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Religions > Atheism |
| User: |
"Michelle Malkin" |
| Date: |
22 Dec 2003 03:09:10 AM |
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Another Nigerian Scam? |
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E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
567 ashgroove crescent
hull, england HU5 1JA
Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Abuja, NIGERIA.
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/DC34
Date: 17-11-03
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the DEBEERS-Euro - Afro Asian
Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 1ofSeptember 2003 in
Dakar
Senegal. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545
188
with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United States
Dollars) in cash
credited to file PC/9080118308/02. This is from a total cash prize of
US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky
winners in this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.
In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred
thousand,United States Dollars) would be released to you by our
security firm
in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process
to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies.
This
promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem
fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous
elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr PABLO MACURLY
Watergate inc
Email:
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated
agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
SIR f.j. walters
Coordinator.
=20
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mont=
h=20
www.freeserve.com/anytime
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<P> </P>
<P>E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:<BR> Customer
Service<BR> 567 ash=
groove crescent<BR> hull, england HU5 1JA<BR> Euro - Afro
Asian S=
weepstake Lottery<BR> Arena Complex Km 18 Route de
Rufisque<BR> I=
..P.P Award Dept.</P>
<P> Abuja, NIGERIA.<BR> Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02<BR> Batch:
12/2=
5/DC34<BR> Date: 17-11-03</P>
<P> WINNING NOTIFICATION:<BR> We happily announce to you the
draw=
of the DEBEERS-Euro - Afro Asian<BR>Sweepstake<BR> Lottery
Internatio=
nal programs held on the 1ofSeptember 2003 in
Dakar<BR> Senegal.=
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564
75600545<BR> 188<B=
R> with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:
31-6-26-13-35-7,=
<BR> which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.</P>
<P> You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of<BR> =
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United
States<BR> =
;Dollars) in cash<BR> credited to file PC/9080118308/02. This is
from =
a total cash prize of<BR> US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst
the =
first Fifty (50) lucky<BR> winners in this category.</P>
<P> Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Europe=
an<BR> booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in
your pl=
ay<BR> coupon.</P>
<P> In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five
hundred<B=
R> thousand,United States Dollars) would be released to you by
our<BR>=
security firm<BR> in Europe. Our European agent will
immediately=
commence the process to<BR> facilitate the release of your funds
as s=
oon as you contact him.</P>
<P> All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web
site<B=
R> through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000<BR>com=
panies.<BR> This<BR> promotion takes place annually. For
security=
reasons, you are advised<BR> to keep your winning information
confide=
ntial till your claims is<BR> processed and your money remitted
to you=
in whatever manner you deem<BR> fit to<BR> claim your
prize. Thi=
s is part of our precautionary measure to avoid<BR> double
claiming an=
d unwarranted abuse of this program by
some<BR> unscrupulous<BR> =
elements. Please be warned.</P>
<P> To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:<BR>&nb=
sp;Mr PABLO MACURLY<BR> Watergate inc<BR> Email: <A
href=3D"mailt=
o:"></A></P>
<P> To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your<B=
R> reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or
our<BR>&n=
bsp;designated<BR> agent.</P>
<P> Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
prog=
ram.<BR> Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.<=
/P>
<P> Sincerely,</P>
<P> SIR f.j. walters<BR> Coordinator.</P>
<P> <BR></P><BR> <span style=3D'color:#000000;font-family:arial;
font-=
size:10pt;'>Freeserve AnyTime - HALF PRICE for the first 3 months -
Save =
=A37.50 a month <br><a href=3D'http://www.freeserve.com/anytime'
style=3D'c=
olor:#0000FF; font-family:arial; font-size:10pt;'
TARGET=3D'_blank'>www.fre=
eserve.com/anytime</a></span>
------=_Part_9551_20309889.1072031917155--
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action,
rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.
Banish me from Eden when you will, but first let
me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. For
happiness is the only good, reason the only torch,
justice the only worship, and love the only priest.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
**************************************************************
.
