Missing out on a grand prize
By Theresaaiza
@Theresaaiza (10487)
Australia
March 26, 2011 7:35pm CST
Believe it or not, I just won Grand Prize for United Nation (note: not NATIONS but just NATION) as a Donation Awardee. Here's a copy of the email:
UNITED NATIONS.
We The People Of United Nations...
United For a Better World
Attention: Prize Winner
[i]We are pleased to inform you that, you have been selected for the United Nations International Donation after a Draw held on 1st January donations 2011, Your email address attached to ticket number 27522465896-532 with serial number 652-662 drew lucky number 7-14-18-23-31-45 which consequently won a Donation Award of NINE Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds (£950.000.00GBP).For more details,you are to contact our agent for your claims.
Contact our claims agent for validation:
Mr.Dennis Benson
Email: united_nation_office_dpt@london.com
Address: # 1 United Nations Avenue London,
United Kingdom
Tel: TEL: +44-703-184-1588[/i]
Aaah, imagine what people have to do these days just to trick anyone into believing they won something and then swindle them.
But on second thought, what if, we miss out on a REAL grand prize because we thought they were plain spam?
But on second thought, what if, we miss out on a REAL grand prize because we thought they were plain spam?8 responses
@savypat (20216)
• United States
27 Mar 11
First thing to do is question whether you entered any contest. 2nd thing is do you really feel that any real contest would advise you of winning in an email?
Anything that is not familiar to you that you open is most likely SPAM and of course once opened you are in big trouble. I have my computer protected by about 3 different programs, and ues it is time consuming but even as careful as Hubby and I are virus and other bad things creap into our computer.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
29 Mar 11
Yes, I never joined anything for me to expect winning something.
3 antivirus???? wow, you guys mean serious business!
@tikbalang56 (195)
• United States
27 Mar 11
theresaaiza(2988) it's a scam please dont' release any information like your bank account or credit card if you receive email like this just delete it
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
29 Mar 11
Hi tikbalang! what a name!
I don't normally give such details to just anyone. But even if I would love to, I don't have a reliable bank account and no credit card at all.
I don't normally give such details to just anyone. But even if I would love to, I don't have a reliable bank account and no credit card at all.
@whiteheather39 (24403)
• United States
27 Mar 11
You are right I do not believe it. I get so tired of these spam notifications. I thought that to be able to win any type of prize one had to enter a contest. Surely there are not any idiots who actually believe in that crap.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
27 Mar 11
It is so hard these days to really entrust any emails and or prize notifications. I am one of the ones that is more inclined into believing it is a scam then thinking I would actually win.
I think I feel this way only because I have not been too lucky in life and even with hard efforts I have lost in so may ways. So I try to comfort myself by saying if luck would have it for me someday, I will welcome it, and if not entering means I loose out then it was not for me, lol.. But if some win, hooray that is good. Enjoy your winnings!
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
29 Mar 11
I never really got lucky with luck. Even when I entered any contest or bought raffle tickets, never really won a thing.
There was even one time, during a company Christmas party, our boss provided TOO many prizes that it was nearly impossible for one person not to get anything unless he didn't attend. I was like one of three people who never got anything even a pathetic gift wrapper.
I'M THAT record-breakingly UNLUCKY!
I'M THAT record-breakingly UNLUCKY!
@sswallace21 (1824)
• United States
27 Mar 11
You should've post this under thinker. I have been sitting here ponder what to do with your money. It's really a bummer that people play scams on others to enrich their own pockets. Your absolutely right, because of the possibility of a scam someone could be truly missing out on something that could change their lives forever. What's real and what's not.
I just wish there was an easy way to tell. I think it's wrong for people to scam anyone but I find it even worse to scam the elderly. These people live the entire lives and save for years to have good retirement and someone takes it from them. 
Best Wishes!
It's really a bummer that people play scams on others to enrich their own pockets. Your absolutely right, because of the possibility of a scam someone could be truly missing out on something that could change their lives forever. What's real and what's not. I just wish there was an easy way to tell. I think it's wrong for people to scam anyone but I find it even worse to scam the elderly. These people live the entire lives and save for years to have good retirement and someone takes it from them. Best Wishes!
@GardenGerty (157865)
• United States
27 Mar 11
Sadly, I think that might happen. I have known of someone who told lots of lies or exaggerations, so when she told me something I needed to know, I did not believe her. Even sadder, it is my older sister. Enjoy spending your "winnings" my friend. I always know I could not have won something, I do not enter.
@Theresaaiza (10487)
• Australia
29 Mar 11
Oh, the sister who cried wolf, then, GG?
Oh, no, Im not enjoying NOR receiving any winnings from something I did not even join.
Oh, no, Im not enjoying NOR receiving any winnings from something I did not even join.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
28 Mar 11
i receive a lot of this kinds of email.
but i do not read them.
i know they are just trying to get information from us, important details.
i ignore them and delete them at once.
oh, by the way, they are all landing in the spam mail,
so i have no problem deleting them.
