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I am a "wiener"
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:58 pm
by jack
lates scam, almost looks legit, anyone else got one of this?
ATT:WINNER
DATE:22nd AUG 2006.
CONGRATULATIONS
WE ARE GLAD TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS ONE OF
THE WINNERS IN THE ON GOING MICROSOFT WEEKLY PROMOTIONS.YOUR EMAIL
ADDRESS HAPPENED TO BE AMONGS THE 20 LUCKY WINNERS SELECTED THIS
WEEK.
YOU HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY WON THE SUM OF $675,000 (SIX HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS). FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO
CLAIM YOUR PRIZE PLEASE IMMEDIATELY CONTACT OUR CLAIMS AGENT
IN THE UK VIA THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW.
NAME:EDWARD MARTIN
TEL:+447024095216
EMAIL:
promotion_agent@lycos.co.uk
NOTE THAT YOUR WINNING NUMBER IS xxxxxxx AND BATCH NUMBER IS
zzzzzzzz.YOU ARE TO PROVIDE OUR CLAIMS AGENT WITH BOTH NUMBERS IN
YOUR
CORRESPONDENCE WITH HIM.YOU MUST CONTACT HIM WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THIS
NOTIFICATION TO AVOID DELAY IN THE PAYMENT OF YOUR PRIZE TO YOU.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN.
RICHARD CARPENTER (PROMOTION COORDINATOR).
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:31 am
by srod
You contact them and they explain, very nicely, that in order to claim your prize you must pay a few hundred pounds -kind of a release fee I think (not really sure how they usually explain this).
You'll be surprised how many daft idiots fall for this.
Kind of like selling your car; guy comes to the door, takes the car, telling you that he'll put a cheque in the post!
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:37 am
by jack
the reason I even opened the email was that they made it look like came from Microsoft, the subject line said Microsoftpromotions.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:20 am
by ..::Origin::..
Microsoftpromotions@?.?
You should report that to microsoft.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 2:57 am
by WishMaster
A "Wiener" is somebody from Vienna...
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:26 am
by bembulak
A "Wiener" is somebody from Vienna...
Right, and it's a sausage! (Which is called "Frankfurter" in austria)
And it is ........... (not allowed to say that here)
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:57 am
by Inf0Byt3
A bunghole!
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:29 pm
by ..::Origin::..
A borkstick!
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:47 pm
by techjunkie
A "task" (in Swedish)!
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 8:57 pm
by thefool
In denmark we use both "Wiener" and "Frankfurter"
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 9:44 pm
by chromaX
In denmark we use both "Wiener" and "Frankfurter"
Thanks for the mental image... *brrrr*
We Swiss call the sausage Wiener. So do we call the people from vienna. Except for the French, Italian or Rumantsch speaking part of Switzerland. I have no idea how they call either of them.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:00 pm
by thefool
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:44 pm
by jack
in the USA the term is sometimes jokingly used in reference to "you are winner" scam.