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| User: "ArWeGod" |
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| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
22 Dec 2003 03:26:41 AM |
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"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
567 ashgroove crescent
hull, england HU5 1JA
Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Abuja, NIGERIA.
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/DC34
Date: 17-11-03
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the DEBEERS-Euro - Afro Asian
Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 1ofSeptember 2003 in
Dakar
Senegal. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545
188
with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United States
Dollars) in cash
credited to file PC/9080118308/02. This is from a total cash prize of
US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky
winners in this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.
In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred
thousand,United States Dollars) would be released to you by our
security firm
in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process
to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies.
This
promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem
fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous
elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr PABLO MACURLY
Watergate inc
Email:
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated
agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
SIR f.j. walters
Coordinator.
=20
Freeserve AnyTime - HALF PRICE for the first 3 months - Save =A37.50 a
mont=
h=20
www.freeserve.com/anytime
------=_Part_9551_20309889.1072031917155
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<P> </P>
<P>E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:<BR> Customer
Service<BR> 567 ash=
groove crescent<BR> hull, england HU5 1JA<BR> Euro - Afro
Asian S=
weepstake Lottery<BR> Arena Complex Km 18 Route de
Rufisque<BR> I=
.P.P Award Dept.</P>
<P> Abuja, NIGERIA.<BR> Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02<BR> Batch:
12/2=
5/DC34<BR> Date: 17-11-03</P>
<P> WINNING NOTIFICATION:<BR> We happily announce to you the
draw=
of the DEBEERS-Euro - Afro Asian<BR>Sweepstake<BR> Lottery
Internatio=
nal programs held on the 1ofSeptember 2003 in
Dakar<BR> Senegal.=
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564
75600545<BR> 188<B=
R> with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:
31-6-26-13-35-7,=
<BR> which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.</P>
<P> You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of<BR> =
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United
States<BR> =
;Dollars) in cash<BR> credited to file PC/9080118308/02. This is
from =
a total cash prize of<BR> US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst
the =
first Fifty (50) lucky<BR> winners in this category.</P>
<P> Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Europe=
an<BR> booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in
your pl=
ay<BR> coupon.</P>
<P> In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five
hundred<B=
R> thousand,United States Dollars) would be released to you by
our<BR>=
security firm<BR> in Europe. Our European agent will
immediately=
commence the process to<BR> facilitate the release of your funds
as s=
oon as you contact him.</P>
<P> All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web
site<B=
R> through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000<BR>com=
panies.<BR> This<BR> promotion takes place annually. For
security=
reasons, you are advised<BR> to keep your winning information
confide=
ntial till your claims is<BR> processed and your money remitted
to you=
in whatever manner you deem<BR> fit to<BR> claim your
prize. Thi=
s is part of our precautionary measure to avoid<BR> double
claiming an=
d unwarranted abuse of this program by
some<BR> unscrupulous<BR> =
elements. Please be warned.</P>
<P> To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:<BR>&nb=
sp;Mr PABLO MACURLY<BR> Watergate inc<BR> Email: <A
href=3D"mailt=
o:"></A></P>
<P> To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your<B=
R> reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or
our<BR>&n=
bsp;designated<BR> agent.</P>
<P> Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
prog=
ram.<BR> Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.<=
/P>
<P> Sincerely,</P>
<P> SIR f.j. walters<BR> Coordinator.</P>
<P> <BR></P><BR> <span style=3D'color:#000000;font-family:arial;
font-=
size:10pt;'>Freeserve AnyTime - HALF PRICE for the first 3 months -
Save =
=A37.50 a month <br><a href=3D'http://www.freeserve.com/anytime'
style=3D'c=
olor:#0000FF; font-family:arial; font-size:10pt;'
TARGET=3D'_blank'>www.fre=
eserve.com/anytime</a></span>
------=_Part_9551_20309889.1072031917155--
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Nope. Seems legit to me. I mean, you did enter the Abuja Lottery, didn't
you? I know I did!
"For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements."
Seems like your claims is protected, and they have precautionary measure.
