Weird Emails.

@celticeagle (168488)

Boise, Idaho

February 23, 2013 10:04pm CST

I am trying this again. (It didn't post right before.) I recieved this email this evening: This is a personal email directed to you. I am Dave Dawes, my fiancee and I won a Jackpot Lottery of £101 million pounds ($156 million) in October, and have voluntarily decided to donate the sum of £1 million pounds ($1.56 million) to you as part of our own charity project to improve the lot of 5 unknown lucky individuals all over the world plus 15 close friends and family. If you have received this email then you are one of the lucky recipients and all you have to do is get back to us so that we can send your details to the payout bank. Contac me on: (some hotmail address) Can you believe it? She provided a link to a UK newspaper about them giving some of their winning away. I would think even that can be copied some how and anyone can makeup a email address with their name on it. I am going to email back right away with the name of my bank, account number, routing number and oh, ya, maybe I should send my social security number too just incase my bank info isn't enough. NOT!! LOL I also recieved a Yahoo Failure Notice afew days ago from some weird guy. He was actually using my main email address and I got the Failure Notice that a couple of his emails(SPAMS)had not gone through. Had his name on it as being the user on my email address and everyhting. I reported it and changed my password to about 15 digits. lol Now this. So what do you guys think? Funny or what? You guys getting anything like this lately?

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@dawnald (85146)

• Shingle Springs, California

26 Feb 13

Not funny. These scammers wouldn't exist if they weren't able to actually fool some people out of their money.

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@dawnald (85146)

• Shingle Springs, California

26 Feb 13

I have these e-mails that keep turning up in my spam box. Today, one got through to my inbox. I guess spam filters are only so good. Plus people keep figuring ways to get around them. Vigara instead of viagra, etc.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Feb 13

They are ever evolving aren't they?

@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

26 Feb 13

True. I thought it weird that it got through my scam filter and actually appeared in my inbox.

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@maurya83 (923)

• India

24 Feb 13

I also get such type of emails regularly, i just ignore them..not only in my emails but i also get a lot of sms on my mobile phone which state that i won some big amount of money..I thoughtto discuss about those sms but somehow i forgot, your discussion reminded me of that..

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fraud sms and mails

@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Feb 13

Must just be a sign of the times then huh?

@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Feb 13

Sounds like a movie idea.

@maurya83 (923)

• India

24 Feb 13

about those sms and emails someone told me, they may be from some terrorist group and they use some hidden code language which only they can understand, they send such mails and sms in bulk so that police can not catch them..

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@eagletrek2 (5499)

• Kingston, New York

25 Feb 13

Hi I get thes all the time I even goten this one No joke.when I get the spam I just delet them If one.get open it.can be virus Have good day

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

28 Feb 13

Yes, could be a virus but I am too curious not to open some of them.

@roshigo58 (4859)

• Pune, India

2 Mar 13

Hi, I also receive such massages many times. But I delete it immediately. They say that you win the lottery and you have to send money for further procedure. These are all scams we shouldn't bother them.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Mar 13

Oh yes, I usually do too. This time it came through to my inbox and I was curious.

@paperdolls28 (222)

• Philippines

25 Feb 13

Been getting same type of emails too and I just ignore them. It's a spam. I am also receiving FEDEX ready for pick up thing. I hope these spams would go away because it's annoying. lol

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

28 Feb 13

I don't find them annoying, just amusing.

@bugmanavery (79)

• United States

3 Mar 13

I got one that says that your eBay account info needs to be updated! At that point, I didn't have a eBay account! Haa!

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

4 Mar 13

Oh, that is funny! They were thinking.

@braveheartpt (3037)

• Portugal

24 Feb 13

Nothing comes that easy, whem I received some of those they all go directly to my trash emails.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Feb 13

Really! If it is too good to be true it isn't true!

@Lindalinda (4111)

• Canada

24 Feb 13

Don't believe it. I get lots of those e-mails. Most end up in my spam guard, some go through to my e-mail. If you were to respond to such an e-mail they would ask you for money up front for fees and taxes etc. There would be one demand after anotherr. You would never see your own money again or any of the so called winnings. The golden rule is if you did not buy a ticket you could not win anything. Glad you checked it out.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

28 Feb 13

Oh, I don't believe it. I just thought it was funny and was sharing it with Mylotters as a joke.

@cynthiann (18602)

• Jamaica

24 Feb 13

I have received these kind of emails and deleted them but to my total amazement a few years ago, a very business savvy GF of mine was tempted to send out her private information. She said that it may be true.

