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Won the lotto.

  • 24-05-2008 11:37am
    #1
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    in Britain somehow.


    Attn: Winner,

    The United Kingdom National Lottery wishes to inform you that the results of our E-mail address ballot lottery international program by Great Britain held on the of 20th of May 2008.Your mail account have been picked as a winner of a lump sum pay out of Eight hundred and ninty-one thousand,nine hundred and thirty-four Great Britain pounds £891,934.00 pounds sterlings)in cash credited to file REFNO.:UKL/74-A0802742007. Contact Mr.Thomas Hillary (Telephone : +44-704-570-1620) for Validation via email (ukcpr82@hotmail.co.uk),

    THE BENEFICIARY/OWNER OF THE WINNING EMAIL OF THE FUNDS SHOULD COMPLETE THIS CLAIMS FORM.

    1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:
    2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
    3.DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
    4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:
    5.NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEXT OF KIN:
    6.SEX:
    7.OCCUPATION:
    8.MARITAL STATUS:
    9.NATIONALITY:
    10.REF NUMBER:
    11. AMOUNT WON:

    Note: All validations should be made to Mr. Thomas Hillary (ukcpr82@hotmail.co.uk) as any email sent to any other address will not be attended to.

    Sincerely,
    Mrs.Amaury Ramirez
    Online Coordinator,
    CAMELOT GROUP,Operator of The National Lottery.


    :cool:



    Any weirder spam out there? :-)


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 8,417 ✭✭✭Miguel_Sanchez


    Any weirder spam out there? :-)

    That's not really that weird at all to be honest.

    I got a 419 one once where they claimed they had prayed over the names of the survivors of 9/11 and God had revealed my name to them. Funny though, they didn't seem to be able to tell me what my name actually was.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,111 ✭✭✭MooseJam


    haha, camelot use hotmail now


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,584 ✭✭✭c - 13


    The first paragraph of that email hurts my head.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    MooseJam wrote: »
    haha, camelot use hotmail now

    The free email addresses must save on the bills so they can give more to us!
    This is the only spam message to ever get into my gmail inbox.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    Gotta chuckle at spam once in a while regardless of how annoying it is. "Grow a MOUNTAIN! in your pants with our BigDik patch"


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    The free email addresses must save on the bills so they can give more to us!
    This is the only spam message to ever get into my gmail inbox.
    I'd say your theory on the free email addresses is spot-on.
    Sadly I'm noticing spam beginning to creep into my Gmail.

    I got an email to my work address from the FBI recently advising me those 419s are actually genuine. The dude from the Bureau seemed to have very pidgin English. Ah well, maybe he's not in the States long. Do the Feds offer English classes? I know they have a light opera society.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 44 maggie797


    you should reply back (using a rubbish emial account) an d put in a load of old twaddle:pac:
    on the more serious side, my dad recieved this type of email once (had just started to use the interent)and he was all set to send of his bank details etc:eek: only he happened to ask one of my sisters how do you get certain information from the bank!!! thank God he did ask! we were able to put him straight mmediately, he took some convinncing though ,as he was absolutely certain he had won something as the email was so officail looking and it took him a while to understand the concept of spam and internet abuse.
    He is much wiser now thank goodness, but people will belive some of this crap:confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,523 ✭✭✭ApeXaviour


    Some are very random though, got one yesterday entitled:

    in the newborn's weight and possible death alarm


    Then the body read:
    Have generation. As on devotional, manners. I explanatory gentle.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 37,214 ✭✭✭✭Dudess


    Oh I get tons of those to my work email - it's a general Outlook address which has been in use I'd say since the interweb first became popular. The old addresses seem to get the most crap.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    Spam? What spam???
    You've just won the Lotto!! Go reply immediately to that legitimate, well worded e-mail and dream about what you'll do with the real, non-imaginery money which you definitely will get.
    Oh I'm so jealous :(


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,842 ✭✭✭steveland?


    I once got one with the subject line reading "Hap hap, urine acquaintance"

    Dunno how that was supposed to convince me to send money/bank account details anywhere... Didn't open it of course but it'd have been interesting to see what the text body said...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Brian Nolan's kind of spam.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,648 ✭✭✭jezza


    where you taking me big boy?

    But yeah.. spam, somebody (of the firm opinion it was my ex) suscribed my email address for illegal (and sick) porn.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,648 ✭✭✭jezza


    And whats with people trying to sell me viagra or penis pumps?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,976 ✭✭✭✭humanji


    jezza wrote: »
    And whats with people trying to sell me viagra or penis pumps?
    Pass them on this way. Eh...they're for a friend...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    i got offered 2k tax back from the uk revenue last month


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,893 ✭✭✭Canis Lupus


    Tigger wrote: »
    i got offered 2k tax back from the uk revenue last month

    We'll send you a cheque for £4000. You can lodge it and then send £2000 back to us by Western Union.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    ok whats the catch?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,867 ✭✭✭lorweld


    A reverend, from the Contonou Benin Republic, wants to send me $1.500,000.00 in cash, in a box marked african clothes. I can't wait to get it. Now.....what to spend it on???:confused::confused:
    Hello Good Friend,

    Good day, How are you today? I am writing to inform you that I have Paid the fee for your Cheque Draft. And I went to the bank
    to confirm if the Cheque has expired or getting near to expire and Mr. Ahmed Zafa the Director of Financial Trust Bank told me
    that before the cheque will get to your hand that it will expire.

    So I told him to cash the $1.500,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS to cash payment to avoid lossing this funds. However, all
    the necessary arrangement of delivering the $1.500,000.00 UNITED STATES DOLLARS in cash was made with Logistic
    Management International Frieghter Company here in Cotonou Benin Republic, and then he also agreed to help me to Register the
    Consignment with Logistic Management International Frieghter Company.
    But the Director of the Logistic Management International Frieghter said that they need your contacts informations to enable them
    meet up with you immediately the Diplomat Agent arrived to your Country.

