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Dorkmaster
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Joined: 27 Jul 2004
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 		Funny Spam/Phishing emails
Ok, so we all get them from time to time, and sometimes they're just laughably bad attempts. Here's a place to put those "hall of shame" emails that you get and are like "are you even trying?" Here's my entry: (good to know that spelling is valued throughout the world's corporations, especially a worldwide lottery corporation!) I'm feeling like I should submit this to www.Engrish.com! (Bold added by myself, but no spelling or grammar has been changed.)

Quote:
MILLENIUM NEWS.

FROM THE DESK OF THE VICE PRESIDENT
GLOBALUX
LOTTERIJ PROGRAM
INTERNATIONAL PROMOTIONS/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
BACTH NO
: LDNL/1091/1976/6754
REF. No: LDNL/3211/8904/4353

WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE

This is to
inform you of the release of the LOTTERRY BALLOT INTERNATIONAL/WORLD
GAMING BOARD held on the 30TH of October 2005. Due to the mix up of
number, the results were released on the 30th of November 2005. Your
email address attached to Ticket No:12890567 with Serial No:8535390782
the Lucky No: 2123489765 which consequently won the lottery in the 1st
Category. You have therefore been approved for a lump sum payout of
US$500,000:00 Only (FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)
in cash which is deposited with a Finance & Security Company in your
favour as beneficiary and covered with HIGH INSURANCE POLICY Due to mix
up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning
information confidential until your claims has been processed and your
money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid
double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some
participants. All participants were selected through a computer ballot
system drawn from only Microsoft users from over 20,000 company, and
3,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.
To begin your lottery claim, please contact the appionted Agent below
that have been appointed for the processing of your claim with your
Full Name, Home Address, Home and Office contact Telephone and Fax
number to begin the processing of your claim

FRONT LINE CONSULTANT
Bv
MR.Douglas Smith
E-MAIL:consultantbv@netscape.net
Tel:+31-620-055-
446

Note that all winning must be claimed not later than 13th of
November 2005. After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in
the next stake. Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch
numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change
of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.
Congratulations
once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our
promotiom programme.

Warm Regards,
Diana Kobi
Lottery Coordinator.


LOTTERY PAYMENT CLAIMS FORM
(To be completed by lottery winner and
send to the fudiciary agent)
Ticket
Number:....................................................................

Reference
Number:.............................................................

Batch
Number:.....................................................................

Names:.................................................................................

Address:..............................................................................
.............................................................................................

Country:..............................................................................

Telephone
Numbers:...........................................................

Fax ( if
any):........................................................................

Email
Address:.....................................................................

Date Of
Birth:......................................................................

Occupation:.........................................................................

Marital
Status:.....................................................................

I.............................hereby declare that the above
information are true and binding on me. If at any time it is discovered
that I have given false information, I will forfeit my rights to my
winnings.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

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PostPosted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:41 pm
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 		I got practically same stupid spam yesterday in my ARG game account, along with a lot of other spam all of a sudden. But the lottery people love me more since I'm pretty sure I won $1,000,000. Makes me now wonder just where my email address got picked up from (since I only use it for games).
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 12:45 pm
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 		Rowan, I think it came from that one time that all staff emails were ganked from the ARGN forums. I started getting them after that one time we got a spam PM... long time ago... remember?

(and to the rest of the UNF peeps... Don't worry. This wouldn't affect y'allz... just the staff at ARGN. Your email is safe. Except for you... yeah you know who you are... Smile)

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