Comments on: 2010 World cup in South Africa FIFA Promotion team http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp I expose internet scams and offer cool tools that will help you stay secure while traveling the net! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Victoria Smith http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp/comment-page-2#comment-69357 Victoria Smith Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:02:14 +0000 http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp#comment-69357 Below is an email message on which I received on March 10, 2010. I have in the past received emails claiming I won so much in an email lottery. I am very skeptic, so I google those emails and found out they were a scam. I googled this one also. Look people, don't fall for these scams. If these were legit, I believe there would be a more legit and documented way to tell us. I am so tired of them using legitimate corporations or organizations, and risking their reputation. This is the email which I received................... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On December 3, 2009, the first leg of the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola came to an end. The second leg of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola will see the trophy visit additional countries across the globe from January to April 2010. This will give millions of fans around the world the chance to have a closer look at football’s most famous prize. To create international AWARENESS of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA organized the first ever world cup online awareness (email) draw by contacting Microsoft directly to provide the email contacts of the leading Internet using countries that are members of FIFA. Among the email addresses that were provided by Microsoft for the online draw, your email address came out as one of the four lucky email addresses that won ONE MILLION DOLLARS ( $1,000,000.00 ). For claims information, contact: Geoff Thompson Fifa Vice President (English FA Chairman). Email: gthompson@t-tdwl.com Tel: +44 702 401 7911 Neringa Kalpokaite Information Dept Below is an email message on which I received on March 10, 2010. I have in the past received emails claiming I won so much in an email lottery. I am very skeptic, so I google those emails and found out they were a scam. I googled this one also. Look people, don’t fall for these scams. If these were legit, I believe there would be a more legit and documented way to tell us. I am so tired of them using legitimate corporations or organizations, and risking their reputation. This is the email which I received……………….
————————————————————————————————————–On December 3, 2009, the first leg of the FIFA World Cup™ Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola came to an end. The second leg of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour by Coca-Cola will see the trophy visit additional countries across the globe from January to April 2010. This will give millions of fans around the world the chance to have a closer look at football’s most famous prize.
To create international AWARENESS of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, FIFA organized the first ever world cup online awareness (email) draw by contacting Microsoft directly to provide the email contacts of the leading Internet using countries that are members of FIFA. Among the email addresses that were provided by Microsoft for the online draw, your email address came out as one of the four lucky email addresses that won ONE MILLION DOLLARS ( $1,000,000.00 ). For claims information, contact:

Geoff Thompson
Fifa Vice President (English FA Chairman).
Email: gthompson@t-tdwl.com
Tel: +44 702 401 7911

Neringa Kalpokaite
Information Dept

]]> By: paul http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp/comment-page-2#comment-69341 paul Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:47:12 +0000 http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp#comment-69341 I did a reverse lookup for the phone number of this SCAM and it is a cell phone and it is showing the address or location in Las Vegas to be a building at the corner of 4th street and stewart avenue. I assume that is "downtown". Someone should call the FBI to storm the place and lock these crooks up. I did a reverse lookup for the phone number of this SCAM and it is a cell phone and it is showing the address or location in Las Vegas to be a building at the corner of 4th street and stewart avenue. I assume that is “downtown”. Someone should call the FBI to storm the place and lock these crooks up.

]]> By: Robster http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp/comment-page-2#comment-69335 Robster Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:26:01 +0000 http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp#comment-69335 My turn I guess, and hey $2 800 000.00 sounds like a damn lot of cash, the guys names change I see, now its Chris.D. Benjamin , but I see our famous Ly Song is still part and parcel of this whole scheme, I can only remember that the wheel turns and these guys will get whats coming to them, or in them while they sit in their tiny cell wishing they had stopped in time. People remember, what you give is what you will receive. Take strength in what these people will receive is not going to be a walk in the park. As for this website, thanks guys, you saved me a lot of embarrassment. As for LS KINDS LLP, go get stuffed. My turn I guess, and hey $2 800 000.00 sounds like a damn lot of cash, the guys names change I see, now its Chris.D. Benjamin , but I see our famous Ly Song is still part and parcel of this whole scheme, I can only remember that the wheel turns and these guys will get whats coming to them, or in them while they sit in their tiny cell wishing they had stopped in time. People remember, what you give is what you will receive. Take strength in what these people will receive is not going to be a walk in the park. As for this website, thanks guys, you saved me a lot of embarrassment.
As for LS KINDS LLP, go get stuffed.

