Joe, this is amazing, I won too!
I just received the following e-mail.
ARNES MILLIONAIRE LOTTO
23 RIJNWEGSTRAAT,AMSTERDAM,NETHERLANDS
TO WINNERS IN OUR PROGRAM
Good day,
This is Mrs Karin Jansen the
Director of Arnes Millionaire Lotto in the NETHERLANDS. Arnes
Millionaire Lotto is an independent lotto organization in the
Netherlands that is conducting several online lotto programs on the
internet. However,we wish to congratulate you over your success in our
computer balloting sweepstake held on 18th
August,2005 in which your
email address attached to ticket number LNT456780909893 and drew the
lucky numbers 4-10-12-55-25-87,batch number 4978/NL and consequently
won the lottery in the 1st category.
This is a millennium scientific
computer game in which email addresses were used and it is a
promotional program aimed at encouraging internet users;so you do not
need to buy a ticket to enter for our online lotto program. Note that
this program was largely promoted and sponsored by a group of
philanthropist, industrialists from the internet ware industry and some
other big multinational firms who wish to be anonymous. Therefore,you
have been approved for a lump sum amount of U.S $1million dollars
credited as Bond into your security file LOTTERY REF NUMBER
Amt/nt/423275/01 with our security agent. This amount is from the total
prize money of $15,800,000 shared among the seventeen international
winners in categories C with serial number:IL/PLW/18-0547671754.
This
email is not one of those numerous lotto email scams you might have
received in the past which some unscrupulous people in the world at
large are using to require for your Bank account information in order
to perpetrate their illicit lotto scams. Please note that you have the
choice of receiving your funds either by Diplomatic cargo delivery/
Wiring transfer or by Insurance cheque. Therefore,to confirm the
legitimacy of our lotto
program, the below website is one of the
websites we are running over the internet concerning our lottery
programs in the Netherlands.
However,to begin your
claim,being non-netherlands resident or citizen,you are required within
two days to officially notarize your winning claim at the Dutch Court
of Justice in the Netherlands to sign the Release Order and the
clearance papers that will enable the paying Amex Consulting Agency
release your winning funds to you. But in caseyou cannot come to the
Netherlands within the stipulated two days,do inform your claim officer
to make proper arrangement regarding your claim notarization. Once your
claim is fully notarized and a copy of the Notary receipt from the
court is forwarded to us,we will provide you with your Award winning
Certificate. Please for more information concerning the claim of your
winning funds,we advise you to forward a confirmation email to your
claim officer at the paying Amex Consulting Agency and as well follow
their claim instructions. Below is the contact details of your claim
officer:
MR.RICHARD MICHEAL
(PAYMENT DIRECTOR)
AMEX CONSULTING AGENCY
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLAND
TELEPHONE: +31-650-905-075
FAX: +31-
847-196-487
EMAIL: amexconagency@fsmail.net
Conclusively, Arnes Millionaire Lotto is not a scam organization
therefore this mail should not be treated as a scam scheme or be taken
for granted,we are backed up by the appropriate lottery law in the
Netherlands and only the successful winners in this our online lotto
program receive this congratulation mail and because you won that is
why this mail is being directed to you. Remember that all prize money
must be claimed not later than 21 working days. After the last day, all
funds will be returned as unclaimed.
Congratulations once again from
our team of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional
program.
For: Arnex Lotto,
Karin Jansen
(Lottery Coordinator)
Roger
[This message has been edited by Roger (edited 09-24-2005).]