Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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Examples of the "Nigerian scam" that flood my email box everyday.

Thursday, October 14, 2004

I have won $2.5M, no I haven't.

Today I received another fake lottery scam, this time purporting to come from the UK National Lottery.

As usual "there has been a mix up with the numbers", and I am asked not to disclose my win; OOPS!

In the interests of wasting their time, I have written to them claiming my money.

They will write back pointing out that there is a transaction fee.

Don't fall for it, it is a scam.

UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
183 RUPERT GROOVE
SE14 ERN LONDON
UNITED KINGDOM

FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: DLS/5181/7390007/04
BATCH: 2101/14/LPP

DEAR SIR/MADAM

RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,09TH OCTOBER,2004 of winners of the
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, held on 28TH AUGUST 2004.You/Your
company, attached to ticket number 025-1146-1992-750, with serial number 2113-05 drew the lucky
numbers 7, 16, 22, 31, 3, 58, and consequently won in the Third Category.

You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of US$2,500,000.00 in cash credited to file
REFNO.DLS/5181/7390007/04.This is from total prize money of US$125,000,000.00 shared among the
Fifty(50)international winners in the Third category.Participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from 100,000 Names/Email Addresses from Africa, America, Asia, Australia,Canada,
Europe, Middle East, and New Zealand as part of our International Promotions Program.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep this award strictly from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your money remitted to your account. This is part of our
security protocol to avoid double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

We hope with a part of your prize, you will participate in our end of year (2004) high stakes US$1.3
billion International Lottery.To process your claim, please contact our foreign payment center claim agent
immediately;

AGENT: MR. WILSON ROBERTSON
Email:

For due processing and mailing out of your prize check you.Remember, you must contact our foreign
payment center agent not later than one weeks from today. After this date, all funds will be returned as
unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please remember to quote your
reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with our foreign payment center
claim agent.Furthermore,should there be any change of your address, do inform our foreign payment
center claim agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once again from all our staff and thank you for being part of our promotions program.

Sincerely,

STACY GRANT
THE MANAGER,
UKNATIONAL LOTTERY

N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners will result to disqualification. Please do not
reply to this mail. Contact your claims agent.


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