I just won 2 million Euros!

[ColoradoBelle1]

Here's the email I just got:

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Lottery Winners international programs held on the 22nd of june,2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896 with serial

number 3772=5544 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45
which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
EU2,000,000 EUROS (TWO MILLION EUROS).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims have 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 over 20,000 companies and
30,000,000 individual email addresses
and names from all over the world. This promotional
program takes place every year.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of Brunei. We look
forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 million slot.


You are requested to contact our clearance office to
assist you with the claim and transfer of your
winnings fund into your instructed account by
acknowledging the receipt of this mail with the email address below.


Email luckydaylotto2005@caramail.com

Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be
null and void.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, 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 and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.


NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE
BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.


Yours faithfully,

Frank Bower.

Payment Officer

Email: luckydaylotto2005@caramail.com

And so here is my response:[B]
Dear Frank,
Thank you so much for your lovely letter.
The money could really come in handy right about now, so do send it off to me without further delay. Tell the Sultan I said hi, and that I really enjoyed our little playtime. Tell him thanks for entering me.....in this contest.

BTW, I love quarters. Do you think that you could pay my winnings out in quarters?

Love and kisses,
ColoradoBelle1


And as soon as I receive my winnings and pay taxes, I'm taking ya all to Disney World!!!!!!

[calypso*a*go-go]

Only if I get to fly there in the Sultan's private jet. :banana:

[cstraub]

I just inherited what might be millions from a rich uncle I didn't even know existed. They searched high and low for any living relative and I was the first one they could find- LUCKY ME!! Please don't tell anyone, I'm supposed to keep it a secret.
Two questions:
1. Does anyone know how to Western Union money overseas??!! :rotfl2:
2. Which number on the back of my credit card is the security code??!! :rotfl2:

~I'll pay for everyone's dining when we go to WDW~

[the kabuki]

:cheer2: :banana: :cheer2: :banana: :cheer2: :banana: :cheer2: :banana:

YEA! YOU'RE A WINNER!!!!!

[Pinnie]

Think how much hanname you can now purchase!

pinnie

[Bandman4X]

..... and all I get are singles in my area that want to meet me or the chance for "enhancement".

[lllovell]

:earseek: but but - you told!!! What if they don't send you the money now!

ACK!!!

[bobbiwoz]

:confused3

I've never typed Hanname before, but I wish you some!

Did you actually open an e-mail with something about a lottery in the title, I think you must be very daring!!

Bobbi :flower:

[lllovell]

:confused3

I've never typed Hanname before, but I wish you some!

Did you actually open an e-mail with something about a lottery in the title, I think you must be very daring!!

Bobbi :flower:

The fact that she is offering all of us a trip to WDW when she collects clearly shows her nerves of steel!!!

:crazy:

[greenban]

Here's the email I just got:

Dear Winner,

We are pleased to inform you of the result of the
Lottery Winners international programs held on the 22nd of june,2005.

Your e-mail address attached to ticket number 27522465896 with serial

number 3772=5544 drew lucky numbers 7-14-18-23-31-45
which consequently won in the 2nd category, you have
therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of
EU2,000,000 EUROS (TWO MILLION EUROS).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!

For security purpose and clarity, we advise that you
keep your winning information confidential until your claims have 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 over 20,000 companies and
30,000,000 individual email addresses
and names from all over the world. This promotional
program takes place every year.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by eminent
personalities like the Sultan of Brunei. We look
forward to your active participation in our next year USD50 million slot.


You are requested to contact our clearance office to
assist you with the claim and transfer of your
winnings fund into your instructed account by
acknowledging the receipt of this mail with the email address below.


Email luckydaylotto2005@caramail.com

Note that, all winnings must be claimed not later than one month.
After this date all unclaimed funds will be
null and void.

Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and
complications, 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 and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.


NOTE: YOU ARE AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFIED IF YOU ARE
BELOW 18 YEARS OF AGE.


Yours faithfully,

Frank Bower.

Payment Officer

Email: luckydaylotto2005@caramail.com

And so here is my response:
Dear Frank,
Thank you so much for your lovely letter.
The money could really come in handy right about now, so do send it off to me without further delay. Tell the Sultan I said hi, and that I really enjoyed our little S and M playtime. Tell him thanks for entering me.....in this contest.

