Il nome di Google usato per lotterie/truffe su internet. Se é troppo bello per essere vero, probabilmente lo é (soprattutto su internet). Una email spam, che ho ricevuto oggi mi ha informato di aver vinto 500,000 euro ad una lotteria di Google. Di solito vengono usati nomi e brands di fiducia per dare un senso di affidabilitá al ricevente.

Visto che io stesso sono un fan di Google,la maggior parte delle volte, ho deciso di scrivere su questo. Quando lo “sfortunato” vincitore risponde ad una di queste emails gli viene richiesto di inviare (trasferimento bancario, preferibilmente) soldi per coprire le tasse e tariffe varie per ritirare il premio.

Frequentemente, il truffatore spedirá un assegno falso (uno di quelli da incassare in banca) alla vittima (il “vincente”). Alla fine l’assegno falso viene scoperto ed il vincitore della lotteria rimane con la busta vuota in mano. Tralasciando le conseguenze finanziarie, (secondo alcuni che leggono anche questo blog), incassare questo tipo di vincite potrebbe causare l’arresto.

Sfortunatamente, questi imbroglioni dietro queste e-truffe sono seduti comodamente lontano da noi in un’altro paese e raramente vengono arrestati. Ma noi che portiamo l’assegno in banca potremmo invece rimetterci. Occhio, quindi.

Questa é la email che ho ricevuto

From:nelson@nelsonbeilean.orangehome.co.uk
Subject:ISP Nomination/Email Award.
Date:Wed, 4 Apr 2007 17:53:07 +0200 (CEST)
To:FROM: LOTTERY COORDINATOR,INT. PROMOTIONS AND PRICE AWARD DEPARTMENTGOOGLE. Bolos Avenue 12900 kd .RESULTS FOR CATEGORY “A” DRAWS

Congratulations to you as we bring to your notice, the results of the First Category draws of E-MAIL LOTTERY organised by GOOGLE INT. We are happy to inform you that you have emerged a winner under the First Category, which is part of our promotional draws. The draws were held on 30th of March 2007 and results are being officially announced today 4th of April 2007. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 5,500,000 email addresses of individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, and Oceania as part of our International Promotions Program. Your e-mail address, attached to ticket number 675432890044/376, with serial number 2200-33 drew the lucky numbers 1-0-11-44-03-22 and consequently won in the First Category. You have therefore been awarded a lump sum pay out of One million (1,000,000.00) euros, which is the winning payout for Category A winners. This is from the total prize money from 1,500,000 euros shared among the 2 winners in this category. Your fund is now deposited with the paying Bank. In your best interest to avoid mix up of numbers and names of any kind, we request that you keep the entire details of your award strictly from public notice until the process of transferring your claims has been completed, and your funds remitted to your account. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants / non participants of this program. Please contact your claims agent immediately for due processing and remittance of your prize money to a designated account of your choice:To file for your claim, please contact the CLAIMS agent.

Mr.Windy Smith.Cable Trust AgencyEmail: *(e-mail
addresses and telephone numbers removed) Academias53,11269 Athens
Greece.

You are advised to contact the agents by Email address.

NOTE: For easy reference and identification, find below your reference and Batch numbers.

Remember to quote these numbers in every one of your
correspondence with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NO:GPINT/7980/4376/06 BATCH
NO: 33/904/G3K. Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for
being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely Yours,

Dr.
Nelson Beilean.

PROMOTIONS COORDINATOR.