Wednesday, July 25, 2007

I'm a winner...or a new scam

I'm Rich! I'm Rich! I got this note in my e-mail:

BRITISH NATIONAL LOTTERY HEADQUARTERS:
28 TAN FIELD ROAD, CROYDON,LONDON
CUSTOMER SERVICE
Ref: UK/9420X2/68 Batch: 074/05/ZY36
Dear Winner,
We happily announce to you the results of draw of the UK NATIONAL LOTTERY,Online Sweepstakes International program held on JULY 2007.All emails were gotten from diffrent email service providers online. it is yet to be claimed and you are getting the FINAL NOTIFICATION as regards this. You have therefore been approved to claim a total sum of £1,000, 000.00 in cash credited to file KTU/9023118308/03.This is from a total cash prize of £10,000,000.00 shared amongst the first Ten (10)lucky winners in this category B.All claims should be forwarded to ...

I was just about to send money to my new friend in Nigeria, but that will have to wait.

Do you think these scams really work? They must, otherwise, they wouldn't be showing up in my inbox. Who thinks this stuff up?

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