[pchelpers] Re: Fw: You've won a Microsoft X-Box (This is not spam)

Are you serious? You never, ever give out *any* personal info, let alone 
of a sensitive financial kind, to unknown people; why would you even 
consider doing this over the Internet, i.e. in a completely anonymous 
and hard to trace way?

But i'm sure you would have at the very latest come to your senses if 
you'd entered the code; your browser, if correctly configured, should 
warn you about a website security certificate problem. (If you want to 
try this out, don't enter the real code -- that would verify your email 
address for the spammer -- enter "12345"!) If you have Internet 
Explorer, go to www.pcpitstop.com to change Microsoft's inexcusably and 
irresponsibly insecure default settings. Better yet, switch to Mozilla 
Firebird, the much safer and better browser that PC World calls "Best of 
2003": www.mozilla.org/products/firebird/why !

Additional reading:
Google search:  prize-giveaway scams
www.sedgwickcounty.org/District_Attorney/introconsumer.htm#contest
www.law.monash.edu.au/clide/papers/slides_may03_wilkins.pdf
www.cccsstl.org/images/CommonSense_08_4.pdf

Ekhart


Jonathan Setcer wrote:
> Did I really win an X-BOX or is this a scam?  The only cost to me is the $10 
> for shipping.  If it is a REAL Microsoft X-BOX the $10 is no problem....  
> They want my name & home address, for shipping of course, but they promise 
> not to sell my address.... I have @ 12 hours left to claim my prize.  Did 
> anyone else get this? (thereby making it mass-mailing = spam)  The only RED 
> FLAG I saw was: they want a Debit card number, NOT a Credit card number for 
> the $10 shipping. 
> Save me from my greed.....errr, I mean, from my couriosity.
> 
> Thanks, J. Setcer
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: J Macky 
> To: jsetcer@xxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 12:32 AM
> Subject: You've won a Microsoft X-Box (This is not spam)
> 
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> Your email address was entered into our November Microsoft X-Box promotional 
> competition
> by either yourself or a friend, or perhaps a family member, at 
> http://www.prize-giveaway.com
> 
> This is a prize draw, you have actually won a brand new Microsoft X-Box 
> Gaming Console!
> 
> Your package also includes these top 5 games:
> - Halo
> - Metal Gear Solid 2
> - Max Payne
> - Splinter Cell
> - Panzer Dragoon Orta
> 
> You are now invited to login to our website and claim your prize that you 
> have already won.
> There are only 9 winners in total this month, out of thousands of emails, so 
> do count yourself lucky!
> 
> We have provided the following web link for you, it is temporary and expires 
> in 72 hours.
> If you do not login within this time, your winning shall unfortunately be 
> returned to the prize pool.
> 
> Here is your link!
> http://www.prize-giveaway.com/cgi-bin/server.cgi?code=DCG337280009&winner=jsetcer@xxxxxxxxxx&ref=089999DCS28392999223
> 
> On this page you will need to enter this pass code number to proceed:
> 
> xxxxxxxxx
> This is very important. Do not lose that number!
> Put in your address, and we will send your X-Box to you.
> 
> We hope that you will enjoy your new X-Box gaming console.
> 
> Congratulations on winning,
> 
>>From Microsoft and the Prize-Giveaway.com team!
> 
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Ekhart GEORGI

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