Stock Markets Exposed - help! is this scam from beijing olympic games or what ?

help! is this scam from beijing olympic games or what ?

okay i recently received this msg, : Printable View This message is not flagged. [ Flag Message - Mark as Unread ] Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 21:51:47 +0200 From: "PROMOTION OLYMPICS" .. Subject: BEIJING WORLD CYBER OLYMPICS GAMES CONGRATULATION (YOU JUST WON LOTTERY)YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS WON THE LOTTERT''''' FROM THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT Category A Prize Winner CONGRATULATIONS!! BEIJING WORLD CYBER OLYMPICS GAMES 2008 LOTTO PROMOTION. SPONSORED BY AUTOMOBILE AND TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG AND CHINA Sir/Madam, We are pleased to inform you of the result of the NLF ONLINE International Lottery BEIJING WORLD CYBER OLYMPICS GAMES 2008 Lottery programs that entered on your e-mail addresses amongst other addresses for the international lottery programs conducted by NLF ONLINE, were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individuals e-mail addresses from all over the word as part our automobile business and telecommunication promotion programmed in hong kong and china. Your e-mail address attached to the ticket number 719-226-1212 with serial number 802-57, drew lucky numbers 5, 12, 18, 30, 17, 43, and Bonus numbers 777 , Your INSURANCE Number: FLS411/ 820L /GMSA, which consequently won in the 1st category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of USD$ 500,000.00 (Five hundred thousand United States Dollars) from a total sum of USD $2,500,000.00 shared amongst the first 5 lucky winners entered in their 1st category, BEIJING WORLD CYBER OLYMPICS GAMES 2008 FORTUNE LOTTO DRAW. CONGRATULATIONS!!! All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and 30,000,000 individuals email addresses and names from all over the world. This promotional program takes place every year. This lottery was SPONSORED BY AUTOMOBILE AND TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG AND CHINA. However, you have automatically qualified to take part in our next year USD5 million international lottery programs. To file for your claim now, please contact transglobal Trust finance Agency lottery Agent. Mr. LINZ HONH CHINA HEADQUARTERS WINNERS ORIENTATION CENTRE, # R04 UNIT/639 HUANSHI DONG LU BEIJING, CHINA EMAIL:beijing_olympics@movemail.com ENGLISH SPEAKING DEPARTMENT DIRECT HOTLINE:+86 13265110917 FAX=86 -020-38297882 Please provide him with your 6 digit numbers 8, 3, 7, 9, 5, 2 and your password RRTAz15. You are also advised to provide him with the under listed information as soon as possible: 1. Name in full: 2. Address: 3. Nationality: 4. Age: 5. Occupation: 6. Phone/Fax: If you do not contact your claims agent within 7 working days of this notification, your winnings would be revoked. Winners are advised to keep their winning details/information from the public to avoid fraudulent claim (IMPORTANT) pending the transfer/claim by Winner. Congratulations once again! REPLY linzhonh@hotmail.com Sincerely yours, Mr. linzhonh V.P. Finance The LOTTERY COORDINATOR. en. beijing2008. cn AND THE SCAM PART IS THIS: Scam Related to the 2008 Beijing OlympicsWe have recently seen a scam purporting to be from the China National Offshore Oil Corporation that makes claims of winning money and a trip to the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The email looks like the usual "Winning Notification" lottery emails that are all too common. However, the twist is that not only do you "win" money, but you also win a trip to the 2008 Olympics. This is the first scam that we have seen that tries to live off the name of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The China National Oil Corporation is currently a hot stock market pick and owns a certain portion of valuable crude oil worldwide. By utilizing this known company to promote a "free" trip to the Olympics the scammer is looking to receive a lot of interest on this offer. And what does the spammer hope to receive in return? Valuable personal information. Here is a sample of one of the spam emails: From: XXXXXX@hotmail.com Subject: CONGRATULATION!!!! Beijing 2008 Olympics games promotion WINNING NOTIFICATION/ FINAL NOTIFICATION We happily announce to you the results of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation Olympic LOTTO AWARDS,International online Sweepstakes ……which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.e. match 5 plus bonus. Our organization here in China decided to sponsor 100 eligible adults to visit the Peoples Republic of China in August for the Olympics and you have therefore been approved to start the process of opening line of communication with our agents in other to obtain visit permits. Your agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him and provide him with the below details. *Name of Winner: *Address: *Nationality: *Sex: *Tel: *Occupation: *Age: *Amount Won: *Lucky Nos: *Ticket No: The fact that the company this scam is purportedly coming from is a hot stock market pick right now combined with winning money and a free trip to the Olympics is bound to incite interest amongst recipients. This is a classic example of enticement. Scammers that pretend to come from a well known source immediately ease the recipient's doubts using the "known" factor. Then, they offer up free goods. In this case, the free goods consist not only of money but also coveted Olympics tickets. As always, be cautious of opening and/or responding to unsolicited email. Before you open any email, be certain that you are expecting the email or at least have a good idea of what it is about, you know the sender, and that the sender's email address is familiar. The unfortunate part of this classic type of ruse is that in many cases, the old adage applies: if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Posted by Kelly Conley on November 15, 2007 05:00 AM THE THING IS ARE BOTH THE SAME ? And what should i do? reply it ? im just 14 and i shouldnt be playing lotteries. i never take part in the contest before

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It is a scam. Nobody wins the lottery without playing.
Its a scam...
You didn't buy a ticket... you haven't entered a draw, you haven't won anything... hit SPAM, so they can't email you again.
They are both scams!! Mark both of them as spam & block their email address. Do the same for anything similar you receive in the future.
Scam. D:
It is a scam, they are all scams, just delete the e-mail and forget about it.
its complete rubbish, a hoax, delete the lot and remember you dont win something you never entered.
The Olympic Committee would never authorize a lottery.
its a scam, you reply to it after giving them your name address and age, then they will ask for a bank account to pay your winnings into and empty your account, OK your only 14 but they don't know that
Yes any email that you receive and say you have one the lottery or some kind of prize, it is 100% a scam. Logic, if you did not purchase a lottery ticket, then there is no way that you can win a lottery. If you did not enter any contest via the internet, then there is no way you are going to win a prize. Same for the Nigerian scams, they all say my late father was some high ranking official, died and left me millions of dollars and the senders is in a refugee camp. If you please ctc. my attorney, (email given), we will give 25% of millions of dollars to tfr, the money out of Nigeria into your account. We have great faith and trust in you that when I arrive where you are, I can obtain the rest of my money. What you will find is that all of your money in your account has been wiped out. You will never get one cents back because every one of these scam artist hide behind a proxy that they change every time they ripp of a person that was just born yesterday. Please excuse my English, not my primary language. Mind Doctor, France
Identity theft scam. No doubt about it.
Next time double check with snopes first. They pretty much keep up on this stuff.
Don't answer it in any way. Delete it from your inbox. Even complaining to them will do nothing more than alert them that you're there. They couldn't care less about your feelings or the law.
My advice is, IGNORE IT!!! they just want to get your information so they can hak your computer. More than likely they'll hak your computer and give you a virus thats to hard to get rid of.