WooHoo - I'm gonna get me a brand new bus!!!

[gumpy]

I just won the British Lottery! 

Yeah, ok, so I suckered you in. Get over it.

I don't usually read my spam, but this one caught my eye cause the sender was MCI something or other. So I opened it out of pure curosity.  I love the last paragraph!

        BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL
             28 TANFIELD ROAD,
              CRAYDON,LONDON.

From: Mr.Larry Martins.
e-mail :lrry_martins@yahoo.co.uk
(Lottery Coordinator)

Sir/Madam,

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the British Lottery
(international program)

held on the 25th,september.2006. Your e-mail address attached to ticket #:34090322816 with prize #43568000/12 drew £2,000,000.00 which was first in the 1st Category
of the draws. You have

been approved to receive £2,000,000.00 (Two Million Pounds).Because of claims mix-up and the

limited time claims pay-outs, we will advice that you keep your
winning information

confidential until your prize has been remitted to you by our
accredited paying bank.

You must adhere to this instructions strictly to avoid loss of your cash
prize,this program has been abused severally, so we are doing all we can to forestall
further abuse by way of wrong claims. It's important to note that this draws were
conducted formally under the watchful eyes of over 45,000 audiences. Winners are selected through an internet ballot

system from 160,000 personal and corporate e-mail addresses. The
program sponsored/supported

by MCI Networks in conjunction with BRITISH lottery International.
Congratulate you once again. We hope you will use part cash prize to participate in our
next mega draws of 85million. Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than
10-days after you receive this notification.
Failure to claim your cash prize after this date will result in prize forfeiture.

All prize money must be claimed in ten working days. After this date,
all funds will be returned as unclaimed.

Please contact your FIDUCIARY AGENT with your information for the
immediate remittance of

your funds.
Kindly send them the following:
(i). your names,
(ii) Contact telephone and fax numbers
(iii) Contact Address
(iv) Your winning numbers
(v) Quote amount won.

Contact person: Bruno Belly
E-mail;fidbelly_online@post.com
Tel: (+44 7011-136-264
Fax: (+44 7037-235-420.

Congratulations once again.
Yours in service,
Ms. Larry Martins.
Lottery Coordinator.



NOTE: In order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please
always remember to quote your reference and batch numbers in every
correspondence with your claims agent. Furthermore, should there be
any change of your address, do inform your claims agent as soon as
possible.  Please include your private telephone and fax numberswhile
replying.Congratulations once again from our team of staff and thank
you for being part of our promotional program.



CONFIDENTIAL NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments,
is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s) and may
contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited
from unauthorized disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the
intended recipient of this message, any dissemination, distribution
or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you received
this message in error, please notify the sender by reply email and
destroy all copies of the original message.

WARNING!!!
ANY MAIL RECIEVED OF THIS SUCH WITH ANY OTHER TRADE MARK OR ADDRESS
SHOULD BE  FOWARDED TO THIS BOX IMMEDIATELY, THIS WILL HELP US TO
FIGHT SCAM AND LOTTERY IMPOSTERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED
CO-OPERATION.

[Jeremy]

It won't surprise you to know there is no such organisation as 'BRITISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL' As of the last few years we do unfortunately now have a national lottery draw every week, but there is a lot of controversy about it and it's sales are apparently declining steadily, despite several 'relaunches'. Personally I think it is a tax on stupidity.

Jeremy

[Dallas]

Craig,
You have to admit they are resourceful!

By the way,

How come you if you've been this rich since September how come you aren't down here at Timmonsville with your new Marathon and letting the servants stay in the Dutch Star?

Oh, well, you know you could just fly down in the Gulfstream V for the day.

[gumpy]

Oh,  I just got the notice today. You know, there's that email delay and all.

Besides, they haven't told me how much I have to pay them to collect my winnings, yet 

[Burgermeister]

Considering the spelling and text,  I wonder that you didn't win more and need to follow thru on the contact to find out!

[gumpy]

Yeah, my thoughts exactly.  I just noticed, "he" signed it Ms. Larry Martins.

An "Internet ballot system"??  Hmmm, so somebody voted on this? Sounds like a popularity contest... and I won! 

In all reality, would you contact someone named Bruno about receiving money?

So, Jeremy, is "Bruno" in the U.K. analogous to "Guido" here in the states?

Oh shoot. I just noticed they "advice" that I keep my winning information confidential. Now I've gone and posted it here for the whole world to see. Ok, people. I trust none of you will try to claim my winnings before I do!

[Busted Knuckle]

Boy Gumpy, I sure hope this pans out! I've been on the phone overseas forever try'n to get your claim started for you! But what keeps worring me while they ot us on hold they keep saying this is a ballot prize system and you will be added to another drawing, if you agree to this please press #3, then more BS, music, propaganda, and again this is a ballot prize and you will be placed in another drawing if you agree to this please press # 3, yadayadayada ! Boy I sure hope this ain't one of those international phone charge scams, whwere everytime you push the agreement button they charge another like $8,000.00 to your phone bill! Cause if they do WE owe a lot of $ ! Wow, I just realized Gumpy I could have just cost us close to $100,000.00 on that 1 call!




Worst of all the guy up the road who's phone line I tapped into with my linemans phone is really gonna be pissed when he gets his bill! LOL!

LOL! Ha gotcha back!  BK  remember to keep smiling 'cause it makes people wonder what yer up too!

[Jeremy]

So, Jeremy, is "Bruno" in the U.K. analogous to "Guido" here in the states?

To be honest, I'm not sure what the name 'Guido' implies...if it's any help, the only person I know called Bruno here is a dog.

Jeremy

[Busted Knuckle]

So, Jeremy, is "Bruno" in the U.K. analogous to "Guido" here in the states?

To be honest, I'm not sure what the name 'Guido' implies...if it's any help, the only person I know called Bruno here is a dog.
Jeremy

Jeremy here in the state Guido is like a mob type collectin agent (or Drug lords right hand man)! HTH BK 

[Beatenbo]

Beware of hanging chads on this ballot

[Connel]

Isn't it really cool that you can win a lottery and not even purchase a ticket!!

Unfortunately thousands of these are sent out daily and believe it or not people fall for them all the time.  Federal law makes it illegal for a U.S. citizen to play a foreign lottery.

I have worked white collar crime for over twenty years and it never ceases to amaze me what people will fall for.  I have always said "you cannot legislate people from their own stupidly and greed".

Connel

[Moof]

You better be careful Craig.  If Uncle Sam gets ahold of this he'll want his cut.

[Busted Knuckle]

You better be careful Craig.  If Uncle Sam gets ahold of this he'll want his cut.

Moof, looks as if yer too late! I think the Connel is already watching and ready to accept Craigs old bus as payment! LOL! BK 

[wvanative]

Dear Mr Grumpy,

This is to inform you that you "HAVE WON" the National Hillbilly Dumb @$# Lottery NO NO NO The International Hillbilly Dumb @$# Lottery yeh yeh that sounds better. All you have to do is drive your bus to central IL and sign the title over to the head hillbilly uhhh that'd be me. And your CHECK  will be in the mail REALLY. So please don't delay because I need a buss NO NO NO that don't sound right, so you can start enjoying  all the millions you think you are going to get. Yeh yeh that sounds better..

Yours truly
Head Hillbilly
WVANATIVE

[gumpy]

Heh Heh Heh

Not sure who'd be getting the better deal on that one!