Friday, July 11, 2008

Dear Sir or Madam: Lottery scams proliferate - Network World

Dear Sir or Madam: Lottery scams proliferate - Network World


Tom Ericson, a retired bank employee who lives in Denmark, still can't get over how he lost about €60,000 (US$90,000) in a bogus lottery.

Ericson (not his real name) now knows there's no such thing as a "Microsoft Lottery," and that the e-mail he responded to is just one of millions sent every day by scammers perpetrating advanced fee frauds, where victims are duped into sending money in exchange for a service or prize that never arrives. Sphere: Related Content

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