Beware of Online Scams!

I received an email, which is marked as junks. I've always screen all my emails and junks. So i was really Skeptical when I saw this mail. Name of the title is "Nokia Lottery". Its says that i won $500,000 USD. I was thinking since when did i even join Nokia Lottery. Which company in their right mind willing to part  with $500,000 USD for a mere contest or lottery. It's definitely a fraud. And the emails is unrecognized. All these Losers who is scamming people into this, is the worst.  I really hope they get arrested for Frauds. I hope anyone out there who received this scam email wont be so naive and silly as to believe them and think you have really won the money. Regardless of your age, races or religions. 

The Internet offers a global marketplace for consumers and businesses. But crooks also recognize the potentials of cyberspace. The same scams that have been conducted by mail and phone can now be found on the World Wide Web and in email, and new cyberscams are emerging. It's sometimes hard to tell the difference between reputable online sellers and criminals who use the Internet to rob people. You can protect yourself by learning how to recognize the danger signs of fraud. If you are a victim or attempted victim of Internet fraud, it's important to report the scam quickly so that law enforcement agencies can shut the fraudulent operations down. ~Quote from Internet Fraud Watch~

I'm going to post in my entry what this bunch of online scammers send me below.

Dear Winner.
 
We happily announce to you the Nokia End of year promo that the sum of  
$500,000.00 USD has
been awarded to you on the just concluded Nokia Promotion 2009.
 
This notification means you are one of our lucky winners.You
are to send us the following details so that we can verify
your claims. Your cash grant pin number
is(NOK-154/4456/011).
 
To file your claims,you are to fill in this form below,then send it to  our
claims agent.
 
PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER FORM
 
Full Name:  Home Address:  Telephone Number:
Mobile Number: Age:  Gender:
MARITAL STATUS:  Occupation:Country
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF COMPANY/INDIVIDUAL
 
Your Reply should be forwarded to the payment officer with
email below;
 
Claims agent: MR ALFRED DUNCAN
Email: nokia@admin.in.th
 
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Terry Smith,
Online coordinator.

If the scammers send you this kind of emails. Please Dont be

so "Clever"and greedy as to reply and give your personal 

contacts, home address, age etc. 

Now makes me wonder in my circle of friends whether anyone i 

know ever been cheated before by this so-called online scams.......