what kind of scam is this?

[lynchknot]

What do you think? Are they going to ask for credit card info to identify me?

SUNSPLASH GLOBAL MEGA LOTTERY.

INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.

REF: YLI/771-ILDI0501/22

BATCH: KPDL/99/182/FDNL

RE: WINNING FINAL NOTIFICATION

Sir/Madam

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Lottery Winners,
International programs held on the 11th of February 2005. Your e-mail
address attached to ticket number 998-456-567 drew lucky numbers
225-6-0-9-0 which consequently won in the 1st category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$800,000.00 (Eight
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).

[egghead]

my guess is they will want you to issue a release payment. then you will get the money which never arrives.

a similar scam is to buy your car on ebay, write you a cheque that you deposit and call you back and say you can no longer purchase it. you are givin a few hundred dollars for your trouble and since your bank tempoarily honored the cheque and deposited the money you eagerly send them a bank draft of there money which is actually your money since the bank deposited the money on faith and you are hit for the whole deposit after it is determined the funds are not there.

True story and some banks do this.

[egghead]

are you up to replying to them and having a little fun by seeing what they are trying to do?

[lynchknot]

Sure, I guess so. Here I go - :p

What this?

To file for your claim, please contact our/your fiducially agent,

MR. Duke .K.Jefferson of the,

ONWARD TRUST AGENCY.NL

TEL: 0031 650 536 375

FAX: 0031 847 375 114

E-mail: gtrustagency@netscape.net

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 22nd of February,
2005.

After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your Ticket number and Draw Lucky
numbers in all correspondence.

Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent
as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for
being part of our promotional
program.

Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Gloria Van Brooks.

[FastGame]

http://www.nigerianspam.com/Mrs-Gloria-Van-Haris.htm

[lynchknot]

but...but... I want my money - :( wait...this is Mrs. Gloria Van Brooks - same but different

*edit - here's what they want


my response: Hello, In order to complete the form it is necessary to open a bank account. Will you please send a small percentage of my winnings so that I may be able open an account? Thank you

[rik]

uh huh...Google has their # also...

http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&q=%22ONWARD%20TRUST%20AGENCY%2eNL%22

[Fenalaar]

This is a classic advance fee fraud. The idea is that you have won a serious amount 0f money, but you have to pay some fees, taxes and so on to get the money (which, of course, never arrives).

http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/fraudschemes.htm

Oh - By the way, you might want to visit FBI's internet fraud complaint centre (http://www.ifccfbi.gov/)

Johan-Kr

[lynchknot]

I guess they're not going to fall for the advance I asked for

Will you please send a small percentage of my winnings so that I may be able open an account?

[egghead]

hahaha

nice! ;)

[cash_site]

ring up FBI, and get them to do a sting on the guy... they catch a few nigerian scammers this way... ;)