Wow! I’m Rich

I just received the following email:

Dear Sir/Madam,

As part of our contribution to poverty alleviation and encourage self reliance in our immediate communities

and the world at large, we at Bankgiro Loterij are very pleased to inform you that your email address attached

to E-Ticket No. 011-9085555(*3-**) has won you the sum EUR 2,725, 000 (Two Million Seven Hundred and

Twenty Five Thousand Euro) in our first ever promotional Sweepstakes conducted on Saturday 24th April, 2014.

This program is sponsored by consortium of software Firms here in the Netherlands.

For more information and remittance procedures, please contact BankGiro Promo Unit with your above

E-Ticket Number, Your full names and your telephone number on the contact details below;

Cas van den Ende (Mr)

Directorate for claims,

NOTE: Your full winning details will be provided to you upon your response to this notification email. This is

for security reasons and to avoid the abuse of this program by unscrupulous internet users. We strongly advised

all beneficiaries to please call us or visit our office/website for further information. Lottery tickets are still on

sale for our EUR 12.5M lottery draw coming up soon.

What really cracked me up was the phrase: “for security reasons and to avoid the abuse of this program by unscrupulous internet users.” Aren’t we lucky to have such thoughtful scammers?

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