Month: April 2007

Just in time for Easter, another one of these scams got past my spam filters…

From: Trisoft International <trisoft@web.de>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:57:22 +0200
Subject: Easter Sweepstake Bonanza.

Easter Sweepstake Bonanza.
Trisoft Intl Limited.
NoordPark Blvd,
6517 KK Helmund,
The-Netherlands
Ref No: TIL/88-5/0007
Date: 6th April, 2007.

Dear Sir/Madam,

Following the official publication of the results of our Online Internet Sweepstakes, the Trisoft Company wishes to inform you that your electronic email address as attached to a Serial Number: 223155-06 and selected by our Electronics Games System, has won you our Internet Sweepstakes Program that was conducted on the 6th day of April 2007 in the general prize category. You have therefore been approved among the winners to apply for a payment claim of 1,000,000:00euro (One Million Euro Only) each. Be informed here that all email addresses that were used in this program were extracted from the Internet through our associate’s partners without the knowledge of each beneficiary hence you should’nt be worried about how we got your email address.

You’re telling me I “should’nt” be worried about how you got my email address? Screw you. Oh, your so called “Electronics Games System” sucks major rope (it can’t even generate a unique serial number).

You can only claim these funds by contacting the assign claims payment company as approved by our management. Kindly contact this assign payment Firm on email address: gilmacfin@katamail.com with your Complete Names, Postal (Resident) Address, Telephone and Fax Numbers, Occupation, Age, the amount approved (Won) and the payment Reference Numbers. All funds not applied for after the 20th day of April 2007 will be regarded as unclaimed funds. In other not to complicate the claim processes, we advices that you keep a copy of this message safe until your claim has been processed and collected either through the Bank-to-Bank Transfer means or in a Certified Bank Draft.

Right… I’m going to send all that information to a complete stranger. Get bent.

This program was conducted as a new promotional means of introducing our sweepstake services, to encourage the use of the internet and promote computer literacy worldwide while at the same time as a means of providing each beneficiary with capital funds for positive investment purposes.

Another brilliant business model. Wow.

Congratulation from our company as we expect you to make good use of the funds.

Ninety percent will be spent on good times, beautiful women, and Irish whiskey. The rest I’ll probably waste.
— Tug McGraw

Sincerely Yours,
Grace Lofblad (Dr).
Award Services Department.
Email: trisoft@excite.com

Copyright © 1991-2006 Trisoft International.

2006? Time to get a new calendar.

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Note: In accordance with the Trisoft policy and regulations, this message is dispatched directly to the recipient only. If you are not the rightful owner of this email address or feel that you have received this message by error, we advice you destroy this copy as you are not authorized to read, print, retain or disseminate any part of it.
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