Kansa Powerball Award Dept – Attn Sir Madam
This email is one of the shortest scams, but it is to the point… Do not reply as you may be susceptible to identity theft and financial loss:
Kansa Powerball Award Dept – Attn Sir/Madam [fcfs2@charter.net]
YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, LOCATED TO BATCH #: MTA/908-TX/08, HAS WON YOU £1,785,000 GBP. CONTACT YOUR CLAIMS AGENT VIA:
2008claims_dept@live.com
Mrs. Susan Fletcher
(Zonal Coordinator).
In short, you didn’t win! In conclusion, read this blog more often and compare different identity theft email scams with each other ot make certian that you understand little differences like:
- You didn’t sign up for the lottery
- Do you live in UK?
- Zonal Coordinator?
- 2 different email addresses that are similar to @aol.com, @gmail.com, @yahoo.com, @live.com (Microsoft’s email service), and @something-that-is-not-from-a-professional-domain.com
- Where is all other contact info?
- the web address?
- mailing address?
- telephone number?
This whole website is dedicated to identity theft matters. Please use the resources to further help you in protecting yourself and your family from financial loss, and of course, that dread thing called identity theft.
About the Author: Radek M. Gadek is a graduate of the Masters in Criminal Justice Program at Boston University. In his spare time he wants to help everyone understand the dangers of identity theft and financial fraud. Will he succeed in doing so? That is yet to be seen...
Anonymous | Sep 5, 2009 | Reply
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