Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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

Thursday, November 11, 2004

I have won 2.5M Euros on the Royal Netherlands Sweepstakes, or some such non existent company. Well in truth, I have won nothing, it is just a scam.

Were I stupid enough to answer this, they would ask for an upfront processing fee; which of course would disappear into the ether.

Don't waste your time with these people, they are trying to con you.

FROM:PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF ROYAL NETHERLANDS
SWEEPSTAKES BV WINNING
NOTICE FOR CATEGORY B WINNER - Ref
No:RNS/01/1836547290/NL
We are happy to inform you that your email address has
been selected as
one of the lucky email addresses in the category "B"
of the online
lotto conducted by our company ROYAL NETHERLANDS
SWEEPSTAKES BV here in
Amsterdam. CONGRATULATIONS!The cyber-Lotto was
conducted by a first of
its
kind automated computer balloting system, where by
email
addresses(25,000 email addresses),were extracted from
all continents of
the world. A
draw was held in different categories and winners
emerged from
different parts of the world and they are entitled to
various cash
prizes
depending on their different categories.Thus, you are
entitled to a
prize
money of €2,500,000,00 (Two Million,Five Hundred
Thousand Euros).
Reference number for your prize
is:RNS/01/1836547290/NL,
Ticket number:RNS/147/01/80.
As a category B winner, you have been selected by
computer balloting
system where only email addresses are soughted,from a
total number of
25,000 addresses drawn from all over the globe.After
an automated
computer
ballot of our International Promotions Program, only
FIVE winners
emerged in this category and therefore each are to
receive payouts of
€2.5,000,000,00 (Two Million,Five Hundred Thousand
Euros) from the
total of
€12,500,000.00 (TWELVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
EUROS).
To immediately claim your prize, please contact our
Category "B"
financial handlers ROVAK FINANCE & SECURITIES COMPANY
BV,below are the
contact information of their financial director:
Mr.Van Maroney
Financial Director
ROVAK FINANCE & SECURITIES COMPANY BV
Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AV Amsterdam,
The Netherlands.
Tel:
Tel/Fax:
email: Vanmaroney@financier.com
Provide Prize reference number-RNS/01/1836547290/NL
and winning ticket
number-RNS/147/01/80 for confirmation. In your best
interest(s), you
must initiate contact within two weeks of receipt of
this
correspondence.
ROVAK FINANCE & SECURITIES COMPANY BV
are to handle all
matters with
regards to claiming of your prize money. You are also
advised to send a
copy of this email,to your claims agent Mr.Van
Maroney,
when contacting
him.
You may be required to provide any of the above
information during the
process of collecting your prize. We congratulate you
once again and it
is our hope that you participate in any of our
international programs
in the nearest future.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Caroline Hesnik
Promotions Manager
ROYAL NETHERLANDS SWEEPSTAKES BV

8 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:27 pm

    Hey, I won that $2.5 million too!!! Today!! Probably because you passed on taking the prize.

    Glad I googled it.

    rb

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  2. Anonymous2:31 pm

    I won too....it is really good to have google...

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  3. Anonymous11:45 am

    Another winner here, in Stockholm, Sweden :-)

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  4. Anonymous2:32 pm

    I am ever so glad you all passed on this contest becuase I just received an email saying I was the winner!

    Until I googled the company of course then discovered this blog. So I didn't win the prize )sigh) BUT I am a winner as I did find this great blog!

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    I am glad that you find the site useful.

    Please tell others about it.

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  6. Anonymous7:17 am

    I am from Taiwan, and I received this letter too.

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  7. Anonymous5:42 am

    ha'all,
    im from the philippines and i am a winner too...hahha...it is so convincing that i won that big amount..but after all i didnt believe coz its not just my first time in this kind of situaation...thanks for this site..and especially to mr. ken!!!long live for yah sir..

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  8. Thanks for the messages

    Ken

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