Monday, September 06, 2004

Winning.com is a loser


Technoflak received the following email:

From primoffice_1@juno.com Mon Sep 6 08:13:57 2004
Received: from juno678.com (11.red-81-39-214.pooles.rima-tde.net[81.39.214.11](untrusted sender))
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From: DENNIS COLE
To: prestovivace@worldnet.att.net
Reply-To: primoffice_1@juno.com
Subject: AWARD WINNER..2004......CONGRATULATION
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:54:56 +0200
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LOTTERIA PRIMITIVA
SWEEPSTAKE PROMOTION.
CALLE/BUSMAN EL-BUENO,
13728007 MADRID
SPAIN.
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: LP/26510460037/02 BATCH: 24/00319/IPD
AWARD NOTIFICATION FINAL NOTICE.
WE ARE PLEASE TO INFORM YOU OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF
LOTTERY PRIMITIVA SWEEPSTAKES/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS HELD ON 15 TH JUNE 2004. =
YOUR CONTACT IS ATTACHED TO THE TICKET NUMBER 004-05117963-198, WITH SERIAL =
NUMBER 99375 DREW THE LUCKY NUMBERS 01-15-37-38-48-49 AND CONSEQUENTLY WON =
THE LOTTERY IN CATEGORY 1B. YOU HAVE BEEN THEREFORE APPROVED THE SUM OF =80 =
1,500,000.00(ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND,EUROS)CREDITED TO THE FILE =
NUMBER:LP/2656043/ES/104 THIS IS FROM THE TOTAL PRICE MONEY OF ? =
31.472.765.00 SHARED AMONG THE TWENTY THREE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL WINNERS =
IN ALL CATEGORIES.
ALL PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED THROUGH COMPUTER BALOTTING SYSTEM DRAWN FROM =
45,000.00 NAMES FROM AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, AFRICA, EUROPE,AMERICA AND ASIA =
AS PART OF OUR INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION PROGRAM WHICH IS CONDUCTED EVERY TWO =
YEARS.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
YOUR FUND IS NOW INSURED TO YOUR CONTACT. DUE TO THE COMPUTER MIX-UP OF SOME =
NUMBERS AND CONTACTS, WE ASK YOU TO KEEP THIS AWARD STRICKLY FROM PUBLIC =
NOTICE UNTILL YOUR CLAIM HAS BEING PROCESSED AND YOUR MONEY REMITTED TO YOUR =
NOMINATED ACCOUNT.THIS IS PART OF OUR SECURITY ADVICE TO AVOID DOUBLE =
CLAIMING OR UNSCRUPULOUS ACTS BY THE PARTICIPANTS OF THIS PROGRAM. YOU ARE =
TO CONTACT THE UNDERSIGNED, SINCE ALL WE HAVE NOW IS THE WINNING TICKET =
NUMBER AND YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE WINNING TICKET =
NUMBER.FOR DUE PROCESSING AND REMITTANCE OF YOUR AWARD PRICE, YOU ARE
TO REPLY THIS MAIL STATING YOUR NUMBERS. DO NOTE THAT ALL PRICE MUST BE
CLAIM NOT LATER THAN 27TH SEPT 2004. AFTER THIS DATE, ALL FUNDS WILL BE
RETURNED AS UNCLAIMED TO THE MINISTRY.
.
NOTE: IN ORDER TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DELAY AND COMPLICATIONS,PLEASE QOUTE YOUR =
REFERENCE AND BATCH NUMBERS IN EVERY OF YOUR CORESPONDENCE. =
FURTHERMORE,SHOULD THERE BE ANY CHANGE OF YOUR ADDRESS DO INFORM THIS OFFICE =
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN FROM ALL OUR STAFF.
SINCERELY
FRED COLLINS
0034-627-128-221 : CALL NOW FOR CONFIRMATION.
SEND ANOTHER COPY OF YOUR REPLY TO THE FOLLOWING:
award_2004@winning.com
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As you see, technoflak is urged to contact winning.com, which is registered to:

Easylink Services Corporation
Easylink DNS Services
33 Knightsbridge Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
US
Phone: 732-652-3930
Email: hostmaster@easylink.com

Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com

Domain Name: WINNING.COM

Created on..............: Sat, Aug 12, 1995
Expires on..............: Thu, Aug 11, 2005
Record last updated on..: Thu, Jun 17, 2004

Administrative Contact:
Email or abuse inquiries contact postmaster@mail.com. Law enforcement issues contact
646-223-1227
Easylink Services Corporation
33 Knightsbridge Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
US
Phone: 732-652-3930
Email: hostmaster@easylink.com