BTW, I love quarters. Do you think that you could pay my winnings out in quarters?

Love and kisses,
ColoradoBelle1


And as soon as I receive my winnings and pay taxes, I'm taking ya all to Disney World!!!!!!

Dear CB1:

I feel I must warn you that the above lottery email could be a FAKE! Yes a fake.

I am sure that you (like most of us here at DVC-C) know that Lottery Winners International (notice the CAPITAL 'I' - misspeelings are very common in email frauds!) tickets are 12 digits long with a dash in the 8th position as shown: 1234567-89012.

Also, EU (European Union) lottery serial numbers never have an equal sign ('=') in the middle, rather they have a stroke ('/') seperating the prefix from the suffix: 3772/5544.

Finally, everyone knows lucky numbers come in groupings of 7 not 6 digits!
7-14-18-23-31-45-1,346,558.322234.

I urge you not to reply to this email, wich also appears to be fake:
Email luckydaylotto2005@[b]caramail.com

I sure you know the correct spelling of caramel is caramel, not caramail!
European pronunciation "car-A-mel"
American pronunciation "car-mel"

Be careful!

-Tony

and BTW, have a very PHEASANT day!

[HanName1]

Perhaps 2 meelion Euros will be a MIGs at Sarastoga Sprungs?

Pleeze advise.

Hanname not HISname

Send Lottery weenings too:

HanName@HanName.biz

Many preecoius thanks in arrears!

[ColoradoBelle1]

Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It can't be fake.
I've already ordered the new kidneys I need.
And I just bought 5000 DVC points so I can move up from standard studios to GVs.
And I donated $500k to the campaign to elect Rash President, cause most of them really are horse's patooties arent' they? (Besides he speaks 3 languages!)
And then I was plannig on spending a bundle of Euros on a serch party for Dr.T.

Sigh. You mean he really wasn't a Sultan???????????
But he was wearing a turban and promised to buy me a mig.

It's a sad, very sad day.

[greenban]

Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
It can't be fake.
I've already ordered the new kidneys I need.
And I just bought 5000 DVC points so I can move up from standard studios to GVs.
And I donated $500k to the campaign to elect Rash President, cause most of them really are horse's patooties arent' they? (Besides he speaks 3 languages!)
And then I was plannig on spending a bundle of Euros on a serch party for Dr.T.

Sigh. You mean he really wasn't a Sultan???????????
But he was wearing a turban and promised to buy me a mig.

It's a sad, very sad day.

Dear CB1 I still may be able to help you out!

1) What size kidneys do you need?

2) Do they have to be a matching pair?

-Tony

And a PHEASANT HANNAME to all!

[Rash]

And I donated $500k to the campaign to elect Rash President
Money well spent. By that I mean I've spent it already. Sorry about the kidney thing. Maybe I'll pass a law or something after I'm elected.

VOTERASH2008!

[greenban]

GO RASH!!!

Sign me up!

-Tony

[nuts]

I received an email about a relative who discovered oil in Nigeria. Unfortunately he met his demise (plane crashed, or was it his car...doesn't matter...what counts is that I get his money!)

Ok, when my check comes, I'll buy all of you AP's...so we have the trip covered, dinner, and now the AP's. Who will pony up to the bar with funding for our soveniers (ok, so I can't spell...I'll hire a secretary from the left over money). :confused3

[TW1]

Looks like you already spent it, darn, I was gonna sell you a bridge...
Oh NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I've already ordered the new kidneys I need.
And I just bought 5000 DVC points so I can move up from standard studios to GVs.
And I donated $500k to the campaign to elect Rash President, cause most of them really are horse's patooties arent' they? (Besides he speaks 3 languages!)
And then I was plannig on spending a bundle of Euros on a serch party for Dr.T.
Sigh. You mean he really wasn't a Sultan???????????
But he was wearing a turban and promised to buy me a mig.
It's a sad, very sad day.

[grimgrinnin]

Some people have all the luck...


