To check or not to check?

[grr]

Hello friends,

A few minutes back got the following email:

from wenzourvisprom[at]removed.xx
to
date Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 12:02 PM

hide details 12:02 PM (9 minutes ago)


You've won $485,000 and Range Rover SUV...login

wenzhxxxx.xxx.yyyyy


Username:
Password:

For more info about your claims.
Signed,
Mrs, Shantel Lancelot (Sec.announcer)

I logged in & checked the message says I'm the 2nd Winner. Required clicking another link to go to winner portal.

Could this be a spam/trap?

Pls advice.

Thanks, Grr

[sujay]

Did you participate any such contest? If not most probably it is a trap. Most probably in the next step they will ask you for some bucks for transferring that amount...

[leofelix]

Grr it is out of doubt phishing.

I removed user name and password you linked grr.

Pay attention please

[grr]

Grr it is out of doubt phishing.

I removed user name and password you linked grr.

Pay attention please

Thanks Leo.

I would keep away from this email.

Is there any authority to which I could reports such scams?

[keypees2005]

Definitely spam!!

[grr]

Well I have reported it as spam in gmail....the best I could do..

[kavinraja]

Well I have reported it as spam in gmail....the best I could do..

Good work, though that wont make much difference.

Next time whenever you receive a lottery draw kinda mail, never take a moment to decide its a spam, as such lottery draws never exists.