Phishing Scams: a New Drinking Game?

[Anesor]

For your amusement and warning, I got this late last night, even if the mailed date still hasn’t arrived, it keeps bobbing to the top of my email…

"Hey, look, I’ve won almost a million dollars in the “The Starprowin National Lottery” whatever that is. Gee, I really could use the money."

But only if I answer “comprehensively.”

Note: a google search returned nada, even aside from all the other stupid errors in the phishing email, which got funnier the more I examined it...

Here's the entire scam, see how many red flags and errors you can count in such a short email! How many did you count? (Should this be a drinking game? Why yes, it should!)

from: hzhr@yogawave.com.cn

subject: WINNING NOTIFICATION FILL AND GET BACK

reply-to: rodneygome@blumail.org

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Starwin Lotto

Operators of The National Asian Lottery.

Jalan Yap Kwan Seng,

50450 Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia

WINNING NOTIFICATION

****************************************************

The Starprowin UK National Lottery wishes to inform you that the results of

the E-mail address ballot lottery international program by UK Government held

on the 11th of march. 2011 is out.And Your e-mail account have been picked as

a winner of a lump sum pay out of $850,000,00.USD ( Eight Hundred And Fifty Thousand

Dollars) in cash credited to file REF NO. REF:UKL/74-A0802742011.

This is from total prize money of ?8,000,000.00 pounds shared among the

(8)international winners in this category.All participants for the online

version were selected randomly from World Wide Web through computer balloting

system drawn from over 100,000 names database,union associations and corporate

bodies that are listed online.This promotion is this year’s Starprowin UK

National Lottery bonus.

To file for your claims, please contact our fiduciary agent below for validation.

*******************************************************************************

Name: Mr Rodney Gomez

E-mail:rodneygome@blumail.org

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION BELOW ARE TO BE SUPPLIED COMPREHENSIVELY BY THE

BENEFICIARY OF THE STATED FUND AND SENT TO Mr Rodney Gomez Via

EMAIL:(rodneygome@blumail.org).

VERIFICATION BEFORE TRANSFER.

************************************************************************************************

1.FULL NAMES OF BENEFICIARY:……………………………….

2.RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:…………………………………….

3.COUNTRY:……………………………………………….

4.PHONE/FAX NUMBERS:………………………………………

5.SEX:…………………………………………………..

6.OCCUPATION:…………………………………………….

7. MARITAL STATUS:………………………………………..

8.AMOUNT WON:……………………………………………..

Choose Your Claims Option.

(1) Courier Delivery.By ATM CARD (2) Bank Transfer

Congratulations from me and members of staff of THE Starprowin UK NATIONAL

LOTTERY.

Sincerely,

Mrs Sandra Jones

Online Coordinator,Starprowin UK Lotto

Operator of The Starprowin National Lottery.

Edited November 10, 2011 by Anesor

[Melrick]

I've won so many international lotteries that I must be the worlds luckiest person! Funny how everything else in my life points to it being the complete polar opposite though... Still, just as soon as I send my details to them, the money will start rolling in.

[BronxWench]

Not to mention the raging hordes of deposed nobility that desperately need my help to claim their funds, for which they will reward me substantially. I'm all agog at the prospect of untold riches, and being permitted to rub elbows with the highest echelons...

If we're drinking, make mine a Guinness.

[Melrick]

I'm also very touched at all the people that seem to be concerned with the size of my penis. I'm happy to say they definitely have no need to worry in that regards, but still, it's very sweet for so many people to offer to sell me products to enhance it even more that it already is.

[BronxWench]

Now that brings up an interesting little thing I've noticed. I do NOT get bombarded with offers to enhance my breasts, firm my rather callipygian buttocks, smooth my skin, or erase my wrinkles. I'm not at all sure if I should be relieved or insulted.

Maybe I just need another drink.

[sumeragichan]

Hmmm... Funny how putting that you're a guy over a hundred years old on an email account brings in the most hilarious of spammers. But yeah... One can't forget all those rich relatives that leave you over 7.5 mil American dollars in Great Britain, yet their server is in Brazil..... Odd. I didn't know the British treasury was located in Brazil? Did anyone else?

[BronxWench]

Government in exile. Drinks are on me.