Did i win or this is just scam mail?!

[SajaN^PridE]

I Recently got a mail message, stating that i won 750.000.00USD.

Here is a copy of it: (ticket numbers and other little things removed!)
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INORBIT LOTTO CONGLOMERATE

MAXHAVELASTRAAT 22,DENHAAG-NETHERLANDS

WINNING NOTIFICATION

REF NO;*removed*

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sequel to the annual lottery draw of the above named establishment in europe,conducted on the 4th of september ,2004.I am glad to notify you that your e-mail address attached to ticket No ;*removed* won in the third category a lump-sum of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars(USD750,000;00).

Congratulations and be advised to keep confidential till your prize is processed to avoid multiple applications/filings.All participants were selected randomly by a computer software ballot device.

This promotion is sponsored by a group of corporate establishments and accedited charitable organisations worldwide.

Be informed that a minimum of 10% of your prize must be donated to a remarkable charity organisation in your locality.To file for your claim,please contact your fiducial agent;

Mrs Faith Jones,Inorbit Consultant 11(e-mail;*removed*@inorbit.com)

Congratulations once more,


Sincerely yours'

Wanami Vladimir

NB;Kindly state your ref No and Ticket No when filing for your claim.

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Now, i think it`s just a scam. Does anyone know about this?

What do you think?

 

[Deverz]

SCAM MAIL!

I think that pretty much sums it up

 

[SajaN^PridE]

AAAAWWWWW!!!! NOOO!! =O

And i was so hoping it was true....

Even made a list of all the things i`m going to buy!!

NOOO!!!!

P.S. How do you know that it`s a scam?

 

[Deverz]

You see emails like that all the time

If you didn't sign up to it there's 500% chance it's a scam

Even if you did it's probally a scam aswell

 

[GaZeeBo]

there is no such thing as winning money and then getting an email notification of it.

 

[SajaN^PridE]

OOOkay.... ((

Thanks for the info Daverz and GaZeeBo!

 

[TehMuffinMan]

you can try if you want, just dont be suprised if they start spamming requests for your credit card details ;P

 

[EricW]

750 million? Be reasonable, why would someone e-mail you saying you won 750 million dollars, with an amount of money that high you would think they would come to your front door-step.

 

[joachim g]

750 million? Be reasonable, why would someone e-mail you saying you won 750 million dollars, with an amount of money that high you would think they would come to your front door-step.

you got small millions...

really no such thing as lotterys sending emails to people who won...
at least for as far as i know....
big bunch a lies i think...

 

[Deverz]

I think that's ment to be $750,000.00

Not $750,000,00

 

[Devion]

LOL, this email is from the Netherlands, in a dutch paper(Telegraaf) it was stated that a group of proffessional scammers were mailing email that stated that you won money.

These scammers just wanted you to lose money.

http://archief.telegraaf.nl/artikel.fpl?id=383868&pagina=1&query=oplichters%20email&alleenrecent=on&bron=binnenland

Link to news

 

[SajaN^PridE]

K, thanks guys, but i wanted to ask you.

i gave them my adress. I havent given them my cc details, just my home adress, is this very bad?? Am i going to be robbed now or somehow loose my money??

 

[Devion]

K, thanks guys, but i wanted to ask you.

i gave them my adress. I havent given them my cc details, just my home adress, is this very bad?? Am i going to be robbed now or somehow loose my money??

With your adress they can do very little, you're save

 

[SajaN^PridE]

Thank god! Fweaaauf...

Thats a relief...

Thanks for the info guys!!

 

[TimTheEnchantor]

Yeah, a good way to know is confusing entries in the email as well.. like when in the subject or text they mispell a word really bad.. or say something out of the ordinary.. then it is spam surely. It can be automated.

 

[Deverz]

Basically

Don't trust any email that's not directly from your ISP or E-Mail provider or from people that you know

There's also the odd mailing list that you sign upto

 

[GhostfaceKillah]

its one of those "you have qualified for the final round of a 1000000000000$ contest"

what they fail to mention is that basically everyone else in the coutry has qualified

 

[SaiyanPrideXIX]

Here, let me help you out:


THESE THINGS ARE ALL SCAMS! PEOPLE DON'T DEAL IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THROUGH EMAIL!! UNINSTALL AOL!

 

[Sicron]

lmao its like the same email that i got yesterday, i won 500,000,000 =P anyway, since your dutch and u get a email about DOLLARS....you can probly know its an automated message, since....how the hell can u win dollars when ur dutch in a lottery? that is a very small chance.........emails about these things (winning money etc.) should never be trusted....

 

[SajaN^PridE]

Firstly i`m not dutch, secondly, i don`t use AOL.

Anyway, thanks guys!