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I have been SCAMMED (or SPAMMED)

OK, now this is just getting ridiculous. I can understand the spam on my personal emails, but when I start getting them at work, it is out of control. This morning I got up to find out that I won 700,000 euros from a lottery that I email entered me in. WOOhooo. All they need is my legal name, my home address, my age, if I have sex or not, blah blah blah.

OK, do you take me for a 2 year old? Do I look that stupid. I hope that no one is falling for this crap.

De Nederlandse Staatsloterij
Paleisstraat 5
2514 JA Den Haag

YOUR EMAIL HAVE WON: CONTACT CLAIM OFFICE
REFERENCE NUMBER: XUL/3197/7391/01
BATCH NUMBER: 18/790/RNL LUCKY NUMBER: 2267894-7

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All response to the claims manager via email below or Fax
                 Mr. Eddy Van Bakker.
   EMAILclaimsnl@aim.com
   Tel: +31626575680 Fax: +31 847519041
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Dear Winner,

We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category of our staatsloterij Promotion. Winners were picked by computerized system, drawn from company and individual e-mail addresses worldwide. The draws is officially announced today 3^rd of January 2008.You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of 700,000.00(Seven hundred thousand Euros), which is the winning payout for Category A winners.

To claim your prize Contact the Financial Claims Manager office with the underlisted informations as soon as possible:

Full Name............., Address,.......... Country,............ Age,........... Sex,.................. Occupation,.................. Phone,............... Fax.......................................... and your Lucky Ticket number: 2267894-7 and REFERENCE NUMBER: XUL/3197/7391/01
BATCH NUMBER:18/790/RNL

Kindly contact staatsloterij claim department immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to your destination.

Claims Manager:
Mr. Eddy Van Bakker.
Claims Department
EMAIL claimsnl@aim.com
PHONE NUMBER: +31626575680
FAX NUMBER: +31 847519041

Sincerely Yours
Mrs Barbera De Graft
PROMOTION CORDINATOR http://www.staatsloterij.nl/

Posted by Danny Thornton on 01/04/2008 07:51 AM

Comments (24)

rant, scam, spam, beware

24 Comments on I have been SCAMMED (or SPAMMED)

There are a lot of gullible people in the world. I guess it only takes one or two from the million to make a few bucks.

01/04/2008 07:57 AM

by Jeff Kessler ABR,GRI, Texas 512.801.5666 (Austin Homes Realtors)

Danny,

Very old news here...I've been getting them for a long time...when you expose yourself on the Internet from blogging it's the good and the bad...the bad is they have all your contact info.

01/04/2008 08:00 AM

by Neal Bloom-Realtor ® Assoc.-CRS-Weston FL (RE/MAX Premier Associates)

Danny... get use to it... this has been going on for years, hardcore. Once you are in front of the public, a community like this, you will be spammed. And I just read Neal's comment... so ditto....

01/04/2008 08:02 AM

by Jeff Belonger -- The FHA Expert.com -- FHA Loans -- FHA mortgages -- Mortgages (Infinity Home Mortgage Company, Inc)

Wow Danny! You mean you haven't called yet to claim your prize?! Just think what you could do with all that money! Get on the phone now!!! Don't wait! You're going to miss out if you don't call and claim it!

All kidding aside - these con artists should be strung up. And in a perfect world we wouldn't have to deal with this stuff, but alas....

01/04/2008 08:06 AM

by Carol Smith, ReMax Preferred, REALTOR®, Toledo, OH (www.calltoledohome.com)

Jeff, I am sure that they are.

Neal, yeah, I guess I just never really expect them to get through the spam blockers.

Jeff, gotcha.

Carol, I will get right to it. LOL

01/04/2008 08:17 AM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

When I get to the sex part, I say every, Yes! Every chance I get! Gadzooks! There must be a Bunch of really stupid people out there! 8-)

01/04/2008 08:18 AM

by Michael Thornton - Nashville, TN area Home Inspector (Complete Home Inspections, Inc.)