]]> By: Ettienne http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp/comment-page-2#comment-69329 Ettienne Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:51:43 +0000 http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp#comment-69329 The International Federation of Association Football - FIFA - has cautioned against illicit emails which are currently doing the rounds informing people that they had “won” 2010 FIFA World Cup “lotteries” - it's a scam. “FIFA continues to be alerted to emails fraudulently claiming to be associated/linked with FIFA, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and/or Local Organising Committee informing recipients that they have been selected as prize winners in a lottery draw and have won substantial sums of money,” said FIFA. Appear to be official FIFA issued a statement on Monday, 19 January 2009, warning the public to treat such unscrupulous emails with utmost vigilance as some of these emails appear to be very official and tempting. “Many of these emails appear to be official and most of them ask recipients to provide their personal details, including bank account information, in order to claim the prize money. FIFA strongly advises the public to treat any emails concerning lottery draws or cash prizes with suspicion and extreme caution,” FIFA said. Meanwhile, the SA2010 website mailbox has also been inundated with a slew of emails from concerned recipients of such emails from all over the world. “I received an email informing me that I won in a certain South African Lottery FIFA 2010 World Cup Bid,” said one website user, who wanted to verify the accuracy of the email. “Please, advise how I can verify and/or confirm my winning email address in South Africa FIFA 2010 lottery because I received several emails from deferent sources. I am not certain of the accuracy of these notifications,” the user wrote. The scam email apparently claimed the “award” was “sponsored by: Danny Jordan, FIFA President Joseph. S. Blatter and CEO/Chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies”. Used as references The con artist used the Shine 2010 and the South African 2010 Government websites as references in his letter while asking the recipient to furnish personal details. The swindler also left his seemingly credible contact details and “ticket” and “ballot” reference numbers. FIFA distances itself from these emails and advises the public to ignore such emails and resist the temptation of divulging their personal details. FIFA also urges the public to report such scams with the Consumer Fraud Organisation “FIFA reiterates that these lotteries have no connection with or authorisation from FIFA and are in no way related to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. FIFA urges people not to provide any personal or financial details if requested to do so,” FIFA stated. How to spot email scams •Email address ballot: there is no such thing as a "computer ballot system" or "computer email draw". No one, not even Microsoft, has a database of email addresses of the type or magnitude they suggest. •Terrible spelling, punctuation, syntax and grammar: scammers apparently don't know how to use spell checkers. We assume they dropped out of school before that class. They use almost excessive and random CapItaLiZAtion. They often can't even spell "February" or know that "22th" ought to be "22nd". •These scammers usually write at the third grade level. Being non-native English speakers, they also often get first names and surnames (last names) reversed, so you will frequently see names like "Mr. SMITH JAMES.", instead of "Mr. James Smith", along with the peculiar usage of periods (full stops) and spaces or the lack thereof. Real lotteries also proofread their emails and look and read more professional. •Using free email account: the scammer is writing to you from a FREE email account (Yahoo, Hotmail, Excite, AIM, Gmail, etc.). Don't you think a real organisation would use its own email, its own domain and website? •”Keep Confidential”: real lotteries THRIVE on publicity - they don't want you to keep anything secret - the publicity causes people to buy more tickets. there is NO risk of "double claiming" because they can validate where the ticket numbers were sold. •The scammer wants you to keep quiet because they don't want the police or ConsumerFraudreporting to hear about them! It should read: "For our own security, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until we have finished scamming you!" •Email notification: NO REAL LOTTERY SENDS AN EMAIL TO NOTIFY WINNERS. Period. Full-stop. End of story. There mere fact ALONE that you received an email saying you won a lottery is proof that it is a scam. [21 Jan 2009 12:11] The International Federation of Association Football – FIFA – has cautioned against illicit emails which are currently doing the rounds informing people that they had “won” 2010 FIFA World Cup “lotteries” – it’s a scam.
“FIFA continues to be alerted to emails fraudulently claiming to be associated/linked with FIFA, the 2010 FIFA World Cup and/or Local Organising Committee informing recipients that they have been selected as prize winners in a lottery draw and have won substantial sums of money,” said FIFA.

