Does this scam actually work

by David on Thursday 3rd September, 2009 at 15:09 COMMENTS (1)

I thought that these scams would die off but I suppose the thing about the Internet is that there is a never ending flow of new people coming onto it who could be fleeced for everything they own.

What can you do about these scams. I think the best thing is to ignore and delete as if you start a conversation with them you are likely to draw attention to yourself.

Sometimes I like replying and tell them to give all the money to their favourite charity.

I checked the domain bnl-uk.org and whois shows that it has privacy protection so no valid contact available, a good indicator of a scam.

I am publishing the scam email exactly as I received it just so others can learn.

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WARNING SCAM ALERT - ORIGINAL EMAIL
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From: Fry, Timothy [mailto:timfry @ moore.sc.edu]
Sent: 03 September 2009 14:39
To: winner @ bnl-alert.co.uk
Subject: Confirmation Ticket Number:56475600545299

Confirmation Ticket Number:56475600545299

You have won £850,000.00 in this Year British Email random selection.
Contact Mr. Frank Arthur.
Tel: 4470111 83202 , 4470111 83206 447031994752, 447031978650
for your claim and forward the below winning information along with your,

1.Full Name:2.Home Address: 3.Age: 4.Sex: 5.Tel: 6.Occupation:
7.Country Of Residence: 8.Nationality: 9.Amount Won:

Reply to this E-mail to: claims @ bnl-uk.org
it is important to note that your award information was released today
with the following particulars attached to it.

Below are your Winning Information's:
REF.NO: BEG/2551256008/07
lucky numbers of 09-22-37-39-41-49-2-7
Batch No 3-12-30-8-42-10
Ticket number 56475600545299
Award No 16-4-38-32-84,
serial number 3214-07.

Please note that all winning must be claim not later than 30 working days

Failure to meet the date will be invalid.

Thanks,
Fry, Timothy,
Promotion Coordinator
NB Please Note do not mail back through the alert email contact
Mr. Frank Arthur via email: claims @ bnl-uk.org