Now the scammers are busy on Yahoo Messenger, Chat rooms and
other online forums. Have you been IM'ed by "Mrs Megan Christofferson "from
"British Football Premiership Lottery" telling you that "your
email address won in the second category" or something similar, and to
contact "Mr Christopher John" to collect your winnings? It is a
scam. No legitimate, legal lottery notifies winners via email (see footnote)! The scammers may
change the names and details, but it is still a scam!
Below is the example of the fake lottery scam claiming to
be from the "Mrs Megan Christofferson ".
nmegch555: Your email address emerged alongside 2 others
as a 3rd category winner in this month's draw. Consequently, you have therefore
been approved for a total pay out of £4,000,000 Pounds (Four million pounds)
only.
PotentialVictim: and how was my email found?
megch555: We have a software tool,this tool was
activated some hours ago to select 3 lucky winners online
megch555: while this software was activated you and 2
others where very lucky
PotentialVictim: how do I know you are being serious.
This sounds so much like a SCAM PotentialVictim: I received this kinds of email
before
megch555: to have been picked out of the hundreds
PotentialVictim: this is a scam isn't it
megch555: This is no scam
PotentialVictim: ok then answer this question for me
megch555: you don't need to have little faith about this
games
megch555: ok
PotentialVictim: How much money do I need to pay you?
PotentialVictim: Is there a fee needing to continue with
this transaction?
megch555: I never asked you for any money
PotentialVictim: ok
PotentialVictim: well send me my money
megch555: Yes but if there is a fee it will be based on
your winning certificate which needs to be endorsed in the British High Court
megch555: You will get your funds this i assure you
megch555: But you need to follow instructions on this
megch555: so that every necessary process would go on
accordingly
PotentialVictim: Why would I have to pay money for
moneys that are supposedly random from a drawing
PotentialVictim: that I supposedly won?
megch555: You are not British are you ???
PotentialVictim: it should be given for free dont u
think?
PotentialVictim: No I am a local girl from hawaii
megch555: you won but you should know that you need to
contact the bank as this transaction
megch555: nobody called you one
PotentialVictim: do the british just give money away?
megch555: They don't
megch555: but you should know that
PotentialVictim: that is awesome
megch555: they are the owners of the British Premiership
PotentialVictim: how much is this fee?
megch555: the fees would be based on you geting your
wining certificate because once you have your winning certificate and you send
it to the bank they will immediately transfer your funds to you
PotentialVictim: what is 4 million pounds equivelant to
in us dollars?
megch555: It is about $7.4 million dollars
megch555: the cost of the fees is about £1457 Great
Britsh Pounds
PotentialVictim: how much is that?
PotentialVictim: in us dollars?
megch555: its about $2500 dollars
megch555: you know the British Currency
megch555: is the highest currency in the whole world
PotentialVictim: ok and why does it cost $2500
megch555: and the British Football Premiership have
given private companies a 20 % of there total assets
PotentialVictim: why can't it be taken out of the 7.4
million?
megch555: It costs $2500 because your winning
certificate has to be endorsed because this funds is a lot of funds you won
megch555: and the fees in pounds is converted to dollars
megch555: because of the great value it has
megch555: it is almost double of the British amount
megch555: your winning cash prize
megch555: is on a security hold
megch555: this security hold means that no certain
amount can be withdrawn until you have been able to tender your winning
certificate to the Bank
megch555: this is the instruction
megch555: this the bank need to be able to facilitate
immediate transfer to you
megch555: are you there ?
megch555: Hope you understand me ?
PotentialVictim: i am here
PotentialVictim: but I have received emails like this in
the past
PotentialVictim: what is your name?
PotentialVictim: Send me the info that I need to follow
PotentialVictim: what is the numbers?
