Stupid Punts!

Stupid Punts!

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

Saturday, March 03, 2007

What a load of bollocks!

It is sad to report that there are some people who fall for this.

Yahoo! Mail announce you as one of the 10 lucky winners in the ongoing Yahoo Lottery Draw held on the 24th of February, 2007.
All 10 winning email addresses were randomly selected from a batch of 50,000,000 international emails each from Canada , Australia , United States , Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually,consequently, you have been approved for a total pay out of 800,000.00 GBP (EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNDS STERLING ).

This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some
multinational companies as part of their social responsibility to the citizens in the communities where they have operational base.
Further more your details(e-mail address) falls within our British representative office in United Kingdom , as indicated in your play coupon and your prize of 800,000.00 GBP will be released to you from this regional branch office in UK.

HOW TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE
These are your identification numbers.......................
Batch number.....................Lwh 09445
Lotto number.......................Lwh09446
Winning number...................Lwh09447
Yahoo!'s Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:
You are advised to contact Dr. Mike Denison your claims agent.
Name Dr.Mike Denison.
CLAIMS AGENT Email: drmike_denison7@yahoo.co.uk
You are to send the completed verification form below to our Agent in the United Kingdom whose email address is given above so that you will be advised on what to do to get your prize money. Congratulations once more!!
1. FULL NAME
2. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
3. PRESENT ADRESS.
4. DIRTH OF BIRTH
5. OCCUPATION
6. TELEPHONE NUMBER
6. FAX NUMBER (IF ANY)
7. MARITAL STATUS
8. WINNING NUMBER, BATCH NUMBER AND LOTTO NUMBER.
For security reasons, we advice all winners to keep this information
confidential from the public until your claim is processed and your
prize released to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted taking advantage of this programme by non-selected winner or unofficial personnel.
Yours Sincerely,


DR. BRIAN HUNT (PHD)
LOTTO CO-ORDINATOR.
The Yahoo.com staff
Yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com

The Yahoo.com staff
Yahoo.com http://www.yahoo.com

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