A winner is You!


grim pirate:

[paulh]

yea provide them with your bank detals and wait for all your mony to be transfered to them give me your details and i will pas them on;)
Paulh

[utahkennedys]

I have been getting FLOODED with these "announcements" for some time, so sometimes I respond back now with something along these lines:

"Dear ____,

Thank you for contacting me for help. I would be more than happy to help you. Please let me know any information you may need from me, including my social security number, bank account information, credit card numbers, or anything else. I am happy to provide it so you can subsequently rip me off with your dishonest (and may I add stupid) scheme.

Sincerely,
Me


I still haven't received any replies after sending this...hmmm..... :rotfl2:

[Tooneric]

CB1, if you have few Euros left over, I have a great idea for a new movie that could use some financing. It's a cartoon of course and has a whole list of characters:

Me, of course
Mar, as the TTA girl
Greenban as an apologizing dentist
Rash as Rash
Llovell and wtpclc as Ginger and Mary Ann
Gopherit as a trouble maker
And of course,
Colorado Belle 1 as the heroine who saves us all (sorry, can't disclose what from. Don't want to give to much away)

I need more characters, so I invite everyone else feel free to write yourself into the script. Provide suggestions and I'll consider them.

[ColoradoBelle1]

Oh TOON!
YEPYEPYEP...a heroine ....I LOVE THAT. Thinking ala Jessica Rabbit but with the power of invisibility (blue screen).

OK...they better send me my money quick. That Sultan guy was just too slimy slick for this mountainchick.

[rocketriter]

It's clear that you understood from the beginning that the note was a fraud. On the off chance that someone reading this thread doesn't know this, here are the facts. This form of email is called the "Nigerian Scam" because one form of it originated in Nigeria. It takes various forms: a request to help someone launder money, process winnings and so forth. At some point, a sucker who responds is asked for a bank account number and identification such as Social Security. Sometimes the sucker is even asked for a "small fee" to facilitate the transfer. People who have cooperated have had their bank accounts emptied faster than you could say "hanname!"

I do love your reply to the note (although I hope you didn't actually send it and confirm that you have a live email address).

[ColoradoBelle1]

Well, yep, I actually DID send it.
A worse scam than this one almost got me for real.
It was from PayPal and they sent me an email that someone had tried to access my account from a different email address and they wanted to know if I had been out of town perhaps. (I had been!) So I signed in and logged on and everything looked quite legit...but then they asked for some banking info and I freaked and called PayPal right quick and changed the password.

I feel bad that people actually believe these scammers and they are getting much more sophisticated these days from the Nigerian scam.

I haven't had a reply to my response...maybe they are just sending a check
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

[Deb & Bill]

I got an email from Earthlink (my internet provider) and it looked legit. But I decided to forward a copy to the fraud dept at earthlink. When I did, the message was all messed up with extra letters that were white in the original message and did not show up. So I did good. Never, ever, ever respond to an e-mail that is asking for personal information.

[barb45]

Thanks for the laughs - what a great way to start the day. Just 2 days ago (and on the Disney site of all places), I was the 1001 person/winner in a pop-up 3 different times!!!

[JimMIA]

Congratulations, Belle! :banana: :banana:

AND...when it rains it pours. I've just given your name and email to the Honorable Ombabwe Onjowdule Nunkowalle in Nigeria. He's trying to launder about $40 million, and will give you 30%...maybe less a few expenses.

[JimMIA]

Well, yep, I actually DID send it.
A worse scam than this one almost got me for real.
It was from PayPal and they sent me an email that someone had tried to access my account from a different email address and they wanted to know if I had been out of town perhaps. (I had been!) So I signed in and logged on and everything looked quite legit...but then they asked for some banking info and I freaked and called PayPal right quick and changed the password.This is called "phishing," and you'd be appalled at how often it works. I've received those purportedly from everybody from eBay to major banks.

I feel bad that people actually believe these scammers and they are getting much more sophisticated these days from the Nigerian scam.Never sell the Nigerians short. They make more money from scams than all of the others combined.

[crisi]

Thought you guys might want to attend this:

http://j-walk.com/other/conf/

[ColoradoBelle1]

Crisi, that was so funny!!!
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[JimMIA]

Crisi, that was so funny!!!
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
It actually wasn't funny at all. I have a friend who spends a good bit of time in Nigeria (it's a Secret, can't tell you!), and he attended that conference. The breakfast choices were misleading. The egg, it turns out, is not like...you know...a CHICKEN egg... After seeing that, he opted for the white bread and cricket, although he thought it lacked a certain "...panache'."