PotentialVictim: or whom I need to conact
megch555: listen to let you know that this is not like
those emails you receive,since the scam has been going on we have decided to
stop sending any notice through the emails again
megch555: so we have decided to use this way
megch555: never mind the emails you need to follow
instructions from me an
megch555: My name is Mrs Megan Christofferson
megch555: I am an aged woman of 52 years old
megch555: and i am old enough to do what is right
megch555: because nobody knows my last days on earth so
i have to show and leave by example
megch555: Please do not take me for a scam or anything
megch555: I am an american woman
PotentialVictim: do you have a phone number i can call
you?
megch555: who has been praying for an american like
myself to win such an amount of winnings
megch555: no i don't
megch555: am not on the phone lines
megch555: my boss is
megch555: would you like to call him
PotentialVictim: why can't I get a phone number to call?
megch555: ???
PotentialVictim: Yes I want to talk to you but?
megch555: you can right now
megch555: you can't talk to me
PotentialVictim: I would like to talk to you
specifically
megch555: only my boss
megch555: yes i know
megch555: maybe some other time
megch555: but as of now
megch555: they feel that i will leak secrets
megch555: because you know am dealing with the british
here
megch555: am the only american worker here
megch555: they might want to feel that am giving my
people thats americans
megch555: informations on how they can win
megch555: thats why i was not allowed ok
PotentialVictim: ok a phone number?
megch555: Please do try and understand
megch555: Mr Christopher John
megch555: do you need his number to call and discuss
with him now ?
megch555: if you are in any chat room
megch555: please leave the chat rooms
PotentialVictim: I am in no chat room
megch555: this is very important because the management
will not like you to be there
megch555: to avoid double claims of your winnings ok
megch555: you have been detected there ok
megch555: you are in the hawaii room
megch555: why don't you move out of the room
megch555: if you are really serious about this money
megch555: because am american and i don't know where you
are from
megch555: if you are from usa too
megch555: then i think that am lucky to have since a
winner from usa like myself too
megch555: and would be very happy if you are from the
usa
PotentialVictim: so whats up
megch555: Please tell me are you american too
PotentialVictim: yes
megch555: oooh my God
megch555: thats great
megch555: am so happy
megch555: lol am so happy because there has not been any
winner from usa
megch555: your the only winner from usa
megch555: do you know what ?
megch555: I am always sent to the countries of all the
winners
megch555: and it's on the companies expense
megch555: and that means they will sponsor me to my own
country
megch555: where i get the opportunity to reach my family
megch555: I am sent there because they want me to see
how the winners are
megch555: and also share the happiness
megch555: lol
PotentialVictim: so u got a number?
megch555: You don't seem to understand me dear
megch555: I am not allowed to use any phone
megch555: till you have received your winning cash prize
PotentialVictim: a number for me to call someone?
PotentialVictim: to talk about this
megch555: this is for security reasons
megch555: yes there is a number
megch555: do you want to call the head of the accounts
department ???
megch555: Mr Christopher John ???
PotentialVictim: how do I claim this?
megch555: 1st of all we have a security information
megch555: and instruction which you have to read
carefully
megch555: before i can give you more information
megch555: you would have to abide by the rules
megch555: this is to make sure that you are the only
person from the usa
megch555: that is going to receive this winning cash
prize amount
PotentialVictim: ok
megch555: so tell me when you will be ready to read this
instruction ?
PotentialVictim: start now
megch555: ok
megch555: Well you have to know much about this games
and maintain the instructions and secret policies of this games before you can
claim your winning prize
PotentialVictim: which is?
megch555: You have to assure us of the informations we
are giving you about your winning money because it's a lot of money and we want
to avoid the last experiences we had in the past due to mix up of some numbers
and names, we ask that you keep your Winning information confidential until your
claims have been processed. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming andunwarranted abuse of this program by some participant.
megch555: so we advice you not to divulge this
informations we are giving to a third party we are going to give you our office
number which you will be able to reach us anytime and we should have yours to as
time goes on I would advice you to relax your mind because you are not the only
winne this is real I take an oath on my grandmothers grave that this is real can
i jus give u my info now I assure you of this i know it came to you as a
surprise
megch555: Just relax and follow instructions we are
going to take this step by step so can you maintain this informations because we
don't want someone else to know that you won because this can make us lose
because in the previous games there was some mix ups in the winning numbers this
was because of some winners who where so excited and went on telling there
friends and family that they had won a lottery they ended up giving out to there
friends there winning numbers not even knowing that there friends could go
behind and go and claim the winnings
PotentialVictim: and that is?
