December 09, 2005
Warning: E-Mail Scams Now Going Out in Regular Mail
We have recently received information from our readers that scammers are now using the regular mails to perpetrate the same scams they have successfully carried out on the Internet.
That they are willing to pay postage to send these things out, shows just how profitable these scams can be. There is not a passing day that we don't hear from readers who have fallen for these come-ons only to find out that instead of getting money (for nothing), they are being asked all kinds of personal, finanical questions that could lead to identity theft and money laundering in their name. Of course, they are also being asked for money upfront in orde to cash in. We repeat our advice to you. If it sounds to good to be true, it is!!
Take heed! Readers here will be familiar with the following scams that were mailed out in Australia and Romania:
>HI there, > >Thanks for your efforts in exposing international fraud and I hope that these >hoons can be caught!!! > >My husband received the letter as a new migrant to Australia with a foreign >name all the things you mentioned in your investigations fits in with us. > >We received a letter in a standard envelope my husbands name and surname >printed with pen on the front. The letter enclosed is as follows: >
>FROM THE DESK OF THE MANAGING DIRECTOR >PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT >REF FILE No: GTD/227/0033/22/RLG >SECURITY PIN CODE No.:PKA/243 > >AVDA DON ANFOSO No.: 75 EDIFICO >15 CP/23079 MADRID SPAIN >TEL: +34 *** 925 675 > >ATTENTION: name and surname > >RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE > >We are pleased to infomr you of the release of the results of EUROMILLIONS >LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on the 21st OCTOBER 2005. > >Your name attached to lucky ticket number 910-52 with 2 stars number 6-2 which >consequently won the lottery in 6th category. You are therefore been approved >for a lump sum pay out of Euro 310,559.00 (THREE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND FINE >HUNDRED AND FIFTY NONE EUROS) in cash credited to file No.: >GTD/227/0033/22/RLG AND SECURITY PIN CODE No.: PKA/243. This is the total >chas prixe of Euro 50,000,000 (FIFTY MILLION EUROS) was shared smong the 161 >international winners in this category. > >CONGRATULATIONS > >Your fund is now deposited with a security company insured with your name. >Due to the mixed up of some numbers and names, you were lucky to be among the >hwinners that belong to 6th category of the lottery. We ask that you shold >keep this award from public notice until your claim has been processed or >until your money has been remitted into you nominated account. As part of our >security protocol to avoid double claiming or unwarranted taking advantage of >this program by participants. > >All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from >6000 names from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, North America, Canada >and Africa as part of our international promotion programs, which we conduct >every year. Enclosed is a processing form to fill in and fax to your agent. > >To begin your lottery claim fund, a photocopy of your identity tel fax numbers >is required. Please contact your agent, foreign operation manager, MRS >COLLIEN FERNANDES, OF PREVENTIVA SEGUROS COMPANY, S.A. TEL : 0034 *** 314 295, >EMAIL : preve****@zwallet.com For processing and remittance of your >prize money to your designated account of your choice. Remember the dead line >for this final notice is 23rd December 2005, after this date all funds shall >be returned to the ministry de economic y hacienda as unclaimed. > >NOTE: You are to be responsible for the transfer charges, in order to avoid >unnecessary delays, if there will be any change of address or any thing etc do >inform your claim agent. Please remember to quote your reference numbers and >security pin code in every correspondence with your agent. Congratulations >once again from all members of staff and thank for being part of our promotion >program. > >Note: contact your claim agent during working hour from 8 am ro 9 pm spanish >time. > >ELLEN M. L. >Managing Director > >I hope others can be prevented from getting involved in this scam. > >thanks for the good work and I'd be happy to hear more about this scam from >others. > >We were at the stage of having faxed our private details bank details >etc..then with a little investigation realised this is scam. >