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What Me Worry?
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Bellefontaine, Ohio
Posts: 26,416
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Hey! I Just Won The Lottery!
I wish I knew how to stop this crap from coming into my email. I have Norton's Spam Guard on and I thought that my ISP also sorted out these junk emails, but I guess not. I'm going to contact them though and see what can be done.
But I've become overrun with them as of late.... We wish to congratulate you over your email success in our computer balloting held on 4th September.2007. This is a Scientific Computer Game in which email addresses were used. It is a promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users; Meaning, you do not need to buy ticket to enter for it. Your email account have been picked as one of the ten winning email address in 2007. You are therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £516,778.00(Five hundred and Sixteen thousand,seven hundred and seventy eight pounds sterling only) or $921,201:00(Nine hundred and twenty one thousand two hundred and one dollars only) in cash/check credited to file number UK/5678/T85. Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY369 Lucky No:- 07-13-31.54-640 Ser ial No: - MUO TI/82536 All participants were selected through a computer balloting system drawn from Nine hundred thousand E-mail addresses from Canada, Australia, United States, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania as part of our international promotions program which is conducted annually. This Lottery was promoted and sponsored by a conglomerate of some multinational companies to promote the use of internet around the world. TO CLAIM YOUR PRIZE. Simply contact:- Mr.Peter Taylor Email:webdraws_65@hotmail.com Please quote your reference, batch and winning numbers which as well your full name, address and telephone number .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 -participant or unofficial personnel. Note, All winnings must be claimed within 30 days from this notification otherwise all funds will be returned as Unclaimed. Congratulations once again on your winnings!!! Best Regards. Mrs.Lucy Baines Co-ordinator(Online Promo Programme) -------------------------------------------- And if I get one more email from another Middle Eastern or Southeast Asia correspondent named Azimadad or Huang, telling me I've won millions, I'm going to invade some small foreign country!
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