--
ArWeUnscrupulousElements
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| User: "Michael Rathbun" |
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| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
22 Dec 2003 06:24:38 PM |
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In alt.atheism on Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:26:41 GMT,
"ArWeGod" <ArWeGod?@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
"For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements."
Seems like your claims is protected, and they have precautionary measure.
But only against "unwarranted" abuse. Other kinds of abuse just sail right
through.
--
The hits just keep on coming for poor "Nadine". See the sad tale
of email lists gone horribly wrong at <http://www.honet.com/Nadine/>
F - IW AA #2157 GEVNP
.
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| User: "Michelle Malkin" |
|
| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
22 Dec 2003 07:08:08 PM |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:26:41 GMT, "ArWeGod" <ArWeGod?@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
567 ashgroove crescent
hull, england HU5 1JA
Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Abuja, NIGERIA.
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/DC34
Date: 17-11-03
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the DEBEERS-Euro - Afro Asian
Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 1ofSeptember 2003 in
Dakar
Senegal. Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564 75600545
188
with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers: 31-6-26-13-35-7,
which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd category.
You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United States
Dollars) in cash
credited to file PC/9080118308/02. This is from a total cash prize of
US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst the first Fifty (50) lucky
winners in this category.
Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our European
booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in your play
coupon.
In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred
thousand,United States Dollars) would be released to you by our
security firm
in Europe. Our European agent will immediately commence the process
to
facilitate the release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site
through computer draw system and extracted from over 100,000
companies.
This
promotion takes place annually. For security reasons, you are advised
to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem
fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
unscrupulous
elements. Please be warned.
To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary agent:
Mr PABLO MACURLY
Watergate inc
Email:
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your
reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or our
designated
agent.
Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
program.
Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Sincerely,
SIR f.j. walters
Coordinator.
=20
Freeserve AnyTime - HALF PRICE for the first 3 months - Save =A37.50 a
mont=
h=20
www.freeserve.com/anytime
------=_Part_9551_20309889.1072031917155
Content-Type: text/html
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<P> </P>
<P>E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:<BR> Customer
Service<BR> 567 ash=
groove crescent<BR> hull, england HU5 1JA<BR> Euro - Afro
Asian S=
weepstake Lottery<BR> Arena Complex Km 18 Route de
Rufisque<BR> I=
.P.P Award Dept.</P>
<P> Abuja, NIGERIA.<BR> Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02<BR> Batch:
12/2=
5/DC34<BR> Date: 17-11-03</P>
<P> WINNING NOTIFICATION:<BR> We happily announce to you the
draw=
of the DEBEERS-Euro - Afro Asian<BR>Sweepstake<BR> Lottery
Internatio=
nal programs held on the 1ofSeptember 2003 in
Dakar<BR> Senegal.=
Your e-mail address attached to ticket number: 564
75600545<BR> 188<B=
R> with Serial number 5388/02 drew the lucky numbers:
31-6-26-13-35-7,=
<BR> which subsequently won you the lottery in the 2nd
category.</P>
<P> You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum
of<BR> =
US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five hundred thousand, United
States<BR> =
;Dollars) in cash<BR> credited to file PC/9080118308/02. This is
from =
a total cash prize of<BR> US $ 25 Million dollars, shared amongst
the =
first Fifty (50) lucky<BR> winners in this category.</P>
<P> Please note that your lucky winning number falls within our
Europe=
an<BR> booklet representative office in Europe as indicated in
your pl=
ay<BR> coupon.</P>
<P> In view of this, your US$2,500,000.00 (Two million, five
hundred<B=
R> thousand,United States Dollars) would be released to you by
our<BR>=
security firm<BR> in Europe. Our European agent will
immediately=
commence the process to<BR> facilitate the release of your funds
as s=
oon as you contact him.</P>
<P> All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web
site<B=
R> through computer draw system and extracted from over
100,000<BR>com=
panies.<BR> This<BR> promotion takes place annually. For
security=
reasons, you are advised<BR> to keep your winning information
