This scam sent in by Ali Naseri to help make everyone aware and possibly prevent unsuspecting readers from being scammed. The email is titled McDonald Promotion Scheme 2010, nice choice for a title :)
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EMAIL WINNING NOTIFICATION,
McDonald’s Corporation
2111 McDonald’s Dr
Oak Brook, IL 60523
United States.
U.S.A Branch:Telephone Number: + (1)206-350-8841
Fax Number: +(1)206-350-4207
U.K Branch:Telephone Number: +(44)871-237-5778
Fax Number: +(44)871-237-5770
P Congratulations One Again:
Kind Attention: Ali Naseri Esfahani,
Accept my congratulations once again on behalf of the entire staff and members of the McDonald Promotion Scheme 2010. Due to certain International & Financial laws that affects your country, it is impossible to have an international draft below or above a million pounds cleared in your country. For the above reason your winning draft has been converted from a hard copy draft to cash and packaged in a consignment. The draft of Two Million Pounds has been converted to Two Million Nine Hundred and Ninety Two Thousand, and Sixty One United States Dollars ($2,992,061.00 USD) as converted with the International Exchange rate(XE).
This mail is to officially inform you about the completion of your McDonald Promotion Scheme 2010 winning verification process and on the other hand to intimate you that your approved winning amount of Two Million Great Britain Pound Sterlings {2,000,000.00 GBP} Which would be ready for delivery/pick-up at your international aiport at the speified period of time indicated after your payment has been cleared for the charges inccured on this consignment.
Your winning funds has been packed in a sealed cheque {BANK DRAFT} with reference number ). We will only deliver the cheque to the address received from the Mcdonald Lottery Board Organization and note that we will only hand over the cheque to the beneficiary ONLY whom will sign for its collection. This individual must have a valid identification of him/herself as proof. Also we do not allow customers to send their friends or relatives to pickup their parcel on their behalf, due to security reasons.
Having considered all possible measures to convey your winning McDonald Promotion Scheme 2010 consignment to you, we resolve to use a special delivery company under the Diplomatic Umbrella here in UK (PARCELFORCE COURIER SERVICE LTD, LONDON, UK). We have made all necessary arrangement to convey your winning prize direct to your international airport. Your name, phone number and address has been Received and sent to our department in charge of the delivery.
Let it be known to you that the necessary taxes of this Cheque delivery would be inccured by you {Winner} from (McDonalds lottery Board Organization). Therefore, you will only be required to pay for the Clearance charges which is the courier delivery charges from the United Kingdom to your home country.
The delivery officer (Diplomat Mrs Ellie Williams) will personally present to you all the relevant documents and your winning certificate and also assist you throught all the process of remittance there in your home country. The delivery of your prize is currently passing through the British Security Screening. We realize recently that such procedures have been adopted on parcel leaving the United Kingdom.
You are advise to send out the required charges in which the courier delivery company’s would use in starting up the delivery schedule for your Cheque to be delivered to your door step.The requirede charges for this proceedure has been enlisted below, Please choose from the option which is preferred and suitable for you.
COURIER DELIVERY OPTIONS
PARCELFORCE DELIVERY LENGTH OF 24 HOURS
MAILING:£ 350.50
INSURANCE:£ 50.00
VAT: £ 350.00
TOTAL: £ 700.50 GBP
PARCELFORCE DELIVERY LENGTH OF 48 HOURS
MAILING:£ 250.50
INSURANCE:£ 50.00
VAT:£ 250.00
TOTAL:£ 550.50 GBP
PARCELFORCE DELIVERY LENGTH OF 72 HOURS
MAILING:£ 150.50
INSURANCE:£ 50.00
VAT: £ 150.00
TOTAL: £ 350.50
MCDONALDS WINNER’S
NOTE: This Payment is to be sent out via WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER/MONEY GRAM WIRE TRANSFER to the below information details provided, Understand, Once you have choose the prefferred option, Please ensure that your payment is been sent out before responding back to our company email.
WESTERN UNION OR MONEY GRAM WIRE TRANSFER
RECEIVER’S NAME: CHOUDHRY SHAMASH DIN
RECEIVER’S STATE: LONDON
RECEIVER’S COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM
M.T.C.N/REFERENCE NUMBER: ………………….
AFTER PAYMENT HAS BEEN SENT OUT, A SCANNED COPY OF THE PAYMENT RECEIPT WOULD BE NEEDED BEFORE SHIPMENT WOULD BEGIN.
Due to the urgency needed in this delivery we are informing you that (Diplomat Mrs Ellie Williams), Special Chief delivery officer from (PARCELFORCE COURIER SERVICE LTD, LONDON, UK) will be leaving United Kingdom to make the delivery of your winnings (Parcel) through Virgin Airways to your home country.
Please ensure that you co-operate with him and follow his/her instructions and directives to avoid any delay in handing over your winnings to you because he/she has little time to spend in your country.
On behalf of the entire members and staff of the McDonald’s lottery Board Organization and the British gaming board, I want to congratulate you and your family for this wonderful opportunity. We await your urgent reply to this mail. Upon the receipt of this email kindly inform us about your decision before we commence delivery.
Thanks for using the PARCELFORCE COURIER SERVICE LTD.Your satisfaction is our priority as we look forward to providing you the best of our quality service.
Do have a wonderful day in anticipation of hearing from you ASAP.
KINDLY SEND YOUR OPTION WITHIN 24HRS OF RECEIPT OF THIS e-MAIL AND CALL OUR CUSTOMER LINE FOR CONFIRMATION (+448712375734).
Special Regards,
Mr Syed Mido Ghalib.
Executive Manager {HR}
Board Of Directors
McDonald’s Fast Food.
McDonald’s lottery Board Organization
United Kingdom.
© Copyright Parcelforce Worldwide 2010. All Rights Reserved
Dear Sir/Madam
I would like to join the McDonald scheme.
thanks.
Yours faithfully,
ishaque
Wouldn’t one wonder when they entered the drawing for this prize? Especially if the drawing took place in another country…hmmmm…and doesn’t the company call themselves McDonald’s Corporation?
I aslo got this mail plz tell me true or false
Wouldn’t one wonder when they entered the drawing for this prize? Especillay if the drawing took place in another country…hmmmm…and doesn’t the company call themselves McDonald’s Corporation?