill? I'll see your newcy scam and raise you an oz spoof. I'm about to trouser well over two mill GBP...

Now you've just made me feel inferior

[turbobloke]

catso said:

turbobloke said: Only one and a half mill? I'll see your newcy scam and raise you an oz spoof. I'm about to trouser well over two mill GBP... Now you've just made me feel inferior

We could be the Two Ronnies with my mate as John Cleese - he's just about to get his hands on some 5 mill of Nigerian contract overpayment funds. Lucky git

[toni896]

Mrs got something like this from holland, they kept sending mail saying she'd wone 25000 but uf she "subscribed" £5 a month to their lottery she "COULD" win millions.

she sent a letter saying, dont worry not greedy just send 25000 i'll be happy. never heard anything again.

[deltafox]

Im currently running a competition for the best way to put these scammers (and the other lot with the cameras) out of their and our miseries.....

Answers and original ideas on a postcard to the usual address please....

[Vipers]

Part of the scam is also to get you to send them money to get things moving.

There is actually a web site dedicated to this, cant recall the address, its actually a number, the number relates to the sort of charge sheet they issue in Nigeria for those caught. Interestingly enough there was a guy on the site who scammed the scammers, he set up a false company in the UK, purely web based, and conned the Nigerian out of about a grand, interesting site if you can find it.

For gods sake dont answer the emails, if you do, then they know someone is active at your email address, and bombard you with even more,

In the past week I have had two similar ones, plus one from Barclays bank (whom I dont bank with), and one from the Fulton Bank, both wanting to reconfirm all my banking details.

[anhamgrimmar]

Vipers said:

Part of the scam is also to get you to send them money to get things moving. There is actually a web site dedicated to this, cant recall the address, its actually a number, the number relates to the sort of charge sheet they issue in Nigeria for those caught. Interestingly enough there was a guy on the site who scammed the scammers, he set up a false company in the UK, purely web based, and conned the Nigerian out of about a grand, interesting site if you can find it. For gods sake dont answer the emails, if you do, then they know someone is active at your email address, and bombard you with even more, In the past week I have had two similar ones, plus one from Barclays bank (whom I dont bank with), and one from the Fulton Bank, both wanting to reconfirm all my banking details.

www.419eater.com

[esselte]

I think it's something like "419 eaters"

[Vipers]

anhamgrimmar said:

Vipers said: Part of the scam is also to get you to send them money to get things moving. There is actually a web site dedicated to this, cant recall the address, its actually a number, the number relates to the sort of charge sheet they issue in Nigeria for those caught. Interestingly enough there was a guy on the site who scammed the scammers, he set up a false company in the UK, purely web based, and conned the Nigerian out of about a grand, interesting site if you can find it. For gods sake dont answer the emails, if you do, then they know someone is active at your email address, and bombard you with even more, In the past week I have had two similar ones, plus one from Barclays bank (whom I dont bank with), and one from the Fulton Bank, both wanting to reconfirm all my banking details. www.419eater.com

Thats the one, well done that man. On Radio 2 last year old Terry Wogan was going on about these Nigerian Scams, there was one which involved an alledged "Nigerian" up in the space station, and his government couldnt afford to get him back, so plese send me some money, and the silly buggers did.........................

[Vipers]

Well blow me down with a fevver, thers us talking lottery wins, and what do I get, only a bleeding email from th [e-mail] telling me I have been chosen to receive:...............

£2,500,000 cant wait for that to happen, the crafty buggers even use the national lottery hand logo with the crossed fingers and the union flag alongside it. dear oh dear whatever next.....

Even got a PO Box in Liverpool, wonder which part of Nigeria/Canada they are from.....

Obviously have a sense of humour as well, the email is signed off by a Mrs Rita BENT,

Bent! no shit sherlock...

>> Edited by Vipers on Monday 10th October 07:14