weird winning email notifications to look for

3mnkids1

3mnkids1

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I have gotten a couple of weird ones lately I think it would be nice to have a place to put them so others dont delete by mistake. so, If you have gotten a winning email post the subject so others know what to look for.

Angelica CDJ Congrats!!! -this one is from classic du jour. almost deleted today.

cartoonnetwork@ sji-inc.com [SPAM] - Cartoon Network and Naruto - Found word(s) click on the link in the Tex... - They were giving away 10,000 of these headbands so their should be lots of winners. good luck everyone
 
good idea.

Is anyone as tired of these scam emails as me :cussing:?

I have to read almost everyone to verify that it isn't a real!!! notication.

I had to double check the one from Static Guard (mainy because of e address)
 
I've gotten at least one or two winning emails where the subject was completely empty. Gotta wonder what some folks are thinking sometimes.
 
It's a good thing that I check my trash every time I check my email - otherwise I would have missed several winners notification emails!
 
just found this one in my daughters spam folder-

Shira Miller Discovery Kids & Hilton SS

Its from this sweep-

Discoverykids.Com - Travel Should Spark Discovery Sweepstakes
(1) Grand Prize to be awarded: 7 day/6 night hotel accommodations for winner and three (3) guests at a Hilton brand property (two standard rooms of double occupancy each) in any one of the following locations as selected by winner: Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii; Hilton Waikoloa in Waikoloa, Hawaii; Hilton Sandestin in Destin, Florida; Hilton Tapatio Cliffs in Phoenix, Arizona; Hilton Squaw Peak in Phoenix, Arizona; Hilton Fort Lauderdale in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (the “Location”). Gratuities and incidental expenses not included.One Hundred (100) Secondary Prizes to be awarded: Discovery Kids Science Kit (ERV: $19.95 each). Total ERV of all prizes: $16,995.00.
Restrictions : 6-14 US | Hits : 4435 | Added : 05-22-07 | Expired : 09-03-2007
 
So how do we really know that the email notification is real and not just some bogus sites who are phishing?

But anyway, thanks for those email notifications that you have just posted. I will check my trash and bulk if I have some of those notifications and I might be a winner. :)
 
If anyone sells anything on a public site and the buyer claims that they want to pay by cashiers check, pay you a little extra money for postage and have a messenger pick up the item, IT IS A SCAM!
Report it as junk or spam.

Etheldaylily :cussing:
 
Watch our for the PayPal scam where they claim that you need to access your account because someone tried to access it other than you. They want you to reply to verify your email!

Also, I received a $3,500. cashiers check that was genuine in every way but I called the bank first and after they explained the scam to me I threw the check away.
 
I tried entering the current Visit Florida sweep to win a trip to Orlando and my computer started to go bezerk. I received all these pop ups stating that a virus was trying to enter my computer and my virus scanner stopped it.
 
Got a winning e-mail? Not sure, what do you think?

I have yet to win anything other than an instant, so I'm not sure what to think.
In the subject line it says winner and it's from Missy Ashton.

This is to correct the message earlier on sent to you. The correct e-mail address you should contact for your claim processing is national [email protected]

You should forward your response to this corrected e-mail address.

Once again, we are sorry for the miss up.

Yours Truly,

Missy Ashton

The wierd thing is I don't recall an earlier e-mail. I have no idea as to what contest/sweepstakes, what information they may be asking for etc.. I did reply just explaing that I'd been contacted by e-mail from her in response to a possible winner's notification however, I didn't recall an earlier e-mail and that if they could contact me with any information regaurding this subject it would be greatly appreciated. What do you think about this? Thank you.
 
I try to maintain a list of all sweeps I enter online. A good rule of thumb is that if you didn't enter it you can't win it. So any winning email is checked against my list. If it's from something I didn't enter I know it's a scam. Of course there is always the small chance someone entered for me but usually a friend or family member would let me know. It's amazing how many times my email has won the Spanish Super lotto, the Nigerian sweepstakes, and the European jackpot. If I only had the same luck with my state lotto or Publishers Clearing House.(LOL)
 
crazy4camping said:
It's a good thing that I check my trash every time I check my email - otherwise I would have missed several winners notification emails!
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Since I started sweeping I probably get 500 spam emails per day. There's no way I am going to look through them all. The reason I know it's since I started sweeping is because I gave myself an email address just for doing sweeps so I wouldn't have it mixed up with my normal e-mail.
 
use the force, luke. if it smells funny, don't eat it. what i'm trying to say is only enter contests u know are legit. i have had trojans & everything else since i started entering. i try to enter sweeps that have a product on the market, like ford sweepstakes or frenches mustard ect.ect. don't let the ask holes get the upper hand. you get enough B.S without adding it yourself. please excuse my language. :headbang:
 
Even though I get spam emails from lottery saying I won which I know I didn't at all I still check the emails just in case I actually did win from a site I know.
 
If you get a fake check in the snail mail, give it to your local postmaster. Those checks are crimes that are felonies, and they actively pursue leads on this type of activity.
 
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