So I thought I would start posting some of the e-mails I receive that are scams, fishers, and in general fraudulent. Hopefully this will help some people from being scammed.
This first one have was tricky. The scammer used the names of a real couple that won the lottery, and said they wanted to share their winnings. It looks convincing, but it isn't. Here is a news story about it being a scam.
Here is the e-mail: (In red)
Dear Friend,
This is a personal email directed to you.
I and my wife won a EuroMillions Jackpot Lottery of £148m EuroMillions in August.We have decided to donate the sum of £2,000,000.00 Pounds to you as part of our own charity project to improve the life of 5 lucky other individuals all over the world.
All you have to do is get back with us so that we can send you details to the payout bank.
You can verify this via the two link below.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2187999/
http://www.national-lottery.co.uk/player/p/goodcausesandwinners/winnersgallery.ftl
Adrian And Gillian Bayford
Email: adrian.gilianbayford@hotmail.co.uk
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