   I just won 4 million Euro!!!!!
quote:FROM:OVERSEAS STAKES LOTTERY INTERNATIONALGENEVA, SWITZERLAND.REF NUMBER: ##############BATCH NUMBER: ##############DEAR SIR/MADAM,We are pleased to inform you, THAT AS A RESULT OF OURRECENT LotterY DRAWS HELD ON THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 2003.Your e-mail address attached to ticket number###########-### with serial number ###-### drew luckynumbers #-##-##-##-##-## which consequently won in the2nd category. you have therefore been approved for alump sum pay out of 4,000,000 (EUROS) (Four MILLIONEUROS) note that All participants in this lotteryprogram have been selected randomly through a computerballot system drawn from over 20,000 companies and30,000,000 individual email addresses from all searchengines and web sites. This promotional program takesplace every year, and is promoted and sponsored by eminentpersonalities like the Sultan of Brunei, bill gates ofmicrosoft inc and other corporate organisations. thisis to encourage the use of the internet and computersworldwide.For security purpose and clarity, we advise that youkeep your winning information confidential until yourclaims have been processed and your money remitted toyou. This is part of our security protocol to avoiddouble claims and unwarranted abuse of this program bysome participants. We look forward to your activeparticipation in our next year USD50 million slot.You are requested to contact our clearance officerbelow to assist you with your winnings and subsequentpayments. all winnings must be claimed not later thanone month after the date of this notice.Please note, in order to avoid unnecessary delays andcomplications, remember to quote your reference numberand batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore,should there be any change of address do inform ouragent as soon as possible.Congratulations once more and thank you for being partof our promotional program.NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU AREBELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.Sincerely yours,MR DANIEL MAKONI(LOTTERY COORDINATOR)Well, I guess I can quit this crummy job now! Imagine, all for using the internet...    [edit: Spelling, Doh!][ps: the counter below said 0 when I posted this. Is this my lucky day or what!]News Flash! Typhoon Rips through Cemetery; Hundreds DeadPointlessness[edited by - Katta on January 29, 2004 2:51:47 PM]
  Holy Crap!  How much is that after taxes?  How much do you plan on giving to your friends at gamedev?   I considered saying "ok." but resisted the urge.___________________________________________________________Proceeding on a brutal rampage is the obvious choice.Where to find the intensity  (Updated Jan 23, 2004)   [edited by - amish1234 on January 29, 2004 3:06:20 PM];  that''s fantastic! I myself am looking forward to receiving a large sum of money through a Nigerian business acquaintance. We certainly are fortunate! ;  I''d be suspicious..   ;quote:Original post by Drevay  I''d be suspicious..   No need! Everything on the internet is true; why else would it be there??   "Sneftel is correct, if rather vulgar." --Flarelocke ;quote:Original post by pinacolada  that''s fantastic! I myself am looking forward to receiving a large sum of money through a Nigerian business acquaintance. We certainly are fortunate!   Me as well! I am also the lucky recipient of a $20,000,000 Euro prize. This is my lucky year!   quote:Original post by Oluseyi   You know you''re cool when you use MacGuyver as a verb... ;Exchange ratesA Euro is currently about .807 of a US dollar, so that''s 3.228 million US!  Holy shit!!  I hope it isn''t a joke... ;  Euhm. No. 4 million Euro is > 4 million dollars. About 4.4 I believe. ;  Oh, the heartsting! This lucky bastard has the same numbers as me! Does that mean he forfited his winnings, and they passed on to me??? ;  is this a joke? spam or are you really Mister lucky Guy ?T2k 