PotentialVictim: what is the number?
megch555: have you read the instruction ?
PotentialVictim: yes
PotentialVictim: go on
megch555: you have to tell me and tell me what you have
understood by that ?
megch555: tell me what all the message means to you
PotentialVictim: that there is a number that you are
going to give me
PotentialVictim: and i need to keep it confidential
megch555: not only that
megch555: you need to keep this whole information
confidential to
megch555: to avoid someone else from coming for the
money
megch555: when the bank must bhave already paid you the
money
megch555: its easy to do
megch555: if only you can keep secrets
megch555: can you ?
PotentialVictim: yes go on
megch555: ok then
megch555: Now i have your winning numbers with me which
the member of the board of trustee have instructed me to give to only the
winners this is what we have been telling you about this numbers are very
important and must be kept safe and personal
megch555: are you ready to receive them now ???
PotentialVictim: YES
PotentialVictim: what is the numbers?
megch555: (i) Winning numbers: 31,49,52,60,71(ii) Serial
number: 3219(iii) Game number: BW-09-SGL(iv) Reference number: SGT/0086/05
megch555: This are your 4 lucky winning numbers
PotentialVictim: ok so what do i need to do now?
megch555: You have to send them to the Head of Accounts
Department via email and you have to give him a call after you must have sent
him your winning number his private and company email is
w_agent2006@yahoo.co.uk
megch555: To Mr
Christopher John
megch555: His
telephone number is +447045745349
megch555: Once you have been able to send him your
winning numbers
PotentialVictim: ok
megch555: You have to give him a call
megch555: can you do all this now
megch555: it's very important
PotentialVictim: no not now gatta go
megch555: can you ?
megch555: when then ???
megch555: but send him your winning numbers
megch555: before he goes off
megch555: I will add you right away
megch555: why did you do that ??
PotentialVictim: because you are not one of my friends
megch555: Really why?
megch555: me that will see you soon in the states
megch555: I am from wisconsin
PotentialVictim: that is nice to know
megch555: ok
megch555: listen i am here to support you all through
megch555: now that i know youn come from usa like myself
PotentialVictim: Yes but still you won't give me a number to hear yoursel
PotentialVictim: that is not cool of you Meg
megch555: listen
megch555: I am earning my living here in this office
megch555: and i can not please you and lose my job ok
megch555: am divorced in the usa
megch555: thats why i can here to seek for a job
megch555: and have some free time to rething about my
life
megch555: and move on in life
PotentialVictim: that is good for you
megch555: Yes it is
megch555: just don't lose faith in this
PotentialVictim: Congratulations
megch555: and don't be bothered
PotentialVictim: you told me that you won money too
PotentialVictim: why do you have to work in that office
megch555: I never said that
megch555: please don't get me wrong
megch555: I said i am from usa too
megch555: But am here for now
BUZZ!!!
megch555: are you there ??
PotentialVictim: yes I am here
megch555: ok
megch555: have you sent him your winning numbers yet ???
PotentialVictim: Yes
megch555: when did you do that???
megch555: please if you are not interested just say so
megch555: my boss said you have not said the truth
PotentialVictim: I am not going to call him you know whY??
megch555: you never sent him your winning numbers
megch555: why ?
PotentialVictim: because you are a fucken scam
megch555: I am not
megch555: why say this to me ?
PotentialVictim: YOU GUYS ARE A F****** SCAM
PotentialVictim: YOU SENT MY FRIEND THE SAME F*****
NUMBERS
PotentialVictim: I WILL REPORT YOU GUYS I HAVE YOUR IP
FINALLY LOCKED
PotentialVictim: THEY WILL FIND YOU PotentialVictim: I
TRACED YOU
megch555: Listen to me
megch555: stop confusing yourself
ame. This was done on yahoo.
* Re: emails of winnings. We know of only ONE exception in the world to this rule
- and if you bought a ticket from them, you would know it, and would used their
safegaurds.
* Re: emails of winnings. We know of only ONE exception in the world to this rule
- and if you bought a ticket from them, you would know it, and would not be
questioning it.
