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Attn: UNCLAIM PRIZE, FINAL NOTIFICATION

Published Thu, May 31 2007 12:37 PM
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Don't you just love Internet scams? I'm gonna rush out today to claim this prize...

INTERNATIONAL EUROLOTTO
SPAIN CLAIM CENTER.
PLAZA ELIPITCAL,2, BJ 01
MADRID, SPAIN
REF: EC/533BSP/0877/07
ATTN: FINAL NOTIFICATION OF UNCLAIM PRIZE
With reference to the above, we the INTERNATIONAL EUROLOTTO  wish to inform you that your Email lottery prize of $740,000.00, claim notification is yet to be processed after our initial notice mailed to your address for claim application is still pending or yet to be claimed.
The draw was held on 17th May, 2007 , and the result was release on the 19th May, 2007 confirming your email ticket number 099-6373-14 and your batch number BT390877 as the winners of the second batch draw. All participating Emails were selected from internet emails providers from list of 25 countries around the world. The online draws fund was sponsored and operated by EcoEuroMillions.
This notification is now been considered as the final notice. And does not guarantee you the prize won except your application for making claims get to us within week before the next draw come out, All unclaimed winnings are recycle for the next cyber lottery game, so winners are always advice to contact agent before the next monthly draw to avoid losing your fund.
Since this is an email notification ,your fund is now been secured and insured in your name to avoid to double and doubtful claim.  However, we advice that you keep this award from public notice until your claims has been processed and the money remitted to your account or directly to you as this is part of our security protocol
Contact our claim agent for details and assistance in making your claim. Application should be made either by  email or fax containing proved information about your person, and photocopy of any identification document.  Attention should be (REF: EC/533BSP/0877/07, EUROLOTTO LATE CLAIM)
Firm: Infowealth Brokers & Associates
E-mail: infowealth2@infowealthassociates.hyperoffice.com
E-mail:ecoinformacion@hispavista.com
Tel/fax: 00 - 34-912-725-146
Contact Person: Karl M. Megless,
All authorization for payment can only be made upon submission and verification of your application
Darryl K. Horne
EUROLOTTO COORDINATO
Espana Claim Central Office

Now if only I can prove that I'm me. "Application should be made either by email or fax containing proved information about your person, and photocopy of any identification document." Based upon my email address, which although it's eponymous doesn't prove anything about me, they want me to provide identity documents to prove my identity.

Any identity documents I provide won't prove that I own that email address, will they? All they'll do is provide someone with a way to steal my identity and use my name, address and possibly bank account for illegal purposes.

What kind of idiots fall for this sort of thing? It's obviously an identity theft scam. The grammar is atrocious. No reputable lottery would produce such a poor piece of work.

I suppose only the greedy would fall for this, but that hardly excuses it.

Lord I hate SPAM and SPAMMERs.

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Surprisingly, quite a lot of IDIOTS do fall for this BS, I was talking to someone recently at the Dallas FBI office and this was the very discussion we were having and wondered HOW in the hell can anyone be this stupid, but the FBI gets calls from em all the time asking for help in recovering some pretty substantial amounts of money... They say there's one born every minute, and I don't doubt it one bit...

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