Scammers will choose just about any legitimate organization to misrepresent in order scam victims. In line with the advice we commonly give here regarding lotteries or sweepstakes promotions; a person must first purchase a ticket before having any chance of winning a lottery. Any genuine lottery will remit winning funds to the winner without charging any fees.
Please note that Ikea have absolutely no connection with this scam.
Note: My comments are in red
Please note that Ikea have absolutely no connection with this scam.
Note: My comments are in red
Received: from user ([84.120.75.248])
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
From: "Anna Gomes"<[email protected]>
Subject: Hello file for the release of your won prize.
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:28:12 +0200
To: undisclosed-recipients:; <- This means the scam has been sent to multiple email addresses which are hidden from view.
IKEA SPANISH ISLANDS CORPORATIONS.
CUSTOMER SERVICE: TENERIFE ESPAÑA.
IKEA ADVERTISING LINK:
http://www.ikea.com/es/es/preindex.html <- This is a legitimate website / Link. The scammer is “piggybacking” or fraudulently linking his scam to a genuine organization.
YOU HAVE WON IKEA SPANISH ISLANDS.
Reference No: Ikea/ 2009/2893/Ikea
Qualification No: Ikea/2009/-6747/Ikea
Date: 29/05/2009.
IKEA SPANISH ISLANDS OFFICIAL WINNING NOTIFICATION.
Welcome to ikea Spanish Islands store. ikea offer-a wide range of well
designed, functional home furnishing products at low prices. ikea store
has thousands of square metres of ideas, offers, solutions and suggestions.
Visit us today and find out what's possible with good design, the right
price and a little imagination, held on 24th of july 2009.
We write to inform you that your emails address as won, in the Ikea Spanish
Islands online sweepstakes promotions. Your email address was selected
randomly from the Ikea Spanish Islands automatic computer generated machine,
and your email address emerges as one of the online winners.
This attracts a prize of Five hundred thousand Euros only (500,000.00).
This is from a total cash prize of 5,000,000.00 Euros (Five Millions
Euros) shared among Ten International winners.
Prizes will be presented to lucky winners on arrival to our office in Tenerife,
within the period of 10days, after verification procedures are okay. For lucky
winners who are unable to come to our office in Tenerife to claim their won
prize.
To begin your claim, file for the release of your winning by contacting our
accredited agent: Foreign Transfer Manager ikea corporation.
Mr. Eric Manfred
Tel: +34-634-533-020
Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
This promotion is organized by Ikea Spanish Islands to advertise and to promote
our website http://www.ikea.com/es/es/preindex.html and as well to encourage
the use of the Internet user and to promote computer literacy worldwide, your
winning must be claimed not later than (07-08-09)
Congratulations to you lucky winner!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Anna Gomes.
Promotion Manager.
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Promotion Manager.