[the kabuki]

Thought you guys might want to attend this:

http://j-walk.com/other/conf/


that was classic... :rotfl:

[ColoradoBelle1]

Well it is my birthday and I haven't gotten my lottery winnings yet. :confused3
Do you think it was something I said? :crazy:

Jim, I haven't been to Nigeria, but I hear those crickets pack huge amounts of protein (in contrast to the white Wonder bread).

I was watching the movieAir Force One tonight, and when it was being attacked by

MIGS

at the end......... I couldn't help but:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Thanks , Hanname, for the laughs!

Maybe tomorrow my winnings will come?

[JimMIA]

Well it is my birthday and I haven't gotten my lottery winnings yet. :confused3
Do you think it was something I said? :crazy:

Maybe tomorrow my winnings will come?I'm sure it's just an oversight. The check's in the mail.

[SleepyatDVC]

Well it is my birthday and I haven't gotten my lottery winnings yet. :confused3
Do you think it was something I said? :crazy:


Maybe tomorrow my winnings will come?


Happy Birthday!!! :bday:

What a coincidence! I was the lucky winner last year! So, I know how slow the process takes. I would be happy to contact the lottery officials for you and try to speed up the process. I have the contact information from when I was the winner.

Just PM me with your information. Of course, you would need to Paypal me a small fee to offset my long distance charges and other expenses.

I would do it for free for a Dis friend. However, a friend advised me to attend this seminar on how to "shelter" your winnings from the IRS so that you get to keep more of it. It's a complicated process and involves off shore banking accounts. So, all my lottery winnings are "sheltered" there right now. I have to be careful and maintain my current lifestyle in order not to set off any red flags. So, my "for show" bank accounts are pretty tapped out right now.

It takes a while to transfer the money over "without leaving a paper trail" but it's so worth it because who wants to give 40% to Uncle Sam? If you are interested, the seminar costs $500 to attend. Let me know and I will forward the information and contact to you.

Wow! What a small world! Imagine, what are the chances that 2 members of the disboards win the same lottery in different years!

ColoradoBelle1, you and I must be in the same e-mail pool they use to draw the winner! Wouldn't it be a great idea if more of our friends here on the disboards could be winners too? We could then sponsor some awesome Dis-meets, not to mention helping to upgrade the dis-servers!

If anyone else is interested in getting in the e-mail drawing pool, send $2 with your e-mail address to either ColoradoBelle1 or myself and we will submit your e-mail to lottery officials to be added to the pool.

My documentation (that I received with me winnings) state that I can submit up to 500 e-mail addresses of my closest friends and relatives to drawing pool. Any e-mail addresses after that number will cost $25.

The $2 is to help make sure that people are really serious about adding their e-mail addresses to the drawing. We wouldn't want to submit any bogus e-mails addresses (you know how these internet things are) and wasting our open slots. Once the 500 (times 2) slots are filled, we will let you know. If anyone still wants to be a part of the pool, then they will need to submit $25 instead. This money goes directly to the lottery officials.

You too can be a winner. It's true - We have 2 winners right here on the disboards!!!!! :cheer2: :cheer2:

[bobbiwoz]

Happy Birthday ColoradoBelle1!

:cake:

Bobbi :flower:

[Disney1fan2002]

Wow, I feel poor! All you lottery winners, can buy trips and AP's for everyone at WDW, all I ever won was a $5000 government grant, that I had never applied for.

A measly $5000 would barely pay for my family at WDW, I so wish I could of shared my good fortune with my DIS friends! :sad:

[ColoradoBelle1]

HI Everyone!!!!

Thank you so much for your birthday wishes!!!!! :flower:
It really means a lot to me. I am so thankful to all my disfriends. :love:
Heck, without you guys I would never have bought into DVC. :wizard:
And that is one thing that never fails to bring a smile to my face. :teeth:

Today I was trying to get my lawn irrigation system working. I failed. It was one of my 'birthday wishes' to myself. Oh well...the grass isn't always greener.