My Question: Hello, I’m Beltraz..I received the following email..Is it valid?
The Irish Lottery
47 Meadow Vale, Sligo, Ireland.
Ref: LSUK/2031/8161/05
Batch: R3/A312-59
Fax: 44 (0)871 661 8831
NOTIFICATION RESULT!!!
We are pleased to announce to you the draw of the irish lottery online Sweepstakes International Program held on the 24th of August, 2007,Your e-mail addres s attached to the winning ticket number: 56475600054*** with Serial number 7808/07 drew the lucky numbers: 07, 19, 81, 26, 31, 71, Bonus 54 which subsequently won the JACKPOT. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of 1,500,000 pounds in cash credited to file BCJ/ 47736883638/07 of Irish Lottery.
All participants for the online version were selected randomly from the World Wide Web through a computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed online. This promotion takes place weekly. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in
SPAM and SCAM. Dont fall for it !
Its a scam!!!
First, did you ENTER a lottery in Ireland?
*** I didn’t think so. ***
Second, does it strike you a little odd that they can get your e-mail address to notify you of a lottery win, but aren’t smart enough to find your phone number or mailing address?
*** Yup. ***
Fraud. Of course you know that, having posted in spam and bulk mail.
no, I too received e mail like this.