confide=
ntial till your claims is<BR> processed and your money remitted
to you=
in whatever manner you deem<BR> fit to<BR> claim your
prize. Thi=
s is part of our precautionary measure to avoid<BR> double
claiming an=
d unwarranted abuse of this program by
some<BR> unscrupulous<BR> =
elements. Please be warned.</P>
<P> To file for your claim, please contact our fiduciary
agent:<BR>&nb=
sp;Mr PABLO MACURLY<BR> Watergate inc<BR> Email: <A
href=3D"mailt=
o:"></A></P>
<P> To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote
your<B=
R> reference/batch numbers in any correspondences with us or
our<BR>&n=
bsp;designated<BR> agent.</P>
<P> Congratulations once more from all members and staffs of this
prog=
ram.<BR> Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery
program.<=
/P>
<P> Sincerely,</P>
<P> SIR f.j. walters<BR> Coordinator.</P>
<P> <BR></P><BR> <span style=3D'color:#000000;font-family:arial;
font-=
size:10pt;'>Freeserve AnyTime - HALF PRICE for the first 3 months -
Save =
=A37.50 a month <br><a href=3D'http://www.freeserve.com/anytime'
style=3D'c=
olor:#0000FF; font-family:arial; font-size:10pt;'
TARGET=3D'_blank'>www.fre=
eserve.com/anytime</a></span>
------=_Part_9551_20309889.1072031917155--
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Nope. Seems legit to me. I mean, you did enter the Abuja Lottery, didn't
you? I know I did!
Nope. They said that they drew my name at random from a website.
"For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements."
Seems like your claims is protected, and they have precautionary measure.
I just don't want to call a number they give me and find out that it's
a trick number. I never heard of this contest.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action,
rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.
Banish me from Eden when you will, but first let
me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. For
happiness is the only good, reason the only torch,
justice the only worship, and love the only priest.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
**************************************************************
.
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| User: "ArWeGod" |
|
| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
23 Dec 2003 12:33:07 AM |
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"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b55fuv8jbv762nrks9jv8g1940cgt9ngqp@4ax.com...
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:26:41 GMT, "ArWeGod" <ArWeGod?@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Nope. Seems legit to me. I mean, you did enter the Abuja Lottery, didn't
you? I know I did!
Nope. They said that they drew my name at random from a website.
"For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements."
Seems like your claims is protected, and they have precautionary measure.
I just don't want to call a number they give me and find out that it's
a trick number. I never heard of this contest.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Dense aren't you. There is no lottery. You didn't win. If you call the
number it will charge you $50 a minute while they put you on hold for 2
hours. Like Miss Cleo used to do. First 2 minutes free! Next hour at $39.95
per MINUTE. Then when you've paid $500 to connect, they'll ask for info,
which stupid people actually give out, like a bank account or a blank check.
Then they ask for a "processing fee" of $2-300 dollars to give you the
millions they "have for you". Then .... you'll have to imagine the rest.
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| User: "Michelle Malkin" |
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| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
24 Dec 2003 01:10:08 AM |
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On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:33:07 GMT, "ArWeGod" <ArWeGod?@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b55fuv8jbv762nrks9jv8g1940cgt9ngqp@4ax.com...
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:26:41 GMT, "ArWeGod" <ArWeGod?@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Nope. Seems legit to me. I mean, you did enter the Abuja Lottery, didn't
you? I know I did!
Nope. They said that they drew my name at random from a website.
"For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements."
Seems like your claims is protected, and they have precautionary measure.
I just don't want to call a number they give me and find out that it's
a trick number. I never heard of this contest.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Dense aren't you. There is no lottery. You didn't win. If you call the
number it will charge you $50 a minute while they put you on hold for 2
hours. Like Miss Cleo used to do. First 2 minutes free! Next hour at $39.95
per MINUTE. Then when you've paid $500 to connect, they'll ask for info,
which stupid people actually give out, like a bank account or a blank check.
Then they ask for a "processing fee" of $2-300 dollars to give you the
millions they "have for you". Then .... you'll have to imagine the rest.
Dense aren't you? You just repeated what I wrote above... I have no
intention of calling them for exactly that reason.
