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Just a note:) I heard this the other day. Did you know scams are the third largest Industry in Nigeria. I guess people sit in public places with access and send these out hoping to get bank account numbers. Funny:) ----- Original Message ----- From: "William B. Norton" <[email protected]> To: "hostmaster" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 5:15 PM Subject: Re: latest variety of Nigeria scam > > Just curious...Why post this - is there something unique here? I've been > collecting these for years now, kinda like collecting insects. Currently I > have about 120 variants from Princesses, widows, Prime Ministers, > Ambassadors, and sons of deposed Kings, each with millions to give me. This > looks like a plain old vanilla variety that we've all seen. > > Seems similar to spammers in terms of problem profile. A systematic > approach is probably the right way to address it. (Please don't start a > Spam thread here.) > > Bill > > At 12:50 AM 12/7/2002 +0100, hostmaster wrote: > > > > >For those of you interested in the latest variety of the Nigeria -scam... > > > >it came straight from > >217.78.73.1 SIOTEL NIGERIA LIMITED > >217.78.73.5 SIOTEL NIGERIA LIMITED > >217.78.73.160 SIOTEL NIGERIA LIMITED > > > >And for law enforcement in The Netherlands, this hopefully will lead > >you to something. > > > >best > > > >Bert > > > > > > > >=============================================================== > >Dear xxxxx , > >WELTLOTTO-FIRMA WORLDLOTTO > >41132, NL-1007 DB > >AMSTERDAM, > >THE NETHERLANDS. > > > >FROM: THE DESK OF THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS, > > > > > >INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPARTMENT, REF: > >WFL/67-C337209635 > >ATTENTION ENTRANT: > >AWARD NOTIFICATION; FINAL NOTICE > >We are pleased to inform you of the announcement > >today, 13TH November > >2002,of > >winners of the WELTLOTTO-FIRMA > >WORLDLOTTO/INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS held on the 8TH > >OCTOBER, 2002. > >Your company, attached to ticket number > >013-2316-2002-477, with serial > >number A025-09 drew the lucky numbers > >37-13-34-85-56-42, and consequently > >won in > >category C. > >You have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay > >out of US$1,500,000.00 > >in > >cash credited to file REF NO. REF: WFL/67-C337209635. > >This is from total > >prize > >money of US$22,500,000.00 shared among the fifteen > >international winners in > >the > >category C. All participants were selected through a > >computer ballot system > >drawn > >from 30,000 names from Australia, New Zealand, > >America, Asia, Europe and > >North > >America as part our International Promotions Program, > >which is conducted > >annually. > >CONGRATULATIONS! > >Your fund is now deposited with a Finance and Security > >House insured in your > >name. Due to the mix up of some numbers and names, 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 you prize, you will participate > >in our end of year > >high > >stakes US$1.3 billion International lotto. > >To collect your claim, please contact your claims > >officer immediately: > >MAXWELL FRIEDEL, > >FOREIGN SERVICE MANAGER, > >EUROSECURITIES NL, > >FAX : 31 205248020 > >EMAIL : [email protected] > >WEB URL : http:/www.eurosecurities-bv.com > >For due processing and remittance of your prize money > >to a designated > >account of > >your choice. Remember, you must contact your claims > >officer not later than > >DECEMBER 17TH, 2002. 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 number in every one > >of your correspondences > >with > >your claims officer. Furthermore,should there be any > >change of your > >address, do inform your claims officer as soon as > >possible. > >************ > > > >___________________________________________________________________________ _ > > > > > >_ > >**NB** QUOTE YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER AS THE SUBJECT OF > >YOUR MAIL, AND ATTACH > >THIS ONE WHEN YOU MAIL YOUR CLAIMS AGENT TO EXPEDITE > >YOUR CLAIM AND AVOID > >SERIOUS DELAYS. > >___________________________________________________________________________ _ > > > > > >_ > > > >Congratulations again from all our staff and thank you > >for being part of our > >promotions program. > > > >Sincerely, > >THE DIRECTOR PROMOTIONS, > >WELT LOTTO FIRMA BV. > >www.weltlottofirma.s5.com > >N.B. Any breach of confidentiality on the part of the > >winners will result in > >disqualification. Please do not reply this e-mail. > > > >
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