I have just received a brand new scam email which once again is a perfect phishing example. The only thing that is legitimate in the whole email is the internet address to the Toyota website. Check it out.
TOYOTA CAR PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
Burnaston Derbyshire
DE1 9TA, United Kingdom
(http://www.toyota.com/highlander)This is to inform you that have been selected for a Cash prize of
1,000,000.00.GB POUNDS and a BRAND NEW TOYOTA(TOYOTA HIGHLANDER 2008
MODEL)in our International program which was held in April, 2008 in London
UK.To begin the processing of your prize you are to contact your Claims
Officer through our accredited Prize Transfer agents as stated below:MR. KELVIN PHILLIPS
TOYOTA CAR PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
2 LANSDOWNE ROW, BERKELEY SQUARE
LONDON, W1J 6H, UNITED KINGDOM
Email:mrkelvinphillips1@hotmail.comWhen contacting him, please provide him with your secret Pin Code
TY7448500 and your Reference Number 799BV90. You are also advised to
provide him with the under-listed information as soon as possible:CLAIMS REQUIREMENTS:
1. Full Name:
2. Address:
3. Nationality:
4. Age:
5. Sex:
6.Occupation:
7. Phone/Fax:
8. Present Country.Regards
Mr Darren Moore
Lottery Manager
Hell, if I had just won a million GB pounds, what the hell would I want with a bloody Toyota. Man I would be sitting in Ferrari, Mercedes or Rolls Royce or something, definitely not the Toyota Highlander. Sorry you Toyota guys, let’s be realistic here.
The thing that really stands out that has scam written all over it is that they used a hotmail account as their email address. Now I ask you, what professional company would use a bloody hotmail address for an important business email? Shit, even I don’t use them except for the least important of my emails, normally when signing on for some crap I found on the Internet that may possibly lead to spam email.
Anyway, if you get this one, whatever you do, do not reply to it, delete it immediately.
I recieved the same email. But sadly, tho, i’m only entitled for a Camry. :'(
I wish my luck would get better.
Too bad. It seems your scammer just wasn’t as generous 😉