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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 3:45 pm

I recieved a lottery sam email, and thought up an interesting bait.

SUBJECT: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FOR YOUR LOTTERY WINNER.

>>>>>Machine Used For the Draw: MOONSTONE.
<<<<<Prize Awards: USD �250,000.00 <<<<<<[Dollar pounds? Sounds interesting...]
<<<<<Our Ref: ASIAN/391/04.VOL.2/BK <<<<<

Dear our treasured lucky winner,

We happily announce to you the draw (#471) of the BRITISH NATIONAL
LOTTERY,online Sweepstakes International program held on 31st July
2006.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: [Big number] with Serial
number [Smaller Number] drew the lucky numbers: 05 21 23 28 40 48 26 (bonus no.),
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category i.ematch 5
plus bonus.

You have therefore been approved to claim your winning prize of total
sum of �250,000 (Two Hundred And Fifty thousand pounds sterling) in
cash credited to file [File name].

This is from a total cash prize of �10,000,000 shared amongst the first
four (4) lucky winners in this category i.e Match 5 plus bonus.

All participants for the online version were selected randomly from
World Wide Web sites through computer draw system and extracted from
over 100,000 unions, associations, and corporate bodies that are listed
online. This promotion takes place monthly until the end of the year
(31/12/2006).

Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our Asean
booklet representative office in Asean as indicated in your play
coupon viz:- ([Pointless number]). In view of this, your funds �250,000
(Two Hundred And Fifty thousand pounds sterling) would be released
to you by our payment office in Asia.

Our Asian agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate
the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.

For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential untill your claim is processed and your money remitted to
you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize.
please you are advised to contact the agent with your winning numbers,
this is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and
unwarranted abuse of this program. Please be warned.

To file your claim, please contact our financier agent and Provide
him with the information below:
1.Name:
2.Address:
3.Marital Status:
4.Occupation:
5.Age:
6.Sex:
7.Nationality:
8.Country Of Residence:
9.Telephone Number:
10.Fax Number:
11.Draw Number above:
12.Annual income:

FINANCIER AGENT:-
Email Address:- [An email address]
Phone Number:-- [Taiwan Phone Number]
(Financier Agent).

CONGRATULATIONS FROM THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY.

Yours faithfully,

Online coordinator for UK NATIONAL LOTTERY
Sweepstakes International Program.
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[Sounds simple enough. Now for my character:]

Date: 20-Aug-2006 16:22
Subject: Re: YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION (URGENT PLS).
Dear Mr. Kim,

would like to claim this money. could enjoy a lot of with the �250,000 you offer . shows the details below:

Name:
Marital Status: enjoys the freedom of bachelorhood, M'Aiq often visits an island filled with wonderful, naked, glistening bodies.
Occupation: Rogue
Age: 20
Sex: Male
Nationality: is oficially of Elsweyr.
Country Of Residence: hails from the province of Morrowind
Telephone Number: has no telephone at present
Fax Number: has no Fax at present
Draw Number above: #471
Annual income: makes a good living, about 1000 imperial drakes per month.

[ is a character from The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind. (See here.]
[To be continued...]

So what does anyone think?

Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:44 pm

To be honest with you they are not really worth pursuing apart from killing their email and fake site's Smile