This just seems to be another more financially dangerous version of
the Nigerian scam - except that nobody gets killed in this one. I call
it more damgerous because more people will fall for it and lose money.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action,
rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.
Banish me from Eden when you will, but first let
me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. For
happiness is the only good, reason the only torch,
justice the only worship, and love the only priest.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
**************************************************************
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| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
24 Dec 2003 11:54:23 PM |
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On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 07:10:08 GMT, Michelle Malkin
<hypatiab7@earthlink.net> wrote:
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:33:07 GMT, "ArWeGod" <ArWeGod?@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b55fuv8jbv762nrks9jv8g1940cgt9ngqp@4ax.com...
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:26:41 GMT, "ArWeGod" <ArWeGod?@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Nope. Seems legit to me. I mean, you did enter the Abuja Lottery, didn't
you? I know I did!
Nope. They said that they drew my name at random from a website.
"For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements."
Seems like your claims is protected, and they have precautionary measure.
I just don't want to call a number they give me and find out that it's
a trick number. I never heard of this contest.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Dense aren't you. There is no lottery. You didn't win. If you call the
number it will charge you $50 a minute while they put you on hold for 2
hours. Like Miss Cleo used to do. First 2 minutes free! Next hour at $39.95
per MINUTE. Then when you've paid $500 to connect, they'll ask for info,
which stupid people actually give out, like a bank account or a blank check.
Then they ask for a "processing fee" of $2-300 dollars to give you the
millions they "have for you". Then .... you'll have to imagine the rest.
Dense aren't you? You just repeated what I wrote above... I have no
intention of calling them for exactly that reason.
This just seems to be another more financially dangerous version of
the Nigerian scam - except that nobody gets killed in this one. I call
it more damgerous because more people will fall for it and lose money.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action,
rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.
Banish me from Eden when you will, but first let
me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. For
happiness is the only good, reason the only torch,
justice the only worship, and love the only priest.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
**************************************************************
People DO fall for these scams or they wouldn't exist. I wonder if
there should be a DO SPAM list, so as to direct spammers directly to
their prey and leave the rest of us alone.
A supermarket clerk, seeing my ID badge asked me if there was anything
she could do about something like $350.00 she ran up trying to collect
on a sweepstakes that said she won. I told her that sorry, you won't
win sweepstakes you didn't even enter. It was hard not to insult her
and I didn't, I was polite and explained that lots of people get
scammed, and if she had dreams, get a few lotto tix or go to a casino
- where it's possible to win.
The only sure money comes from work.
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. I
don't know who wrote that but it rings true.
drift
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| User: "Michelle Malkin" |
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| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
25 Dec 2003 12:31:58 AM |
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On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 00:54:23 -0500, wrote:
On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 07:10:08 GMT, Michelle Malkin
<hypatiab7@earthlink.net> wrote:
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 06:33:07 GMT, "ArWeGod" <ArWeGod?@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
"Michelle Malkin" <hypatiab7@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:b55fuv8jbv762nrks9jv8g1940cgt9ngqp@4ax.com...
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:26:41 GMT, "ArWeGod" <ArWeGod?@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Nope. Seems legit to me. I mean, you did enter the Abuja Lottery, didn't
you? I know I did!
Nope. They said that they drew my name at random from a website.
"For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information
confidential till your claims is
processed and your money remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit
to
claim your prize. This is part of our precautionary measure to avoid
double
claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some unscrupulous
elements."
Seems like your claims is protected, and they have precautionary measure.
I just don't want to call a number they give me and find out that it's
a trick number. I never heard of this contest.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
Dense aren't you. There is no lottery. You didn't win. If you call the
number it will charge you $50 a minute while they put you on hold for 2
hours. Like Miss Cleo used to do. First 2 minutes free! Next hour at $39.95
per MINUTE. Then when you've paid $500 to connect, they'll ask for info,
which stupid people actually give out, like a bank account or a blank check.
Then they ask for a "processing fee" of $2-300 dollars to give you the
millions they "have for you". Then .... you'll have to imagine the rest.
Dense aren't you? You just repeated what I wrote above... I have no
intention of calling them for exactly that reason.
