I Win Again

[Pound notes, plus a few dollars, at the donations box of the British Museum. Image credit: Lawrence OP.]









Once again, I've won a lottery:

From: "Mr.Wellington"
To: undisclosed-recipients@null, null@null
Subject: [SPAM:#####] 2009 Multi-Match bonanza
Date: Mar 5, 2009 12:42 AM

Maryland Lottery United Kingdom
P.O Box 789
Harrogate
HG1 2YR

Our Dear Winner,

You have won the sum of £710,000 (SEVEN HUNDRED
AND TEN THOUSAND, POUNDS STERLING) from Maryland Lottery
On our 2009 Multi-Match bonanza.

Contact immediately our Claims Department below quoting winning number:
LOTTERY
NUMBERS: 14-21-22-35-36-40.

Contact Person: Mr.Greg Walter
Email: noone.nohow@live.co.uk.invalid
noone.nohow@yahoo.co.uk.invalid

Tel: +XX-XXX-XXX-XXXX


Congratulations once again.
Regards,
Mr Buddy Roogow

It used to be that you actually had to enter a lottery to win. It was a rule or something. You'd think someone who ran a million-dollar lottery could afford his own e-mail address, wouldn't you?

They just don't make lotteries like they used to.

A quick Internet search yielded this example of the same letter from last year that was sent to an e-mail list. You'd think the winning number would have changed in the last six months, wouldn't you? No wonder so many people win this lottery.

As always, I have no idea whether any names on this e-mail represent the people who are actually involved in the scam. In fact, I assume they don't. I've made the e-mail addresses meaningless, but left the host names to illustrate my point.