Appear to be official

FIFA issued a statement on Monday, 19 January 2009, warning the public to treat such unscrupulous emails with utmost vigilance as some of these emails appear to be very official and tempting.

“Many of these emails appear to be official and most of them ask recipients to provide their personal details, including bank account information, in order to claim the prize money. FIFA strongly advises the public to treat any emails concerning lottery draws or cash prizes with suspicion and extreme caution,” FIFA said.

Meanwhile, the SA2010 website mailbox has also been inundated with a slew of emails from concerned recipients of such emails from all over the world.

“I received an email informing me that I won in a certain South African Lottery FIFA 2010 World Cup Bid,” said one website user, who wanted to verify the accuracy of the email.

“Please, advise how I can verify and/or confirm my winning email address in South Africa FIFA 2010 lottery because I received several emails from deferent sources. I am not certain of the accuracy of these notifications,” the user wrote.

The scam email apparently claimed the “award” was “sponsored by: Danny Jordan, FIFA President Joseph. S. Blatter and CEO/Chairman of Microsoft, Bill Gates and a consortium of software promotion companies”.

Used as references

The con artist used the Shine 2010 and the South African 2010 Government websites as references in his letter while asking the recipient to furnish personal details. The swindler also left his seemingly credible contact details and “ticket” and “ballot” reference numbers.

FIFA distances itself from these emails and advises the public to ignore such emails and resist the temptation of divulging their personal details. FIFA also urges the public to report such scams with the Consumer Fraud Organisation

“FIFA reiterates that these lotteries have no connection with or authorisation from FIFA and are in no way related to the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa. FIFA urges people not to provide any personal or financial details if requested to do so,” FIFA stated.

How to spot email scams

•Email address ballot: there is no such thing as a “computer ballot system” or “computer email draw”. No one, not even Microsoft, has a database of email addresses of the type or magnitude they suggest.

•Terrible spelling, punctuation, syntax and grammar: scammers apparently don’t know how to use spell checkers. We assume they dropped out of school before that class. They use almost excessive and random CapItaLiZAtion. They often can’t even spell “February” or know that “22th” ought to be “22nd”.

•These scammers usually write at the third grade level. Being non-native English speakers, they also often get first names and surnames (last names) reversed, so you will frequently see names like “Mr. SMITH JAMES.”, instead of “Mr. James Smith”, along with the peculiar usage of periods (full stops) and spaces or the lack thereof. Real lotteries also proofread their emails and look and read more professional.

•Using free email account: the scammer is writing to you from a FREE email account (Yahoo, Hotmail, Excite, AIM, Gmail, etc.). Don’t you think a real organisation would use its own email, its own domain and website?

•”Keep Confidential”: real lotteries THRIVE on publicity – they don’t want you to keep anything secret – the publicity causes people to buy more tickets. there is NO risk of “double claiming” because they can validate where the ticket numbers were sold.

•The scammer wants you to keep quiet because they don’t want the police or ConsumerFraudreporting to hear about them! It should read: “For our own security, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential until we have finished scamming you!”

•Email notification: NO REAL LOTTERY SENDS AN EMAIL TO NOTIFY WINNERS. Period. Full-stop. End of story. There mere fact ALONE that you received an email saying you won a lottery is proof that it is a scam.
[21 Jan 2009 12:11]

]]> By: Anneke http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp/comment-page-2#comment-69284 Anneke Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:32:40 +0000 http://www.jamesmaurer.com/2010-world-cup-in-south-africa-fifa-promotion-team.asp#comment-69284 same thing happened to me! Hahaha... already spend the money! Tried to contact them, but to no avail! What are they trying to do with this? If anybody knows let me know! same thing happened to me! Hahaha… already spend the money! Tried to contact them, but to no avail! What are they trying to do with this? If anybody knows let me know!

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