WARNING!

Sounds like another twist on the infamous
Nicaraguan scam to me. My WINNING numbers changed...

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Yep, this is another old scam, sadly there are some people out there that will fall for it.

I just love these guys. Endless fun for all the family.
See http://www.scamorama.com/ for some light entertainment at their expense.
But seriously it is a form of sting and is illegal, cases should be reported to your ISP, their ISP, and the relevant police authorities-see scamorama for details.
Even after the dot.con flop there still are some people out there who believe there is such a thing as free money, who's combination of stupidity and greed blinker them from the fact they are being conned big time.
Pete

Or they could just be newbies. Unaware of the realities of the Internet.

Happy Holidays to all!

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There seem to be a lot of these around...here is an almost identically worded one, only the addresses etc are different, got this a few weeks ago and thought I'd keep it an see if I heard of any more strange e-mails...as people keep saying, you rarely get something for nothing, so I knew it was a bit suspicious!!!

SUNSWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY, THE NETHERLANDS
ALFONSTRAAT B56,1002 BS AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
FROM: THE DESK OF THE PROMOTIONS DIRECTOR
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT
REF: OYL/126510460039/02
BATCH: 24/003121/IPD
TO: BONAFIDE WINNERS
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
RE: AWARD NOTIFICATION - FINAL NOTICE
We are pleased to inform you of the announcement today,1st November
2003, of winners of the SUNSWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY,THE NETHERLANDS/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM held on 20th May, 2003.Your company/name is attached to ticket number 0234-0148-1790-459 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 out of
US$1,500,000.00 in cash credited to file REF
NO.OYL/25041238014/02. This is from total prize money of
US$25,500,000.00 shared among the seventeen international
winners in this category. All parti
cipants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn
from 25,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, America,
Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia as part of
International Promotions Program which is conducted annually.
CONGRATULATIONS.
we ask that you keep this award strictly
from
public notice until your claim has been processed and your
money remitted to
your account.
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$1.3 billion international lottery.
To begin your claim.
Remember, all prize money must be claimed within 2 weeks after
receipt of this final notice. 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 in every one
of your correspondences with your agent.
Furthermore, should there be any change of your address, do
inform your claim agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you for
being
part of our
promotions program.
Sincerely,
Mrs Michelle Leonel,
Promotions Director
SUNSWEETWIN PROMO LOTTERY, THE NETHERLANDS
N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the winners
will result
in disqualification. Sorry for the late information. Thanks.

Hope others can see through this sort of rubbish...

Or they could just be newbies. Unaware of the realities of the Internet.

Fair point, I concede that a lack of experince of the internet may lead to confusion in some cases. But common sense and a limited knowledge of world geography and law should point out that when a complete stranger offers you shed loads of cash for absolutely nothing there must be a catch somewhere- or maybe I'm just a little to cynical and should embrace the fact that Father Christmas and the elfs do exists.
Happy Christmas to all- especially to you Santa