Michael, it is like Jeff Kessler said, it only takes 1.

01/04/2008 08:20 AM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Did you know that you have a distant relative (in Algeria) who just happened to be the sole heir to the oil fortunes of that country and I am sorry to report they just perished in a plane crash. Please call me with your bank account number so I can wire your millions to you ASAP. Thanks for playing!

01/04/2008 09:03 AM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

Danny,

This is a completely legitimate ~~scam~~ email. I can garauntee you get those Euros... ou just have to send me $1000 first.

01/04/2008 09:05 AM

by Martin Abeshaus (ZIPVO)

Rich, always the commodian.

Martin, where should I email you the money.....

01/04/2008 09:45 AM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Hey Danny how about you just let me call for ya, I'm sure we can work out some kind of deal, after all I am a negotiation specialist, lol.

01/04/2008 01:36 PM

by Linda Futral Sells Coweta, Heard, Meriwether & Troup (RE/MAX Today)

Yes, I've won a few of those lotteries. I don't know who falls for it... but someone must.

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01/04/2008 03:41 PM

by Chris Fisher of StagersLIST.com Buy Stage Sell (StagersLIST.com)

Linda, go fer it...

Chris, you are correct. Someone does.

01/04/2008 05:32 PM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

I had you pegged for being 5 and having graduated out of the sandbox...I guess I'm right, as you didn't fall for their little game. Congratulations...you now get to the next round of life...enjoy.

01/04/2008 10:02 PM

by Cris Burlew, Broker ~ St Pete Beach FL Real Estate (Beach & Luxury Realty, Inc.)

Cris, you mean I now get to come out of the sandbox? Bu I was having so much fun.

01/04/2008 10:08 PM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

I used to get these all the time at my work email address.. I started forwarding them to my brother-in-law that worked for the FBI... then all of the sudden they stopped....

01/04/2008 11:01 PM

by Tana Hunt/Escrow Officer (Gracy Title Company)

Danny,unfortunately,there are alot of people who fall for this crap..hence the scammers stay around.If no one paid attention..they would be on to their next scam.....but people can be greedy and are always looking out for the easy buck..so here you go!

01/05/2008 07:08 AM

by BLRGUY(Beach & Luxury Realty Inc)

Tana, can I have his email address?

Rick, send me your check for 1000 and I will double your money today.

01/05/2008 07:33 PM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Yea, I will get it to you... its at work...

01/05/2008 07:47 PM

by Tana Hunt/Escrow Officer (Gracy Title Company)

Congrats on your big win, Danny! With current conversion rates, that is just over ONE MILLION DOLLARS! Way to go. Oh, wait, never mind.

01/05/2008 07:56 PM

by Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (Austin Texas Homes, LLC)

Hey Danny, I've been a very lucky girl- won millions and inherited too! I don't know why I'm still working!LOL!

01/05/2008 08:40 PM

by Debbie Malone, RE/MAX, Lynchburg, Smith Mountain Lake, Real Estate Agent (RE/MAX 1st Olympic, ABR, e-PRO, ASP)

Tana, cool, thanks.

jason, you give them your information and we will split it.

Debbie, I am with you.

01/06/2008 03:02 PM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)

Unfortunately there must be people falling for these tricks or they probably would not persist. Yesterday, I found out that a long lost (and unknown) relative in a foreign country passed away and his solicitor needed a contact in this country to help with the estate or all of the millions would be confiscated.

I did get a good laugh out of it, since the family member had my husbands name and his entire family has been in this country for at least a couple hundred years, sadly without anyone venturing out to other countries.

Our team's website host added the human test feature similar to that on active rain to our website and it has dramatically cut down on the spam, but we do get the occasional offer from Nigeria.

01/08/2008 01:29 PM

by Kristen Wheatley (Keller Williams Realty Mid Maine)

Kristen, thanks for the heads up.

01/08/2008 02:06 PM

by Danny Thornton (Home America Mortgage, INC.)