I'm rich!!

[DR]

don't you just love emails like these!  now I can afford to buy that Cheney on offer in another post!

I wish! 

Ticket Number: 56475600545 188
We wish to inform you that you have won
£850,000.00 in the UK National Online Email
Lottery held on 27th of January 2010 in Uk.
It is important that you acknowledge the receipt of this email
with the following:  1. Name: 2. Address 3. Age: 4. Sex: 5. Phone: 6. Country:
Contact: Mr. Campbell Lewis Email: [email protected]
(Tel:+44-7031 972 880).
Send all details to [email protected]
Congratulations once again.
Yours Sincerely,
(Web-Email Information Manager)

[Lozza]

Hope your going to reply, just tell them to WU it you

[cyclegod]

don't you just love emails like these!  now I can afford to buy that Cheney on offer in another post!

I wish! 

Ticket Number: 56475600545 188
We wish to inform you that you have won
£850,000.00 in the UK National Online Email
Lottery held on 27th of January 2010 in Uk.
It is important that you acknowledge the receipt of this email
with the following:  1. Name: 2. Address 3. Age: 4. Sex: 5. Phone: 6. Country:
Contact: Mr. Campbell Lewis Email: [email protected]
(Tel:+44-7031 972 880).
Send all details to [email protected]
Congratulations once again.
Yours Sincerely,
(Web-Email Information Manager)

Seriously? I just checked and it's not April 1st 

[mx250]

In recent times I've had several similar emails - didn't even read them - "Ah this is bullshit" (delete) .

I fairly ruthlessly cull my emails - an unidentified sender (delete). 

[zorroz]

Don't forget to tell them your credit card number and password etc to make sure you receive the winning prize

[DR]

oh yes..that goes without saying Frank they'll need that for the big fat deposit they'll be making eh

signed yours sincerly means it must be on the level right! NOT!

[albrid-3]

I get them everyday, and l delete them about 6 a day., l feel like replying back and tell them to f--u-sh off,or forward them to the police station or to darren hitch.

[GMC]

Hey Doc
You want to go halves in our own private island?

I should be recieving a big order soon and I'm expecting to have way too much money as well........

Dear Sir or Madam,
 
 I am interested to buy several things from your company.
 Before I choose the product that I want, I have some
 question :
 
 1. Do you accept credit card from Singapore customer
   for payment method?
 2. Could you ship the order to singapore By UPS,FedEx
   or another door to door shipment method?
 3. The total cost that i want are include shipping and
   handling fees to singapore.
 
 Please give me the best answer so we can do best bussiness for future.I waiting for your confirmation as soon as possible.


 Thanks

[VMX247]

Doc,
Don't even contemplate GMC's deal for one minute as the accommodation on the island will not be up to your expectations,you'll be setting yourself up for a big fall with this island deal ...  

http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=11014.45

[Lozza]

Geoff I would be 'freighting' that bloke, make sure he will accept the UPS/Fed Ex etc etc charges and provide a tracking number. Then send him a big box with a collection of dog turds in it.

The more we engage the scammers with idle chit chat the harder it is for them, it's good fun.

[ba-02-xr]

Lozza. I love your way of thinking. I get all these "scam"emails everyday through my business. It just wasts time & cloges the system. Anouther 1 are the magazines who want you to advertise. They are always a charity organisation or police or fire dept. When I get the phone companies ring (about 3 a day) I just hang up. Dont have time to wast with them. It only cuts into my time I can spend on this forum.

[oldfart]

Ba,    I love it when I get phone company's and charity organisations ringing me .

first up I start chatting about the weather, then what are THEY   doing in the weekend. Tell them I do a spot of fishing   blah blah ......every time they try to bring it back on track - I start on another subject      or get them to repeat what they have asked .... as I missed the question... several times over.   

Or take the call then ask them to wait a minute as I have an incoming call - put hand piece up to radio and walk away.

[Tim754]

Phone and Utilities companies ,I just tell them the " The Idiot you require is unavailable so please now fork off.  Never respond to spam or suspect email as that lets them know it is a valid email address.

[DR]

in about 12 years of internet-ing this is about the 5th email like this I've received at my personal email addy. Simple reason is when I first started online I opened 3 email accounts, 2 are used for signing up new accounts at various sites and also for internet offers which I know no doubt will contain spam, tracking cookies and trojans. These email accounts have had thousands of spam and unsolicited emails but I never bother going there except to maybe retrieve a password for a new sign in. I don't use outlook express as many potential threats will target this address book in the first instance and all of your contacts will then be on said spamming lists. Occassionly I do get the hurry up to purchase some viagra from Canadian Meds but that's about the worst of it. You are right Tim, don't reply to these emails. If you feel the need to respond for some obscure reason then use an alternative address not linked to anything personal  

[maxvmx]

I think they're great, it's a way of getting a viagra powered rolex on your credit card to help out someone from south central congo get away from the assins that killed the foriegn finance minister - there should be more of it !