This just seems to be another more financially dangerous version of
the Nigerian scam - except that nobody gets killed in this one. I call
it more damgerous because more people will fall for it and lose money.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
People DO fall for these scams or they wouldn't exist. I wonder if
there should be a DO SPAM list, so as to direct spammers directly to
their prey and leave the rest of us alone.
A supermarket clerk, seeing my ID badge asked me if there was anything
she could do about something like $350.00 she ran up trying to collect
on a sweepstakes that said she won. I told her that sorry, you won't
win sweepstakes you didn't even enter. It was hard not to insult her
and I didn't, I was polite and explained that lots of people get
scammed, and if she had dreams, get a few lotto tix or go to a casino
- where it's possible to win.
The only sure money comes from work.
The dictionary is the only place where success comes before work. I
don't know who wrote that but it rings true.
drift
I like that saying.
Michelle Malkin (Mickey)
^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^
Give me the storm and tempest of thought and action,
rather than the dead calm of ignorance and faith.
Banish me from Eden when you will, but first let
me eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge. For
happiness is the only good, reason the only torch,
justice the only worship, and love the only priest.
- Robert Green Ingersoll
**************************************************************
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| User: "Robert Matthews" |
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| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
22 Dec 2003 06:01:14 AM |
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In article <u1dduvsqn6l4i95rtl7efhg7s1rj8dp0si@4ax.com>,
Michelle Malkin <hypatiab7@earthlink.net> wrote:
E.A.A.S Lottery Headquarters:
Customer Service
567 ashgroove crescent
hull, england HU5 1JA
Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake Lottery
Arena Complex Km 18 Route de Rufisque
I.P.P Award Dept.
Abuja, NIGERIA.
Ref: EAASL/941OYI/02
Batch: 12/25/DC34
Date: 17-11-03
WINNING NOTIFICATION:
We happily announce to you the draw of the DEBEERS-Euro - Afro Asian Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 1ofSeptember 2003 in Dakar
Senegal.
Gee, it's in Nigeria! That's new. The scam isn't, though:
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/scams/lottery.htm
is pretty much exactly what you got, and it's a year or two old.
What amazes me is that these scams are so transparent and so
unsophisticated, and yet people keep falling for them, over and over
again:
http://www.guampdn.com/news/stories/20031208/localnews/783060.html
http://www.online.ie/news/viewer.adp?article=3055363
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3256050.stm
You just want to tell these sad dimwits, "Look, people buy tickets
for real lotteries and don't win--what's the chance that you *wouldn't*
buy tickets for a lottery but win it anyway?"
Robert Matthews
a.a. #1801
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| User: "Michael Rathbun" |
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| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
22 Dec 2003 06:26:58 PM |
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In alt.atheism on Mon, 22 Dec 2003 08:01:14 -0400,
Robert Matthews <pyramus@ns.deleteme.sympatico.nospam.ca> wrote:
What amazes me is that these scams are so transparent and so
unsophisticated, and yet people keep falling for them, over and over
again...
An observation remarkably similar to one of the perennial themes in this
newsgroup.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Another Nigerian Scam? |
23 Dec 2003 11:48:50 AM |
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On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:09:10 GMT, Michelle Malkin
<hypatiab7@earthlink.net>, Message ID:
<u1dduvsqn6l4i95rtl7efhg7s1rj8dp0si@4ax.com> wrote in alt.atheism;
Received: from mwinf3004.me.freeserve.com
(smtp1.freeserve.com[193.252.22.158](misconfigured sender))
by rwcrmxc12.comcast.net (rwcrmxc12) with ESMTP
id <20031221183838r12005vte5e>; Sun, 21 Dec 2003 18:38:38
Yep.
(snip)
Stoney
"Designated Rascal and Rapscallion
and
SCAMPERMEISTER!"
When in doubt, SCAMPER about!
When things are fair, SCAMPER everywhere!
When things are rough, can't SCAMPER enough!
/end humour alert
alt.atheism military veteran #11
{so much for the 'no atheists in foxholes' rubbish}
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