"In grammar school they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fairy tale. In the university they taught me that a frog turning into a prince was a fact!" -Ron Carlson
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER,
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT,
REF: OYL/4704100013/21
BATCH:67/00319/czA
ATTENTION:Sir/Madam
RE/ AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement
today, 16th JUNE 2004, of winners of the HAVANNA
PROMO LOTTERY,THENETHERLANDS INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on
14th
JUNE 2004.
You are attached to ticket number
023-0148-790-459, with serial number 5073-11 drew
the lucky numbers 43-11-44-37-10-43, and consequently
won the lottery in the 3rd category.
You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay
of US$1,000,000.00 in cash credited to file REF
NO. OYL/4704100013/21. This is from total prize money
of US$17,000,000.00 shared among the seventeen
international winners in this category
All participants were selected randomly from World
Wide Web site through computer draw system and
extracted from over 100,000 individuals Names and
companies.
This promotion takes place annually.
Your fund is now deposited with our Security company
insured in your name.You are requested to make sure your
wins get to you on or before 3rd july 2004
This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming or unscrupulous acts by participants
of this program.
We hope with a part of your prize, you will
participate in our end of year high stakes US$100
Million International Lottery.
To begin your claim, please contact your claim
agent
MR Harrison Smith
email:agent_harrison@consultant.com
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, you
are
to contact MR Smith with the followings details
below:
1. Your full names,telephone, contact address and
2. quote your Ticket number in any correspondences
with us or our designated agent.
Congratulations, once more from all members and
staffs of this program. Thank you for being a
regularinternet user and part of
our promotional lottery program..
Sincerely,
Jox White
THE PROMOTIONS MANAGER, HAVANA PROMO LOTTERY,THE
NETHERLANDS.
Well I'm glad to know I'm a regularinternet user. I especially like the part about "All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through computer draw system..." Now if they could just think up a way to make these things believable to someone with an IQ measurable in positive numbers, they might be on to something.
ETA: I spoke too soon. There was also an email from Liberia in my inbox today. *sigh* I guess they aren't getting any more creative after all.