Technical Contact:
Email or abuse inquiries contact postmaster@mail.com. Law enforcement issues contact
646-223-1227
Easylink Services Corporation
33 Knightsbridge Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
US
Phone: 732-652-3930
Email: hostmaster@easylink.com

Zone Contact:
Email or abuse inquiries contact postmaster@mail.com. Law enforcement issues contact
646-223-1227
Easylink Services Corporation
33 Knightsbridge Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
US
Phone: 732-652-3930
Email: hostmaster@easylink.com

Domain servers in listed order:

DNS11.REGISTER.COM 216.21.234.76
DNS12.REGISTER.COM 216.21.226.76

Register your domain name at http://www.register.com


The previous information has been obtained either directly from the registrant or a registrar of the domain name other than Network Solutions. Network Solutions, therefore, does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

Show underlying registry data for this record


Current Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Record Type: Domain Name
Server Type: Indeterminate
Lock Status: ACTIVE
DMOZ no listings
Y! Directory: see listings
Secure: No
E-commerce: No
Traffic Ranking: Not available
Data as of: 08-Jun-2004

Domain Name: WINNING.COM
Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.register.com
Referral URL: http://www.register.com
Name Server: DNS11.REGISTER.COM
Name Server: DNS12.REGISTER.COM
Status: ACTIVE
Updated Date: 17-jun-2004
Creation Date: 12-aug-1995
Expiration Date: 11-aug-2005


Easylink is registered to:

Easylink Services Corporation
Easylink Services Corporation
399 Thornall Street
Edison, NJ 08837
US
Phone: 732-906-2000
Email: hostmaster@easylink.com

Registrar Name....: Register.com
Registrar Whois...: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: http://www.register.com

Domain Name: EASYLINK.COM

Created on..............: Fri, Oct 20, 1995
Expires on..............: Wed, Oct 19, 2005
Record last updated on..: Fri, Aug 27, 2004

Administrative Contact:
Easylink Services Corporation
Easylink Services Corporation
399 Thornall Street
Edison, NJ 08837
US
Phone: 732-906-2000
Email: hostmaster@easylink.com

Technical Contact:
Easylink Services Corporation
Easylink Services Corporation
399 Thornall Street
Edison, NJ 08837
US
Phone: 732-906-2000
Email: hostmaster@easylink.com

Zone Contact:
Easylink Services Corporation
Easylink Services Corporation
399 Thornall Street
Edison, NJ 08837
US
Phone: 732-906-2000
Email: hostmaster@easylink.com

Domain servers in listed order:

DCS2.NETMOVES.COM 204.124.244.65
JCS1A.FAXSAV.COM 209.67.18.65
NJS1.FAXSAV.COM 165.251.8.64
NYS2.NETMOVES.COM 165.251.28.71

Register your domain name at http://www.register.com


The previous information has been obtained either directly from the registrant or a registrar of the domain name other than Network Solutions. Network Solutions, therefore, does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

Show underlying registry data for this record


Current Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC.
IP Address: 130.94.68.214 (ARIN & RIPE IP search)
IP Location: US(UNITED STATES)-COLORADO-ENGLEWOOD
Record Type: Domain Name
Server Type: IIS 5
Lock Status: ACTIVE
Web Site Status: Active
DMOZ 1 listings
Y! Directory: see listings
Secure: Yes
E-commerce: No
Traffic Ranking: 1
Data as of: 25-May-2004

easylink.com

Whois Server Version 1.3

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

Domain Name: EASYLINK.COM
Registrar: REGISTER.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.register.com
Referral URL: http://www.register.com
Name Server: JCS1A.FAXSAV.COM
Name Server: NJS1.FAXSAV.COM
Name Server: NYS2.NETMOVES.COM
Name Server: DCS2.NETMOVES.COM
Status: ACTIVE
Updated Date: 21-aug-2004
Creation Date: 20-oct-1995
Expiration Date: 19-oct-2005


>>> Last update of whois database: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 06:41:39 EDT <<<


Technoflak was surprised that Easylink is not listed in the Register Of Known Spam Operations as she has been receiving spam from them for years.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

The same winning.com promotion is circulating on Sept 26, 2005

Same sales pitch.

Anonymous said...

I have just received the same winning.com promotion, date: 06.06.2007. I wonder about their purpose. I had to run their message through a virus detecting software before I opened it. What should be done?

Alice said...

delete it, it is a scam

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