    Please write a letter of application to the given address below.
    DR.Richard Lawanson
    TEl: 00229-938-101-12
    EMAIL: managementlogistic@yahoo.es

    Please, Send them your contacts information to enable them locate you immediately they arrived in your country with your BOX.
    This is what they need from you.

    1.YOUR FULL NAME
    2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS
    3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER
    4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE
    5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE
    6.YOUR AGE

    NOTE: The Logistic Management International Freighter Company don't know the contents of the Box. I registered it as a BOX of
    an African clothes. They don't know it contains money. This is to avoid them delaying with the BOX. Don't let them know that it is
    money that is in that Box.
    Thanks and Remain Blessed.
    Rev. Henry Philips.


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    jezza wrote: »
    where you taking me big boy?
    I get this a lot.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,555 ✭✭✭✭AckwelFoley


    Mrs.Amaury Ramirez is a strange name for a nigerian..

    Perhaps its fake! :eek:


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    Hi,

    My name is Elena, I have 31 years and I live in Russian province.

    I have 6-years daughter, her father abandoned us and we live with my mother.
    Recently my mother lost job due to old age and our situation became very difficult.

    During last months prices for gas and electricity became very high in our region and
    we cannot use it to heat our home anymore.

    The weather becoming colder each day. In the eastern part of our country it is
    already extreme cold (up to minus 50 Degrees Celsius). We very afraid and we don't
    know what to do.

    The only accessible way for us heat our home is to use portable oven which give heat
    with burning wood. We have many wood in our region and this oven will heat our home
    all winter for minimal charges.

    I work in library and after my job I allowed to use computer. I finded your address
    in internet and may be you can help us.

    We need portable wood burning oven, but we cannot buy it in our local market because
    it cost equivalent of 193 Euros and is very expensive for us. May be you have any
    portable oven which you don?t use anymore, we will be very grateful to you if you
    can donate its to us and organize transport of its to our address. This ovens are
    different, usually they made from cast-iron and weight between 100-150kg.

    I hope that you will write me back.

    Elena.
    Russia.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 856 ✭✭✭StonedParadoX


    Tar

    i hope your helping the poor child out man


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    My Lotto winnings are going to the cause.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,283 ✭✭✭Ross_Mahon


    They are usually foreigners sending the emails, i think their grammar is hilarious! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,881 ✭✭✭Kurtosis


    I finded your address in internet

    I tell you, she's been getting English lessons from lolcats...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    I got spam in the post the other day.
    Low tech spam rules.
    I'll scan it latererer.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭delija_sever029


    I received same email,3 times:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,648 ✭✭✭jezza


    :( I thought that was email you sent back to the lotto guys.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I never get offered loads of money or penis enlargements by email. :(

    Fair enough, I don't have a penis, but it'd be nice to have the option.

    Damn Hotmail not giving me my spam.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    I use Yahoo! for e-mail and I never get spam.
    Either Yahoo! are very good at blocking it, or the British Lotto, Russian peasants and African solicitors just don't like me.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I use Yahoo! for e-mail and I never get spam.
    Either Yahoo! are very good at blocking it, or the British Lotto, Russian peasants and African solicitors just don't like me.

    My Dad uses Yahoo and he gets loads of spam. He reads it out to me when I'm home. It's highly entertaining.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,148 ✭✭✭✭KnifeWRENCH


    janeybabe wrote: »
    My Dad uses Yahoo and he gets loads of spam. He reads it out to me when I'm home. It's highly entertaining.
    Aw, I'm just unpopular then. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Aw, I'm just unpopular then. :(

    Sucks to be you. :p


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭KTRIC


    janeybabe wrote: »
    I never get offered loads of money or penis enlargements by email. :(

    Fair enough, I don't have a penis, but it'd be nice to have the option.

    Damn Hotmail not giving me my spam.

    Send me your email address and I'll spam you ;)


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  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,110 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    janeybabe wrote: »
    My Dad uses Yahoo and he gets loads of spam. He reads it out to me when I'm home. It's highly entertaining.

    Your father talks to you about enlarging penises, endearing trait.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 21,191 ✭✭✭✭Latchy


    I get the ' you have won so much on the spanish lotto spam ' which makes a change form the Nigerian spams i use to get


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Your father talks to you about enlarging penises, endearing trait.

    Nope, he talks to me about funny spam.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭Bizzi Lizzy


    Hi,

    My name is Elena, I have 31 years and I live in Russian province.

    I have 6-years daughter, her father abandoned us and we live with my mother.
    Recently my mother lost job due to old age and our situation became very difficult.

    During last months prices for gas and electricity became very high in our region and
    we cannot use it to heat our home anymore.

    The weather becoming colder each day. In the eastern part of our country it is
    already extreme cold (up to minus 50 Degrees Celsius). We very afraid and we don't
    know what to do.

    The only accessible way for us heat our home is to use portable oven which give heat
    with burning wood. We have many wood in our region and this oven will heat our home
    all winter for minimal charges.

    I work in library and after my job I allowed to use computer. I finded your address
    in internet and may be you can help us.

    We need portable wood burning oven, but we cannot buy it in our local market because
    it cost equivalent of 193 Euros and is very expensive for us. May be you have any
    portable oven which you don?t use anymore, we will be very grateful to you if you
    can donate its to us and organize transport of its to our address. This ovens are
    different, usually they made from cast-iron and weight between 100-150kg.

    I hope that you will write me back.

    Elena.
    Russia.
    That sounds like she could really be living in Ireland at this very moment, by the way what is Spam !!!!! :confused:


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