[AccessD] OT- I am a lucky winner??

On 26 Sep 2003 at 17:51, Gustav Brock wrote:

> Hi Don
> 
> There are many of this type. The other day I "won" quite an amount:
> 
> <quote>
> 
> We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Webmasters Global
> Email Lottery programs held on the 10th July, 2003. Your e-mail
> address attached to ticket number 56842741 with Serial Number
> 5421-5739 Drew lucky numbers 2,8,15,21,26,34,38, which consequently
> Won in the 2nd category and have therefore been approved for a lump
> sum pay of US$300.000.00  (Three hundred thousand United States
> Dollars).  
> 
> </quote>
> 
> I had to call a number and probably give away some privacy so I dumped
> it.
> 

Rather than giving away privacy, these scams work by getting you to 
pay up front fees.

I once responded to one to see what the angle was ( I ccreated a 
special hotmail throw-away address just for it).  After telling me 
that I had won lots of money in a Dutch lottery, they asked for 
something like 3,000 Euro's in fees.



 
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