Do you want to avoid a Fake?

Question

Few days ago a friend was sent an email saying that he wined the sum of £820.000.00 and he was asked to contact a certain Douglas Keepson to tell him what to do ,after contacting him and sending his information ,he was contacted again by a bank called The Ned Bank ;it was supposed to be the bank that will give him his prize ,then the bank asked him to pay 620.00 US$ as fees .My friend asked them to withdraw the fees from the sum he was supposed to have ,here again they answered that was impossible and the law defended them to touch to that money.We felt that it was a fake ,we sent an email to the so called Douglas Keepson ,telling him that he'll receive the money to pay the bank, soon after ,he replyed giving information about his secretery's account number and asking my friend not to tell his bank that it was lottery prize to avoid higher charges ,he even phoned,asking my freind to check his email.
After investigations we found that the winning notification was a big fake

My Question is a way to make people aware of this tricks.You can find more information following this linkhttp://www.joewein.net/419/emails/2006-08/26/679340.9.htm But what do you suggest to punish this criminal? Is there any organism to contact?

Answer 1

Yes, this has been going on for several years. In fact, in the US, the FBI is investigating several of these. You don't get money for nothing.......but sadly some people turn over their bank account info to these people and then they lose everything. Best of luck to you.

Answer 2

If they ask for money it is fake. How can you win a lottery you never entered. My friend got a card that said dial this number to get notification of your grand prize. It was a 900= number and it was charged to her phone bill. someone came on and said yes you won just hang on a minute they kept her on the phone 15 or 20 minutes before she got suspicious and hung up. Cost a small fortune. If they can get a 900 number some out of the country, and get you to call it. They make money and your charges are sent over seas before you have a chance to say I didn't do it.

Answer 3

Here is a good site to check for email hoaxes:
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/default.asp

Answer 4

Avoid the "YOU'VE WON PUN". BaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaD NEWS.

Answer 5

I always wondered what idiots those emails were directed to -- The idiots who respond.

Answer 6

Yes they want your personal info..and also money

Answer 7

yes. because it just shows that some people are really bad

Answer 8

if it seams fake it is dont do it