Stupid Punts!

Another scam lottery is doing the rounds.

This one claims to come from the Power Wheel Lottery.

The scammer claims that Bill Gates is involved, of course he isn't.

Ignore it, it is a con.

POWER WHEEL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL PROMO/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT.
ADDRESS: VAN RUSSELLSTRAAT 59 1124 HG AMSTERDAM -THE NETHERLANDS.

REF: PWLI/DA965I-02/AL
BATCH: 7793/737867/KJL

ATTENTION:

RE / AWARD NOTIFICATION / PROCESSING ADVICE: PWLI

We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today, 15th April, 2005 of winners of the SCIENTIFIC GAME PROMO LOTTERY; THE NETHERLANDS / INTERNATIONAL, PROGRAMS held on 17th March, 2005. Your email address attached to ticket number 025/078742; with serial number 05908 drew the lucky numbers 25-35-09-74-82, and consequently won the lottery in the 1st category. You have therefore been approved of a lump sum pay out of 1,500,000 US Dollars (ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in credited to file REF NO. PWLI/DA965I-02/AL. This is from total prize money of 15,900,000.00 US Dollars shared among the international winners in our 1st - 4th categories. All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from 25,000 company email addresses and 30,000,000 individual email addresses from Australia, New Zealand, America, Europe, North America and Asia as part of International Promotions Program, which is conducted annually. CONGRATULATIONS!

Your fund is now in custody of a Financial Security company insured in your FILE REFERENCE. 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.

This lottery program was organized by our group of philanthropist promoted and sponsored by Mr. Bill Gates of Microsoft Inc, eminent personalities like the sultan of Brunei, Multi Choice and other corporate Organizations. This lottery program was organized to improve the use of computer software and for the benefit of every Microsoft user. We hope with part of your prize, you will support our enormous programs around the GLOBE as we wish to align you in advance.

To begin your claim,please contact our fiducial agent

MR ANTHONY VAN HEIM
GULF ATLANTIC S A.
TEL: +
Email address:
Alternative email:

Be informed that non residence of the Netherlands will have their win processed accordingly, as required by the Netherlands Gaming Board (NGB) prior to award payment policy for international winners and also required by your authorized paying Bank. Be advised that your paying Bank will effect payment swiftly upon satisfactory report, verifications and validation provided by this processing Agent. All prize money must be claimed not later than THREE (3) weeks of receipt of this notice. After this date, all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delay and complications, please remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every one of your correspondences with your agent. Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as possible. Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Susan Van Borch

Lottery Coordinator POWER WHEEL LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL, THE -NETHERLANDS