I received an email today stating that I’ve won $2,000,000 US Dollars! My name was picked from half a million email addresses and, well, I’m speechless! I just can’t believe this, it sounds too good to be true!
In fact, it is too good to be true and a popular scam designed to obtain my personal information and con me into sending money. The email I received is listed below:
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For Claiming, Urgently call or contact;
Mr. Johnson Malaga
Tel: +27-78-654-9088
Fax: +27-86-6581-659
E-mail:claimprocessfiles2009@gala.net
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!!!
We wish you success in our new LITTLEWOOD Online Promotions/Email Internet Program made today 14th February 2010 which was draw on 25th March 2010.
Your Email Address was attached to Ticket No: 04 08 09 11 36 49 (Drew the Lucky) No: 11 15 16 19 22 Bonus 3 . This is a Littlewood Email Internet Program were winner were randomly selected from United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Australia and other Middle East Countries through Computer Draw System and extracted from over 492,000 Email Addresses from Unions, Association, Organization and Corporate Bodies listed online.
You have therefore been approved to claim the sum of GBP 1,350,000.00 ( that is almost 2 million US dollars) in cash credited to File No 23-25-30-45-50 MB/2010 Lucky Sum: 17 in the 1st Category of our new LITTLEWOOD Online Promotions. Below is your Winning Details;
Mega Ball No: 08 10 18 43 56 09
Cash No: 26-29-33-42-44
Current Jackpot Won: GBP 1,350,000.00
“The Validity period of the winnings is (14) Working Days, of your reply to the Agency; hence you are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be returned as UNCLAIMED.” To claim your winning prize, you are to contact the appointed agent for the immediate release of your winnings:
LITTLEWOOD Online Promotions
Mr. Johnson Malaga
Tel: +27-78-654-9088
Fax: +27-86-6581-659
E-mail:claimprocessfiles2009@gala.net
Send them bellow details about you FOR VERIFICATION
NAME:………………… ……………………..
ADDRESS:…………………………………….
NATIONALITY:…………………………………………
SEX:…………………………………………………
AGE:…………………… …………………………
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER……… …………………..
PHONE/MOBILE:…… ………………………………
FAX:…………………………………………
OCCUPATION:……… …………………………
COMPANY:………………………………….
IMPORTANT, Remember to quote your MEGA BALL Numbers and CASH Numbers and other information provided above and below in every one of your correspondences with the Agent. For security reasons, you are strongly advised to keep your winnings and any correspondence strictly confidential from public notice until you claim your prize.
Congratulations” once again from all our Staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions Program.
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Esterhuizen M. Caroline
Promotions Manager
UNITED KINGDOM
acutally the email i got was a bit different.
Little Wood Online Promotions
South Africa
Congratulations!!!! “You have won US$2,870,000.00 from Little Wood Online Promotions”
For Claiming, Urgently call or contact;
Mr. Johnson Malaga
Tel: +27-78-654-9088
Fax: +27-86-6581-659
E-mail:claimprocessfiles2009@gala.net
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
We wish you success in our Little Wood Online Promotions/Email Internet Program made today which was held on 3rd Wednesday November 2010. Your Email Address was attached to Ticket No: 34,11,43,27,29,06 Drew the Lucky No: 4 6 9 30 33 49 Bonus 13 from 800,000 Email Addresses consequently won in the 2nd Category. You have therefore been approved to claim a Star Prize of $2,870,000.00 in cash credited to File No:6712314/ZAR/2009.Below is your Winning Details;
Reference No: 12-15-19-27-39/MOP/09
Batch No: 5-6-4/21/MOP/09
Amount Won: US$2,870,000.00
Send them bellow details about you FOR VERIFICATION
NAME:………………… ……………………..
ADDRESS:…………………………………….
NATIONALITY:…………………………………………
SEX:…………………………………………………
AGE:…………………… …………………………
PHONE/MOBILE:…… ………………………………
FAX:…………………………………………
OCCUPATION:……… …………………………
COMPANY:………………………………….
“The Validity period of the winnings is (10) Working Days, of your reply to the Agency; hence you are expected to make your claims immediately, any claim not made before this date will be returned as UNCLAIMED.”To claim your winning prize, you are to contact the appointed agent for the immediate release of your winnings:
For Claiming, Urgently call or contact;
Mr. Johnson Malaga
Tel: +27-78-654-9088
Fax: +27-86-6581-659
E-mail:claimprocessfiles2009@gala.net
Congratulations” once again from all our Staff and thank you for being part of our Promotions Program.
Yours Truly,
Mrs. Carolyn A. Taylor
Promotions Manager
Little Wood Claiming Online Promotions
South Africa
Copy Right (C) 2010(Reg No: 2000/003778/09)
a registration and batch number (instead of a Mega ball number) and even a copyright…the first time i read this though i remember reading something about a ‘attorney at law, Dennis Riez’ can’t find it now though…weird.
it´s really frustraiting, i have received more than one hundred letter such as tthis one, from different countries and different people, like charlie says, there should be a way to track this people and send them to jail.
thank you.
I hear you Charlie! It’s frustrating but by the time law enforcement catches up to the location, they are long gone. The best we can do is post the scams we receive and let people know that the same message went out to hundreds of other people and not to respond!
so is there really no way of tracking these people , or are we just gonna continue with this kind of BS
yes received one myself its a scam
yes it’s a scam for sure because i got EXACTLY the same email. all numbers same. ticket no and all others.. just same mail. aaaaaaa ;(
I just received the same e-mail from littlewoood and I want to know if you got the money or its just one of these spam email program they have all around the internet ..lol