p2pnet wins $750,000 Texaco prize!
p2pnet news view | Off Topic:- On Wednesday I ran an item on how an 80-year-old man was scammed out of close to $750,000 when he was sucked in by crooks who told him he’d won big bucks in a state lottery.
“Was this a ‘MICROSOFT PRIZE DRAW’ thing?” asked a Reader’s Write. “I’ve had dozens of those, and they do look a little more convincing than the average 419.”
Mine didn’t. 
I’ve had loads of lottery notifications too, but since it’s the end of the year, I thought for the hell of it, I’d follow through on one that arrived this morning, apparently from China, which makes a kind of change.
“You were selected in the Chevron/Texaco award which was held DECEMBER 2009 , and you are to claim the amount of $750,000 USD it means you are one of the five(5) lucky winners,” it said. “Your winning number is: (CT-100745-NG). You are adviced to send us this informations: NAME IN FULL: DELIVERY ADDRESS: AGE: NATIONALITY: OCCUPATION: PHONE: SEX: contact e mail: chevrontexacodept210@w.cn.”
I emailed back, “Hello CHEVRON TEXACO AWARD, Wow! What do I have to do to claim my prize? Best regards, Jon,” to which Pastor Williams Moris [his spelling 
]responded >>>
ATTENTION: Jon,
Your email was received, This is true that you are a winner of $750,000 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars), which your email address won in the just concluded Chevron/Texaco Promo that was held, no ticket where sold as this was conducted by an automated random machine ballot system. So your email won the award for you in the ongoing promo.
So you are adviced to send your full details for proper verifications.
1.FULL NAME,
2.FULL ADDRESS,
3.NATIONALITY,
4.AGE,
5.OCCUPATION,
6.MOBILE/TELEPHONE NUMBER,
7. SEX,
PASTOR WILLIAMS MORIS
Claims Agent,
CHEVRON TEXACO AGENT
We tossed a few more emails back and forth, in each of which I wanted confirmation that when I supplied the info, I’d immediately be on the receiving end of $750K,until >>>
As soon as i receive your full contact informations to compare with the ones i have here the i will proceed with the necessary arrangements so that your winnings can get to you
you can as well call the chevron texaco office to confirm this +234 8074 384 658
I answered, “OK, thank you. I ask because I am very old and I have read stories about how old people have been robbed and I don’t want to be one of those. But you are a pastor so you must be genuine. What church?”
And that was all he (or she ) wrote. So I guess I won’t be seeing in the New Year in Bermuda after all.
*sigh*
No need to stay tuned.
UPDATE:
That wasn’t the end of it, after all. At 12:19 Pacific, I received this >>>
ATTENTION: Jon, Your mail was received and its content well noted am a man of God and i dont think knowing my church has nothing to do with what is on ground. PASTOR WILLIAMS MORIS
Claims Agent, CHEVRON TEXACO AGENT, Thanks
Cheers!
Jon Newton – p2pnet
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
sucked in by crooks – 80-year-old swindled in lottery fraud, December 30, 2009
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December 31st, 2009 at 4:01 pm
WTG Jon, It’s always fun to see these jerks on the other end of their own scam!
Great job!
December 31st, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Sue china for 750,000 for using your copyrighted business Email address.
December 31st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
It always amazed me how little effort was actually spent shutting fraudulent spammers down, despite the obvious proven harm they cause, compared to the continuing global mission to shut down filesharing, which to this day has not been proven to cause any harm.
The resources needed to catch any spammer must be there, as they’re being used to catch your grandma trying to download that Beatles song. Catching a spammer is actually easier. The only thing that protects some of them is that they’re working for the very corporations that want to kick the public off the Internet – after taking them for whatever cash they’ll hand over first, of course.
December 31st, 2009 at 7:35 pm
all i get are viagra emails.
December 31st, 2009 at 7:37 pm
Heh, I guess my cookies got cleared before I made that comment. It’s fun to see you screwing around with the scammers like this, Jon. Please do keep it up!
January 1st, 2010 at 7:41 pm
Nice one Jon, you gave me a good laugh, on this one.
Heck, you might like to join the scam baiters, here: http://www.thescambaiter.com
Happy new year!