I told her to let them deduct their take and send you by FEDEX a cheque with whast was left of the money. She did this and of course no response. I am so astonished that she nearly got taken in by this.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Feb 13

I got one of those a couple of years ago. I played with the guy long enough to get a good email and reported him.

@trisha27 (3494)

• United States

25 Feb 13

Nope I haven't received any emails like this, but yet, I haven't been checking much of my emails lately. That is funny that scammers think that most people will just up and give out all of their personal information. Although I have known that a few people have fallen for scams like this and then all their money was taken out of their account. Oh wow, 1.56 million dollars though, what would you do with the money.

Wow, sure with that amount of money, I'll give you whatever you need. Yeah right. These people are really ridiculous huh?

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

28 Feb 13

Yes, rediculous and I thought it funny.

@nicanorr (1789)

• Philippines

25 Feb 13

The offer is indeed tempting. It's spam and could contain virus. Disregard or delete the offer.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

25 Feb 13

Yes sir! lol

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@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)

• India

24 Feb 13

Hi friend, this kind of mails are quite common, every day i am receiving such kind of unwanted mails and don't give importance to them. I too received some bounce emails from unknown id's. I wonder why some persons sending this kind of unwanted mails, i change my password frequently to protect my account

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Feb 13

I just thought it humorous and wanted to share.

@inopiratum_a_medio12 (877)

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24 Feb 13

there's always a lot of fraud emails and pretend you have won to something yet the odd part you didn't join any. I used to received also such kind of email and never bother to open there's a humor before a wide spread of net virus once you open the anonymous email it eat ups the files from the software so be careful and it's one way from these people to steal or do crimes to other fellowmen so be careful.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

28 Feb 13

I just thought it weird that this happened to get throught the spam filter and into my inbox.

@LoKoMoMe (511)

• Belize

24 Feb 13

when im receiving that kind of mail, I ignore immediately. because if you let your mind reading it,they only want to attract you. there's might be a chance that you follow them and give all of your personal data/ accounts. im 100% sure that those kinds of mails are scams, I receive that kind of mail too for many times. better to ignore it or else all of the money on your bank account will lost.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Feb 13

I'm glad you can do that. I am too curious and thought it interesting that this one made it through the Yahoo filter.

@SIMPLYD (90721)

• Philippines

24 Feb 13

That's a spam email. Don't believe it. They will later ask for an initial money for your to be able to get it. I had received one like that before. And that happened. so now, i don't believe any of those at all.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Feb 13

OFCOURSE I don't believe it!! I thought it was funny.

@gary23 (425)

• India

24 Feb 13

I get a lot of such emails regularly if not daily that say that I have won some billion pounds and to mention my details. I always delete them . You shouldn't be bothered.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Feb 13

It's weird that this one came through my spam filter too.

@Mavic123456 (21893)

• Thailand

24 Feb 13

wow.. what if you really won. ohhh well yes you are they will send you something by mail. very wise tactic to include the yahoo news. Was it written in correct grammar and spelling? Was the news authentic? I wonder how many people fall on this scam. bad

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

27 Feb 13

Would be cool.

@ATTITUDEBREAKER99 (18)

• India

24 Feb 13

This is a fraud message,not response this email,because they try to know your personal data& after that they want money. i have got this types of mail on friday.

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Feb 13

I know this is fraud! I thought it was funny.

@jjwilly16 (28)

• United States

24 Feb 13

Yeah, I've gotten a few of these. One of them claimed to be from Coca-Cola, claiming I had one their international lottery sweepstakes. Another claimed to be from an FBI agent saying that I'd won a different international lottery. I just have to laugh when I see these and feel sorry for the vulnerable people who fall for them. The way I figure, if I didn't enter any lottery sweepstakes, than I can't win one. You have to play to win!

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@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Feb 13

I had a scammer on Craiglist about a year ago. I was tryint to sell a product and he emailed me first as a guy, then a women, back and forth. Was going to send me this huge check if I would cash it, take what the product cost out and then send him the cash. Right! That was a funny one. And he was ordering me to do this and that and was a real jerk. I reported him! Most of them I just delete.

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24 Feb 13

Yes, this is also an usual thing to me. I think I have received atleast 100s of such e-mails in my inbox. Once, I was surprised when such kinds of promotions were forwarded to my mobile number also. I never respond to such spam and unauthentic e-mails because there is some possibility of getting into trouble if i responded to acquire those attractive amounts. :)

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spam promotions

@celticeagle (168488)

• Boise, Idaho

24 Feb 13

It would be so very nice. And as a gift too. Oh, well we ca dream.