I won the lottery - booyah!

[j0nes 0]

check out this email i recieved today! this is so awesome, i KNEW something cool would happen today.


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

NOTIFICATION OF YOUR LOTTERY WINNING

We are pleased to inform you from BIPONG ELECTRONIC LOTTERY
of the announcement today, 9th January 2006 as one of the
lucky winners
of The BIPONG ELECTRONIC LOTTERY NEW YEAR draws, held on
the 7th january 2006 as part of Our e-business promotional draws.
Participants in the draws were selected through a computer
ballot
system drawn from 2,500,000 email addresses of
individuals and companies from Africa, America, Asia,
Australia, Europe, Middle East,as part of our electronic
business Promotions
Program.You qualified for the draw as a result of your
visiting various
websites we are running the Electronic-business promotions
for.
You/Your Company email address, attached with REFERENCE
NUMBER:
BPG-PD23-711W-9 , BATCH NUMBER: 34-167-BPG with serial
numb! er 215-18 drew
the
lucky numbers O3, 19, 27, 30, 34, 45, 77 and consequently
won
the NEW YEAR draw.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
US$1,500,000.00
in cash, which is the winning payout for First category
winners. This is from the total prize money of US$15,000,000.00 shared
among
the
ten winners in the First category.

CONGRATULATIONS!
Your winnings should be claimed from our paying Agents.
(GOMA FINANCE
Limited) As we have notified them. Due to the mix that may
arise from emails
of winners and numbers we ask that you keep this award
strictly from public
notice until your claim has been processed and your money
remitted to
you.This is part of our security protocol to avoid double
claiming or
unscrupulous acts by participants of this program.

To begin your claim, please contact our paying agent who also Will
be your claim agent immediately:
Mr.MATHEW RABUTA
MANAGER BROKERAGE SERVICE
GOMA FINANCE LIMITED
Email: [email protected]
phone: +27-836-921625
For due processing and remittance of your prize money,
Remember you must contact your claim agent not later
than 30th January 2006. 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 provided below in every one of your
correspondences with your claims agent.
REFERENCE NUMBER: BPG-PD23-711W-9
BATCH NUMBER: 34-167-BPG

Also to begin your Claim, send to your claims agent the
following information
by email:
1)YOUR BATCH AND REFFERENCE NUMBERS and AMOUNT WON
2)YOUR FULL NAME
3)YOUR ADDRESS
4)A scanned COPY OF YOUR ID (PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENCE)
5)CONTACT TELEPHONE, MOBILE PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER
6)AGE AND OCCUPATION.
Congratulations once again from all our staff and
thank you for being part of our promotions program.!

Yours Sincerely,
THE LOTTO AWARDS MANAGER,
BIPONG ELECTRONIC LOTTERY.
322 BOTHA AVENUE
JOHANNESBURG,
SOUTH AFRICA.
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please, contact your claims
agent
through his email address.




yes, i know it's a scam.

[Foursprouts 0]

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N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the
winners will result to disqualification. Please, contact your claims
agent
through his email address.




yes, i know it's a scam.

Dude its not a scam but because you broke the confidentiality agreement you wont get a cent. Unlucky.

[j0nes 0]

crap!!!

[Rebecca 0]

Don't listen to the new guy - it's not a scam, not in the least.

I mean, isn't $1.5M worth sending them all your info? You wouldn't want them sending that lump sum to someone else, would you?

You're rich dude!!! Go celebrate!!!

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[j0nes 0]

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Don't listen to the new guy - it's not a scam, not in the least.

well, i already messed up by posting the special codes in the post. no ANYONE can claim my prize.

i'm so bummed now.

[masterrig 1]

Not if you hurry! Get goin'! This is a million & 1/2 bucks we're talkin' here!


Chuck

[ccowden 0]

Ah crap! I was really hoping you DID win the lottery! Then maybe you could go buy yourself a life.

[masterrig 1]

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Ah crap! I was really hoping you DID win the lottery! Then maybe you could go buy yourself a life.

_____________________________________

Now, there's a thought!


Chuck

[DeepThought 0]

This is obviously an atempt at Identity Theft (Currently the fastest growing crime in the UK)

If you are stupid enough to send a copy of your passport plus lots of other personal details to somone that asks for it out of the blue, you deserve the trouble it will bring.

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You only have one life, make the most of it.

[Rebecca 0]

Again J0nes, don't listen to the new guy. Collect that money any way you can and them come back here to laugh at these nay-sayers.

Do it. Do it.

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[j0nes 0]

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Do it. Do it.

what is this? starsky and hutch?

[Rebecca 0]

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Do it. Do it.

what is this? starsky and hutch?

No, that was post quoting Starsky & Hutch. Why, did Ben Stiller just slide across your desk?

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[j0nes 0]

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Why, did Ben Stiller just slide across your desk?

i wish

[DeepThought 0]

The Big Question has to be..... Did you buy a ticket.

If not you can not have one.

It is an Identity theft scam

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You only have one life, make the most of it.

[Rebecca 0]

DeepThought, is it? Stop telling him it's a scam so the hilarity can ensue.

Seriously.

I think he's thisclose to sending in his info...

you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel loquacious?' -- well do you, punk?

[RhondaLea 3]

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check out this email i recieved today! this is so awesome, i KNEW something cool would happen today.

Now that you're too rich to do manual labor, are you going to hire a painter for me?

It's been an awfully long time between promise and delivery.

If you don't know where you're going, you should know where you came from. Gullah Proverb

[wildblue 4]

Well the joke's on you pal... I emailed the guy with your claim number, and he responded. All I need to do is find someone in South Africa willing to go pick it up for me so I don't have to pay the courier service fee

... this should be fun....

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[wildblue 4]

booo... I told him I had friend that I trusted in SA and asked if they could pick it up. He said no.

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[popsjumper 2]

What? They didn't ask for your bank account number?
Must be for real, then....

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[wildblue 4]

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What? They didn't ask for your bank account number?
Must be for real, then....

Sadly, I must travel to South Africa (I called it South America) myself or use their 'gaming appointed attorney' and pay a fee of course. I'm currently travelling on business, so I am unable to make it. I guess I will have to use their attorney.
The hook is set... maybe I'll wait for the attorney to contact me.

it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality

[Hawkins121 0]

I won the same lottery.. I got the address where I needed to show up to sign for it and instead of getting a check I got kidnapped and held for ransom. My family doesnt have that much money so they killed me.. That weekend sucked.