As I've said before, GMail is pretty good at filtering Spam out of my inbox. All I have to do is glance over the contents of my Spam folder a couple of times a day, make sure there's nothing important in there (there usually isn't), and delete everything.
However, one item caught my eye this afternoon. With the exception of a few small omissions, I submit it here exactly as it appeared in my Spam -- page breaks, spelling, capitalization, and all. Tell me if you think this sounds like a legitimate offer:
{Name removed}
Incoperation
Baley House, Har Road
Sutton, Greater London SM1 4te United Kingdom
This is to inorm you that you have won a prize o(?00,000) IVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITAIN POUNDS STERLINGS or the
month o eb.
2008
Lottery promotion ,which is organized by {Name removed} &
{Name removed}.
{Name removed}&{Name removed}, collects all the email
addresses o the
people that are active online. Among the millions that subscribed to
Yahoo and Hotmail we only select ive people every Month as our
winners
through electronic balloting System without the winner applying,we
congratulate you or being one o the persons selected.
PAYMENT O PRIZE AND CLAIM
You are to contact your Claims Agent on or beore your date o Claim,
Winners Shall be paid in accordance with his/her Settlement Centre.
{Name removed} Lottery Prize must be claimed no later than 15 days rom
date
o Draw Notiication ater the Draw date in which Prize was won.Any
prize not claimed within this period will be oreited.
These are your identiication numbers:
嚙達PRIVATE "TYPE=PICT;ALT=Get ed traic to your web site!"
Batch number.....................{removed}
Re number.......................{removed}
Winning number...................{removed}
These numbers all within your Location ile,you are requested to
contact EVENTS AGENT MANAGER,send your winning identiication
numbers
to
them at this contact address below.
(CONTACT EVENTS AGENT MANAGER)
{Name removed}
Email: {removed}
You are thereore advised to send the ollowing inormation to the
EVENTS AGENT to acilitate them and process the COURIER or your
money.
NAME:... ...................
AGE:.......................................
SEX:.......................................
ADDRESS:..............................
EMAIL:....................................
PHONE:...................................
OCCUPATION:.........................
COMPANY:..............................
NEXT O KIN...........................
STATE.....................................
COUNTRY:................................
NATIONALITY............................
Congratulations!! once again.
{Name removed}
Msn Secretary
{Name removed}
Online Co-ordinator
Snarky response #1: Well, I sure think they sound trustworthy. Don't you?
Snarky response #2: Imagine that -- I've won ?00,000 pounds! If I'm doing the math right, that works out to nearly !:# dollars.
Snarky response #3: I think I'll use my prize money to buy these guys a new "F" key.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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